DataControlBase.AutoGenerateColumns Property

Gets or sets whether columns should be created automatically for all properties in the underlying data source when the View does not contain any columns. This is a dependency property.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Grid

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Grid.v19.2.Core.dll

Declaration

C#

public AutoGenerateColumnsMode AutoGenerateColumns { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Property AutoGenerateColumns As AutoGenerateColumnsMode

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
AutoGenerateColumnsMode	**None**	The way columns are generated.

Available values:

Name	Description
None	Doesn’t create columns.
KeepOld	Creates columns for all properties in a datasource if the grid doesn’t contain any columns.
AddNew	Creates columns for all properties in a datasource, preserving the columns the grid already contains.
RemoveOld	Creates columns for all properties in a datasource, removing columns the grid already contains.

Remarks

This property specifies the way the DataControlBase.PopulateColumns method works.

Xaml

 <dxg:GridControl x:Name="grid"
                  ItemsSource="{x:Static common:SalesProductData.Data}"
                  AutoGenerateColumns="AddNew">
    <dxg:GridControl.Columns>
        <dxg:GridColumn FieldName="State"/>
        <dxg:GridColumn FieldName="Category"/>
    </dxg:GridControl.Columns>
    <dxg:GridControl.View>
        <dxg:TableView x:Name="gridView"/>
    </dxg:GridControl.View>
</dxg:GridControl> 

Set the AutoGenerateColumns property to AutoGenerateColumnsMode.None to prevent columns from being automatically created.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

displaying-chart-control-in-grid-details-e4042/CS/WpfApplication19/MainWindow.xaml#L55

<!--region #Grid-->
<dxg:GridControl AutoGenerateColumns="AddNew" Name="gridControl1" Grid.Column="0" Grid.Row="0">
    <dxg:GridControl.View>

create-details-with-a-grid-and-custom-content-and-put-them-in-a-tabbed-container-e4031/CS/WpfApplication18/MainWindow.xaml#L20

<!--region #GridDesignTime-->
<dxg:GridControl Grid.Row="0" Name="gridControl1" AutoGenerateColumns="AddNew" >
    <dxg:GridControl.View>

wpf-data-grid-bind-selected-rows-to-viewmodel-property/CS/GridMVVMSelection/MainWindow.xaml#L19

</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<dxg:GridControl ItemsSource="{Binding Source}" AutoGenerateColumns="AddNew" SelectionMode="Row" SelectedItems="{Binding Selection}" >
    <dxg:GridControl.View>

how-to-use-different-details-depending-on-data-in-gridcontrols-master-row-t590724/CS/WpfApp30/MainWindow.xaml#L15

<Grid>
    <dxg:GridControl AutoGenerateColumns="AddNew" ItemsSource="{Binding Tasks}">
        <dxg:GridControl.DetailDescriptor>

expanding-and-collapsing-master-rows-e4044/CS/WpfApplication21/MainWindow.xaml#L10

</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<dxg:GridControl x:Name="gridControl1" AutoGenerateColumns="AddNew" Grid.Column="0">
    <dxg:GridControl.View>

VB.NET

create-details-with-a-grid-and-custom-content-and-put-them-in-a-tabbed-container-e4031/VB/WpfApplication18/MainWindow.xaml.vb#L40

Dim newGrid As New GridControl()
newGrid.AutoGenerateColumns = AutoGenerateColumnsMode.AddNew
newGrid.View = New TableView()

displaying-chart-control-in-grid-details-e4042/VB/WpfApplication19/MainWindow.xaml.vb#L77

Dim detailGrid As New GridControl()
detailGrid.AutoGenerateColumns = AutoGenerateColumnsMode.AddNew
detailGrid.View = New TableView()

how-to-create-a-gridcontrol-detail-with-custom-content-t237942/VB/WpfApplication18/MainWindow.xaml.vb#L40

Dim newGrid As New GridControl()
newGrid.AutoGenerateColumns = AutoGenerateColumnsMode.AddNew
newGrid.View = New TableView()