NavBarControl.GroupDescription Property

Gets or sets the name of a data source field, by whose values to group data source items represented by the NavBar control.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.NavBar

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.NavBar.v19.1.dll

Declaration

C#

public string GroupDescription { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Property GroupDescription As String

Property Value

Type	Description
String	A string value that specifies the name of the required data source field.

Remarks

The GroupDescription property is in effect if the NavBar control is bound to a data source via the NavBarControl.ItemsSource property. Use the GroupDescription property to specify the name of a data source field, by whose values data source items should be grouped within the NavBar control. NavBar groups are implicitly generated (within the NavBarControl.Groups collection), based on the specified data field’s values.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

how-to-bind-a-navbarcontrol-to-a-datatable-e1634/VB/NavBarBinding/MainWindow.xaml#L6

<Grid>
    <dxn:NavBarControl Name="navBarControl1" ItemsSource="{Binding}" GroupDescription="Group">
        <dxn:NavBarControl.Resources>

how-to-group-navbarcontrol-items-generated-from-a-collection-t329230/VB/NavBarExample/MainWindow.xaml#L21

</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<dxn:NavBarControl ItemsSource="{Binding Employees}" GroupDescription="Department">
    <dxn:NavBarControl.Resources>