Syncfusion's Essential Suite version 2.1 is now available. This version adds
several new features. A brief list of the new features in this version is
given below.
Essential Suite 2.1 - Selected new features and enhancements:
Essential Grid
a.. RightToLeft (RTL) support.
b.. Support for Named Ranges in the GridFormulaEngine, allowing users to
label a range or variable, and then use this label repeatedly in formulas in
a GridControl.
c.. Treeline hierarchical grid: New Treeline cell control allows a
hierarchical GridDataBoundGrid to display treelines.
d.. New AllowCacheStyles property for the GridEngine class. This property
can be set to reduce the number of calls to the virtual QueryCellStyleInfo
method.
e.. Added multiple properties to TableListChangedEventArgs for the
Table.SourceListListChanged event, allowing optimization of this event for
increased performance when changing a batch of records at once.
f.. Improved support for IME editor when working with Chinese and Korean.
Essential ExcelRW
a.. Spreadsheet creation speed has been increased. Version 2.1.0.9 is
approximately 8 times faster than version 2.0.5.1.
b.. DataValidation: Users will be able to set data validation rules using
ExcelRW API. List type DataValidation is also supported.
c.. Comments: Users will be able to set comments for cells using ExcelRW
API. This also includes support for Rich Text comments.
d.. Rich Text: Users can insert Rich Text into cells using ExcelRW API.
e.. Auto-fit Rows/Columns support.
f.. Embedded Charts/Pictures: Charts and pictures can be inserted into a
worksheet as embedded objects using ExcelRW API.
g.. Place Holders: Place holders can be replaced by DataTables,
DataColumns, etc., at run-time using ExcelRW API.
h.. Retrieve formula-calculated result: New property to retrieve the
result of calculations in a formula cell has been added.
i.. ASP.NET support: A new method for streaming the created spreadsheet to
the client browser has been added.
Essential Grouping
a.. Added multiple events to grouping engine to allow developers to
customize or cancel user actions.
b.. Improved CurrencyManager support for using GridGroupingControls in
Master-Detail tables set-up on a form.
Essential Tools
a.. RightToLeft (RTL) support.
b.. Databound TreeViewAdv: A tree can be bound to relational data, rather
than only hierarchical data.
c.. MultiColumnComboBox: Shows multiple columns in the drop-down
automatically. Additionally, the data in the drop-down is filled virtually,
allowing for the binding of huge datasets with no performance loss.
Essential Chart
a.. ChartControl drawing optimized to be more than 100 times faster when
rendering large data sets.
b.. AppendSeries method has been added to facilitate highly optimized
drawing for real-time charts.
c.. Display of Empty values: Complete support for exclusion of points
based on static settings or dynamic criteria.
d.. Support added for RadarChart type.
e.. ChartMargins support added, allowing for control over exact placement
of the ChartArea within the ChartControl.
f.. Custom drawing on ChartArea surface supported.
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