DataControlBase.EnableSmartColumnsGeneration Property

Gets or sets whether to enable smart columns generation feature. 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 bool EnableSmartColumnsGeneration { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Property EnableSmartColumnsGeneration As Boolean

Property Value

Type	Description
Boolean	true to enable smart columns generation feature; otherwise, false.

Remarks

If the EnableSmartColumnsGeneration property is set to true, the grid automatically configures columns according to information specified in the underlying data source using Data Annotation Attributes and DevExpress Fluent API.

View Example: Apply Data Annotations

Refer to the Smart Columns Generation topic for a complete list of supported data types and corresponding data editors.

Related GitHub Examples

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XAML

how-to-emulate-binding-to-the-isexpanded-property-of-the-treelistnode-t127638/CS/DevExpress.Example04/MainWindow.xaml#L41

<dxg:GridControl Grid.Row="2" AutoGenerateColumns="AddNew" x:Name="parents"
                EnableSmartColumnsGeneration="True" ItemsSource="{Binding Parents}">
    <dxg:GridControl.View>

how-to-implement-drag-and-drop-between-gridcontrols-t566656/CS/MainWindow.xaml#L12

<dxg:GridControl Name="gridControl1" AutoGenerateColumns="AddNew" EnableSmartColumnsGeneration="True">
    <dxg:GridControl.View>

how-to-create-search-window-with-find-previous-and-find-next-buttons-in-gridcontrol-t127527/CS/DevExpress.Example01/MainWindow.xaml#L17

             dx:ThemeManager.Theme="{Binding ElementName=themes, Path=SelectedItem}"
             EnableSmartColumnsGeneration="True" ItemsSource="{Binding Items}">
<mvvm:Interaction.Behaviors>

how-to-prevent-certain-gridcontrols-properties-from-being-serialized-t158989/CS/WpfApplication58/MainWindow.xaml#L15

</StackPanel>
<dxg:GridControl AutoGenerateColumns="AddNew" EnableSmartColumnsGeneration="True" x:Name="grid" Margin="0,20,0,0">
    <dxg:GridControl.Columns>

how-to-apply-conditional-formatting-in-code-behind-t281415/CS/ConditionalFormatting/MainWindow.xaml#L12

<Grid>
    <dxg:GridControl Name="grid" ItemsSource="{Binding Path=Items}" AllowLiveDataShaping="True" EnableSmartColumnsGeneration="True">
        <dxg:GridControl.Columns>