BaseColumn.ShowInColumnChooser Property

Gets or sets whether to display a column or a band in the Column/Band Chooser. This is a dependency property.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Grid

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Grid.v25.2.Core.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.Grid.Core

Declaration

C#

public bool ShowInColumnChooser { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Property ShowInColumnChooser As Boolean

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
Boolean	true	true to display the band or the column header within the Column/Band Chooser; otherwise, false.

Remarks

To hide a band or a column from the Column/Band Chooser, set its ShowInColumnChooser property to false.

XAML

<dxg:GridControl x:Name="grid" AutoGenerateColumns="AddNew" ItemsSource="{Binding Items}">
    <dxg:GridControl.Bands>
        <dxg:GridControlBand Name="b1" Header="Employee Name" ShowInColumnChooser="True">
            <dxg:GridColumn FieldName="Id" ShowInColumnChooser="False"/>
            <dxg:GridColumn FieldName="Name" ShowInColumnChooser="True"/>
        </dxg:GridControlBand>
        <dxg:GridControlBand Name="b2" Header="Employee Job Info" ShowInColumnChooser="True">
            <dxg:GridColumn FieldName="Position" />
            <dxg:GridColumn FieldName="Status" />
            <dxg:GridColumn FieldName="Department" />
        </dxg:GridControlBand>
        <dxg:GridControlBand Name="b3" Header="Employee Contacts" ShowInColumnChooser="False">
            <dxg:GridColumn FieldName="Phone" />
        </dxg:GridControlBand>
    </dxg:GridControl.Bands>
</dxg:GridControl>

If you want to hide a band or a column from the View, set the BaseColumn.Visible property to false in the GridControlBand.

Related GitHub Examples

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XAML

wpf-data-grid-bind-to-custom-service-with-restrictions/CS/MainWindow.xaml#L16

<dxg:GridControl.Columns>
    <dxg:GridColumn x:Name="hotColumn" FieldName="Hot" Visible="False" ShowInColumnChooser="False" AllowSorting="True" AllowedSortOrders="Descending" SortOrder="Descending" />
    <dxg:GridColumn x:Name="weekColumn" FieldName="Week" Visible="False" ShowInColumnChooser="False" AllowSorting="True" AllowedSortOrders="Descending" />

C#

wpf-data-grid-change-background-color-for-modified-cells/CS/HighlightChangedCellBehavior.cs#L70

unboundColumn.Visible = false;
unboundColumn.ShowInColumnChooser = false;
AssociatedObject.Columns.Add(unboundColumn);

VB.NET

wpf-data-grid-change-background-color-for-modified-cells/VB/HighlightChangedCellBehavior.vb#L94

unboundColumn.Visible = False
unboundColumn.ShowInColumnChooser = False
Me.AssociatedObject.Columns.Add(unboundColumn)