ColumnBase.ShowCheckBoxInHeader Property

Gets or sets whether a check-box is displayed in the column’s header.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Grid

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Grid.v18.2.Core.dll

Declaration

C#

public bool ShowCheckBoxInHeader { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Property ShowCheckBoxInHeader As Boolean

Property Value

Type	Description
Boolean	true to show a check-box in the column’s header; otherwise, false.

Remarks

Note

The ShowCheckBoxInHeader property works for boolean fields only.

The following code sample shows how to display a check-box in the Has Attachment column’s header:

Xaml

<dxg:GridControl>            
    <dxg:GridControl.Columns>
        <!-- ... -->
        <dxg:GridColumn FieldName="HasAttachment" ShowCheckBoxInHeader="True" />
    </dxg:GridControl.Columns>
</dxg:GridControl>

Note

When an end-user changes the column header check-box’s state, the Cell Validation and Row Validation events are not raised.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

how-to-add-a-check-box-into-a-column-header-to-select-deselect-all-rows-e3840/VB/WpfApplication2/MainWindow.xaml#L20

<dxg:GridColumn FieldName="Number" />
<dxg:GridColumn FieldName="IsChecked" ShowCheckBoxInHeader="True" />
<dxg:GridControl.View>