GridDashboardLayoutItem Class

Allows you to specify the style and templates to customize the GridDashboardItem appearance.

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Dashboard.v24.2.dll

Declaration

C#
VB.NET

public class GridDashboardLayoutItem :
    DashboardLayoutItem

Public Class GridDashboardLayoutItem
    Inherits DashboardLayoutItem

Remarks

When you create a custom GridDashboardLayoutItem template, bind the DashboardLayoutItem.ViewStyle property to the Style property of the underlying Grid control or bind the following styles to the underlying control’s objects:

The following code snippet shows how to pin Grid columns to the left:

<Window
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
    xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
    xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
    xmlns:dxdash="http://schemas.devexpress.com/winfx/2008/xaml/dashboard" xmlns:dxe="http://schemas.devexpress.com/winfx/2008/xaml/editors"
    xmlns:dxg="http://schemas.devexpress.com/winfx/2008/xaml/grid"
    mc:Ignorable="d"
    Title="MainWindow" Height="450" Width="800">
  <Window.Resources>

  <!--Create the template to enable the BaseColumn.Fixed property.-->
    <DataTemplate x:Key="gridTemplate">
        <dxg:GridControl Style="{Binding Path=(dxdash:DashboardLayoutItem.ViewStyle), RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}}" >
            <dxg:GridControl.ColumnGeneratorTemplate>
                <DataTemplate>
                    <dxg:GridColumn Style="{Binding Path=(dxdash:GridDashboardLayoutItem.ColumnStyle), RelativeSource={RelativeSource Self}}">
                        <dxg:GridColumn.Fixed>
                            <dxg:FixedStyle>Left</dxg:FixedStyle>
                        </dxg:GridColumn.Fixed>
                    </dxg:GridColumn>
                </DataTemplate>
            </dxg:GridControl.ColumnGeneratorTemplate>
        </dxg:GridControl>
    </DataTemplate>
  </Window.Resources>

  <Grid>
    <dxdash:DashboardControl Grid.Column="0"  x:Name="dashboardControl1" 
                              DashboardSource="../../Dashboards/dashboard1.xml" 
                              BorderThickness="3" >
        <!--Apply the template to the Grid dashboard item.-->                           
        <dxdash:DashboardControl.GridItemStyle>
            <Style TargetType="dxdash:GridDashboardLayoutItem">
                <Setter Property="ContentTemplate" Value="{StaticResource gridTemplate}" />
            </Style>
        </dxdash:DashboardControl.GridItemStyle>
    </dxdash:DashboardControl>
  </Grid>
</Window>

To correctly render Grid’s fixed columns, set the GridOptions.ColumnWidthMode property to AutoFitToContents

Tip

For a complete list of dashboard item styles, see A List of Styles and Templates.

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XAML

wpf-dashboard-how-to-embed-devexpress-control/CS/GanttSample/Window.xaml#L15

<Window.Resources>
    <Style x:Key="ganttStyle" TargetType="dxdash:GridDashboardLayoutItem">
        <Setter Property="ContentTemplate">

wpf-dashboard-how-to-add-custom-caption-menu/CS/WpfDashboardCustomCaptionMenu/MainWindow.xaml#L108

<dxdash:DashboardControl.GridItemStyle>
    <Style TargetType="{x:Type dxdash:GridDashboardLayoutItem}">
        <Setter Property="CaptionCustomizationsTemplate">