GridControl Class

The Data Grid control.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Grid

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Grid.v24.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.Grid.Core

Declaration

C#

public class GridControl :
    GridDataControlBase,
    IAddChild,
    IDataProviderOwner,
    IDataProviderEvents,
    IDataControllerVisualClient,
    ISupportInitialize,
    IDetailElement<DataControlBase>

VB.NET

Public Class GridControl
    Inherits GridDataControlBase
    Implements IAddChild,
               IDataProviderOwner,
               IDataProviderEvents,
               IDataControllerVisualClient,
               ISupportInitialize,
               IDetailElement(Of DataControlBase)

Related API Members

The following members return GridControl objects:

• CustomColumnDisplayTextEventArgs.Source
• CustomColumnSortEventArgs.Source
• GridCell.GridControl
• GridColumnDataEventArgs.Source
• GridControl.GetMasterGrid()
• GridRowInfo.GridControl
• GridViewBase.Grid
• LookUpEdit.GetGridControl()

Remarks

Tip

Topics:

• Data Grid
• Getting Started
• Examples

The GridControl is a data-bound control that provides a two-dimensional representation of data from a data source. The GridControl provides tabular, card, and tree (hierarchical) display formats. The GridControl supports a wide array of cell editors, full end-user customization options, advanced data binding and management, layout persistence, fixed columns, validation, UI virtualization, extended record scrolling and much more…

Xaml

<dxg:GridControl AutoGenerateColumns="AddNew" 
                 EnableSmartColumnsGeneration="True" 
                 ItemsSource="{Binding Customers}">
    <dxg:GridControl.View>
        <dxg:TableView AllowPerPixelScrolling="True" ShowFixedTotalSummary="True"/>
    </dxg:GridControl.View>
</dxg:GridControl> 

Refer to the following topics for information on key features:

• Binding to Data Overview
• Data Editing and Validation
• Grouping
• Selection
• Filtering and Searching
• Sorting
• Data Summaries
• Conditional Formatting
• Paging and Scrolling
• Appearance Customization
• Printing
• Design-Time Features

Related GitHub Examples

The following code snippets (auto-collected from DevExpress Examples) contain references to the GridControl class.

Note

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XAML

wpf-data-grid-implement-crud-operations/CS/CodeBehind/EFCore/PagedAsyncSource/MainWindow.xaml#L20

</dxb:ToolBarControl>
<dxg:GridControl x:Name="grid" Grid.Row="1">
    <dxg:GridControl.View>

how-to-bind-wpf-grid-to-data/CS/CodeBehind/EFCore/LocalData/MainWindow.xaml#L8

<Grid>
    <dxg:GridControl x:Name="grid">
        <dxg:GridControl.View>

wpf-bind-gridcontrol-to-dynamic-data/CS/VirtualSources.InfiniteAsyncSource/MainWindow.xaml#L15

<dxg:GridControl AutoGenerateColumns="AddNew">
    <dxg:GridControl.ItemsSource>

wpf-data-grid-extend-crud-operations/CS/AsyncCRUDOperations/MainWindow.xaml#L20

</dxb:ToolBarControl>
<dxg:GridControl x:Name="grid" ItemsSource="{Binding ItemsSource}" RestoreStateKeyFieldName="Id" RestoreStateOnSourceChange="True" Grid.Row="1">
    <dxmvvm:Interaction.Behaviors>

wpf-data-grid-bind-master-and-detail-focused-rows-to-viewmodel-properties/CS/Window1.xaml#L22

</StackPanel>
<dxg:GridControl x:Name="grid" ItemsSource="{Binding Path=Data}" AutoPopulateColumns="True" Margin="0,20,0,0"
                 local:UpdateMasterDetailFocusedRowBehavior.CurrentItem="{Binding ElementName=comboBoxEdi1, Path=EditValue, Mode=TwoWay}">

Inheritance

Object

DispatcherObject

DependencyObject

Visual

UIElement

FrameworkElement

Control

DataControlBase

DevExpress.Xpf.Grid.GridDataControlBase

GridControl