DevEx and Delphi based applications,

Hi Mon,

I'm not a big specialist in DevExpress TcxVerticalGrid controls :-),  but I will try to help you. I suppose, the child objects you mentioned are helper objects that are used for in-place editing. Most likely, the VerticalGrid object creates and stores these helper objects in a kind of cache and displays them only when an in-place editor is needed. If you don't have an active in-place editor, you won't see the helper objects.

You cannot detect them with the Object Spy as it works only with visible objects. I guess, the same happens when you switch to another view: most likely, the grid hides the in-place editor so that you cannot locate it.