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DataViewBase.ShowEmptyText Property

Gets or sets whether to show the No Records text when the GridControl‘s data area displays no records.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Grid

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

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.Grid.Core

#Declaration

public bool ShowEmptyText { get; set; }

#Property Value

Type Default Description
Boolean false

true to show the No Records text; otherwise, false.

#Remarks

Set the ShowEmptyText property to true to show the No Records text in the following cases:

  • The GridControl‘s data source is not specified or empty.

  • A filter/search query has no results.

Note

In master-detail mode, the No Records text is displayed in the master grid only.

#Customize Text

View Example: Display Text in a Grid With No Records

The following code sample changes the No Records Found text:

DataViewBase - Custom Empty Text

<dxg:GridControl.View>
    <dxg:TableView ShowEmptyText="True">
        <dxg:TableView.RuntimeLocalizationStrings>
            <dxg:GridRuntimeStringCollection>
                <dxg:RuntimeStringIdInfo Id="NoRecordsFound" Value="Custom text"/>
            </dxg:GridRuntimeStringCollection>
        </dxg:TableView.RuntimeLocalizationStrings>
    </dxg:TableView>
</dxg:GridControl.View>

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