kb-collection-editor-hide-add-remove-buttons.md

title	description	type	page_title	slug	tags	res_type	ticketid
Hiding Add and Remove Buttons in CollectionEditor for WPF	Learn how to hide the Add and Remove buttons in the CollectionEditor part of RadPropertyGrid.	how-to	How to Hide CollectionEditor Add New and Delete Buttons in WPF	kb-collection-editor-hide-add-remove-buttons	collectioneditor, wpf, collectioneditor, visibility, buttons	kb	1682419

Environment

Product

CollectionEditor for WPF

Description

How to hide the Add and Remove buttons in the CollectionEditor control (part of RadPropertyGrid).

Solution

On Loaded of CollectionEditor, set use the [ChildrenOfType extension method]({%slug common-visual-tree-helpers%}) to get the buttons and set their Visibility to Collapsed.

	private void CollectionEditor_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
	{
		var editor = (CollectionEditor)sender;
		var addButton = editor.ChildrenOfType<RadButton>().FirstOrDefault(x => x.Command == CollectionEditorCommands.AddNew);
		if (addButton != null)
		{
			addButton.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
		}
		var removeButton = editor.ChildrenOfType<RadButton>().FirstOrDefault(x => x.Command == CollectionEditorCommands.Delete);
		if (removeButton != null)
		{
			removeButton.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
		}        
	}