MVCxGridViewColumn.ColumnType Property

Gets or sets the column data editor type.

Namespace: DevExpress.Web.Mvc

Assembly: DevExpress.Web.Mvc5.v19.2.dll

Declaration

C#

public MVCxGridViewColumnType ColumnType { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Property ColumnType As MVCxGridViewColumnType

Property Value

Type	Description
MVCxGridViewColumnType	One of the MVCxGridViewColumnType enumeration values.

Available values:

Show 16 items

Name	Description
Default	Indicates that a default editor (TextBox) is used to edit column values.
TextBox	Indicates that a text box is used to edit column values.
ButtonEdit	Indicates that a button editor is used to edit column values.
CheckBox	Indicates that a check box is used to edit and display column values.
ComboBox	Indicates that a combo box is used to edit column values.
DateEdit	Indicates that a date editor is used to edit column values.
SpinEdit	Indicates that a spin editor is used to edit column values.
TimeEdit	Indicates that a time editor is used to edit column values.
ColorEdit	Indicates that a color editor is used to edit column values.
DropDownEdit	Indicates that a drop down editor is used to edit column values.
Memo	Indicates that a memo editor is used to edit column values.
BinaryImage	Indicates that a binary image editor is used to display column values.
Image	Indicates that an image editor is used to display column values.
HyperLink	Indicates that a hyperlink editor is used to display column values.
ProgressBar	Indicates that a progress bar is used to visualize column values.
TokenBox	Indicates that a token box is used to edit column values.

Remarks

Use the ColumnType property to specify the GridView column’s data type. By default, the ColumnType property is set to Default. In this instance, a text box is used to edit column values.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

mvc-gridview-how-to-customize-an-exported-dataaware-excel-file-t385649/CS/T385649/Controllers/HomeController.cs#L56

c.FieldName = "Position";
c.ColumnType = MVCxGridViewColumnType.ComboBox;
var properties = (ComboBoxProperties)c.PropertiesEdit;

VB.NET

mvc-gridview-how-to-customize-an-exported-dataaware-excel-file-t385649/VB/T385649/Controllers/HomeController.vb#L56

c.FieldName = "Position"
c.ColumnType = MVCxGridViewColumnType.ComboBox
Dim properties = CType(c.PropertiesEdit, ComboBoxProperties)