BaseColumn.HeaderStyle Property

Gets or sets a style applied to the column’s header. This is a dependency property.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Grid

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Grid.v24.2.Core.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.Grid.Core

Declaration

C#

public Style HeaderStyle { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Property HeaderStyle As Style

Property Value

Type	Description
Style	The column header’s style.

Remarks

Use the BaseColumn.HeaderStyle / DataViewBase.ColumnHeaderStyle properties to customize column headers’ appearance.

Note

The BaseColumn.HeaderStyle property takes precedence over the DataViewBase.ColumnHeaderStyle property.

Note

Target Type: BaseGridHeader

Example 1

The code sample below shows how to make the CategoryName column’s header blue and always show the filter button:

XAML

<dxg:GridColumn FieldName="CategoryName">
   <dxg:GridColumn.HeaderStyle>
      <Style TargetType="dxg:BaseGridHeader">
         <Setter Property="dxg:BaseGridColumnHeader.ShowFilterButtonOnHover" Value="False" />
         <Setter Property="Background" Value="LightSkyBlue" />
      </Style>
   </dxg:GridColumn.HeaderStyle>
</dxg:GridColumn>

Example 2

The code sample below shows how to apply a style to all column headers within the View:

Xaml

<dxg:TableView>
    <dxg:TableView.ColumnHeaderStyle>
        <Style TargetType="dxg:BaseGridHeader">
            <Setter Property="dxg:BaseGridColumnHeader.ShowFilterButtonOnHover" Value="False" />
            <Setter Property="Background" Value="LightSkyBlue" />
        </Style>
    </dxg:TableView.ColumnHeaderStyle>
</dxg:TableView>

Header Elements

The image below shows elements that a column header can contain:

The following table lists column header elements and contains the corresponding references to customization approaches:

Header Element	Description	Topic
Header Caption	Identifies column content.	Header Content Customization
Header Image	Provides graphical information about column content.	Header Image Customization
Customization Area	Allows you to display custom content within a column header.	Using Customization Area
Header Tooltip	Displayed when a user hovers the mouse pointer over the column header.	Header Tooltip Customization
Filter and Sort Glyphs	Allows users to filter and sort column values.	Inner Column Header Template Customization

Tip

Topic: Column Header Customization