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

C#

public bool ShowEmptyText { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Property ShowEmptyText As Boolean

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

• Use the GridControlStringId.NoRecords / GridControlRuntimeStringId.NoRecords localized strings to change the No Records text.
• Use the GridControlStringId.NoRecordsFound / GridControlRuntimeStringId.NoRecordsFound localized strings to change the No Records Found text.

View Example: Display Text in a Grid With No Records

Tip

Topics:

• Localization
• RuntimeLocalizationStrings Property

The following code sample changes the No Records Found text:

XAML

<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>

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

wpf-data-grid-implement-crud-operations/CS/GridControlCRUD.Common/View/GridControlDeleteRefreshBehavior.cs#L64

if(NoRecordsErrorMessage != null) {
    View.ShowEmptyText = true;
    View.RuntimeLocalizationStrings = new GridRuntimeStringCollection() {