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Advanced options include:
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- Event Handling
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- Gallery with Predesigned HTML-CSS Templates
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Industry-First Innovations
Experience the DevExpress Difference
DevExpress was the first UI component vendor to release WinForms controls for the .NET Framework. From the release of our WinForms Data Grid nearly twenty years ago to the introduction of HTML/CSS support in 2022, DevExpress has continued to deliver for the WinForms developer community. Our industry-first Windows Forms innovations include:
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