Node Summary

• Jan 04, 2024
• 2 minutes to read

A node summary represents a value of the aggregate function calculated against all child nodes within a parent node. Node summaries are displayed within node footers and stored in the view’s TreeListView.NodeSummary collection.

View Example: Show Node Summaries in TreeListView

Display Node Summaries

To create a node summary item at design time, use the NodeSummary Collection Editor.

XAML

<dxg:TreeListView AutoExpandAllNodes="True" ShowNodeFooters="True">
    <dxg:TreeListView.NodeSummary>
        <dxg:TreeListSummaryItem FieldName="MeanRadiusInKM" SummaryType="Max" />
        <dxg:TreeListSummaryItem FieldName="MeanRadiusInKM" SummaryType="Min" />
        <dxg:TreeListSummaryItem FieldName="Mass10pow21kg" SummaryType="Max"  />
        <dxg:TreeListSummaryItem FieldName="Mass10pow21kg" SummaryType="Min" />
    </dxg:TreeListView.NodeSummary>
</dxg:TreeListView>

To display node summaries in code, create a new instance of the TreeListSummaryItem class, specify its properties, and add it to the TreeListView.NodeSummary collection.

C#

DevExpress.Xpf.Grid.TreeListSummaryItem nodeSummaryItem = new DevExpress.Xpf.Grid.TreeListSummaryItem();
nodeSummaryItem.FieldName = "MeanRadiusInKM";
nodeSummaryItem.SummaryType = DevExpress.Data.SummaryItemType.Max;
view.NodeSummary.Add(nodeSummaryItem);

Use the AddRange method to add multiple summary items.

Note

If you use ColumnBase.Binding properties to populate columns with data, their ColumnBase.FieldName property values have the following format: RowData.Row.{Your binding path}.

Refer to the following help topic for more information: How the GridControl Identifies Columns.

Obtain Summary Values

To obtain a node summary value displayed within a particular node use the TreeListView.GetNodeSummaryValue method.

Recursive Summary Calculation

The TreeListView calculates summaries in the following way.

• Total summaries are calculated recursively, and thus all the column values affect the summary value.
• Node summaries are calculated at a single level only, i.e. in non-recursive manner.

To enable or disable recursive summary calculation for a particular summary item, use the TreeListSummarySettings.IsRecursive attached property.

Use the TreeListView.AllowRecursiveNodeSummaryCalculation property to enable or disable the recursive node summary calculation for the entire TreeListView.

Node Footers

To show node footers, use the view’s TreeListView.ShowNodeFooters property.

Node Summary Appearance Customization

The table below lists the API that allows you to change the node summary appearance.

Element	Affected Properties
Node Footer Row	TreeListView.NodeFooterRowStyle TreeListView.NodeFooterRowTemplate TreeListView.NodeFooterRowTemplateSelector
Node Footer Summary	TreeListView.NodeFooterSummaryContentStyle TreeListSummaryItem.NodeFooterSummaryElementStyle TreeListView.NodeFooterSummaryElementStyle
Node Footer Summary Item	TreeListView.NodeFooterSummaryItemTemplate TreeListView.NodeFooterSummaryItemTemplateSelector

The code sample below demonstrates how to change the style applied to the node summary items.

XAML

<dxg:TreeListControl ... >
    <dxg:TreeListControl.View>
        <dxg:TreeListView ShowNodeFooters="True" ...>
            <dxg:TreeListView.NodeSummary>
                <dxg:TreeListSummaryItem FieldName="MeanRadius" SummaryType="Max" />
                ...
            </dxg:TreeListView.NodeSummary>
            <!-- Changing the style applied to node footer summaries -->
            <dxg:TreeListView.NodeFooterSummaryContentStyle>
                <Style>
                    <Setter Property="TextElement.Foreground" Value="Green"/>
                </Style>
            </dxg:TreeListView.NodeFooterSummaryContentStyle>
        </dxg:TreeListView>
    </dxg:TreeListControl.View>
</dxg:TreeListControl>