ASPxGridViewSettings.GroupFormatForMergedGroup Property

Gets or sets the text pattern for the merged group.

Namespace: DevExpress.Web

Assembly: DevExpress.Web.v18.2.dll

Declaration

C#

[DefaultValue("{0}: {1}")]
public string GroupFormatForMergedGroup { get; set; }

VB.NET

<DefaultValue("{0}: {1}")>
Public Property GroupFormatForMergedGroup As String

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
String	"{0}: {1}"	A String value that specifies the text pattern for the merged group.

Property Paths

You can access this nested property as listed below:

Library	Object Type	Path to GroupFormatForMergedGroup
ASP.NET Bootstrap Controls	BootstrapGridView	.Settings.GroupFormatForMergedGroup
ASP.NET Web Forms Controls	ASPxGridView	.Settings.GroupFormatForMergedGroup
	GridViewProperties	.Settings.GroupFormatForMergedGroup
	GridViewSettings	.Settings.GroupFormatForMergedGroup
	GridViewSettings<RowType>	.Settings.GroupFormatForMergedGroup
	MVCxGridView	.Settings.GroupFormatForMergedGroup
	MVCxGridViewProperties	.Settings.GroupFormatForMergedGroup

Remarks

Use the GroupFormatForMergedGroup property to customize the text pattern for the merged group. The text pattern can include static text plus predefined placeholders. The {0} character sequence is the placeholder for the merged group’s column caption. The {1} sequence is the placeholder for the merged group’s column value.

ASPX

<dx:ASPxGridView ID="Grid" runat="server" DataSourceID="CustomersDataSource">
        <Settings GroupFormatForMergedGroupRow="{0} : {1}" GroupFormatForMergedGroup="{0} - {1}" />
        <Columns>
            <dx:GridViewDataColumn FieldName="Country" GroupIndex="0" />
            <dx:GridViewDataColumn FieldName="City" GroupIndex="1" />
            <dx:GridViewDataColumn FieldName="CompanyName" />
            <dx:GridViewDataColumn FieldName="ContactName" />
        </Columns>
        <Settings ShowGroupPanel="true" />
        <SettingsBehavior MergeGroupsMode="Always" AutoExpandAllGroups="true" />
        <GroupSummary>
            <dx:ASPxSummaryItem SummaryType="Count" FieldName="City" />
        </GroupSummary>
    </dx:ASPxGridView>

Online demos:

• ASPxGridView - Merging Groups (Web Forms)
• GridView - Merging Groups (MVC)