ASPxGridViewSettings.GroupFormatForMergedGroup Property

Gets or sets the text pattern for the merged group.

Namespace: DevExpress.Web

Assembly: DevExpress.Web.v20.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Web

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 Controls and MVC Extensions	ASPxGridView	.Settings .GroupFormatForMergedGroup
	GridViewProperties	.Settings .GroupFormatForMergedGroup
ASP.NET Bootstrap Controls	BootstrapGridView	.Settings .GroupFormatForMergedGroup
ASP.NET MVC Extensions	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)