GridColumn.ToString() Method

Gets the column’s caption.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraGrid.Columns

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraGrid.v19.2.dll

Declaration

C#

public override string ToString()

VB.NET

Public Overrides Function ToString As String

Returns

Type	Description
String	A string that specifies the column’s caption.

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C#

how-to-add-tooltips-for-a-gridcolumns-summaryitem-e1979/CS/GridControlSummuryItem/Form1.cs#L85

{
    object o = hitInfo.HitTest.ToString() + hitInfo.Column.ToString();
    string s = "Summary for " + hitInfo.Column.ToString();

how-to-customize-columns-order-and-visibility-in-a-custom-drop-down-menu-e2015/CS/Sample/CustomGridControl.cs#L80

{
    ColumnProperties cp = hideEdit.Properties.Columns[col.ToString()];
    if (cp == null) continue;

winforms-grid-forcibly-show-cell-tooltips/CS/AlwaysShowCellHints/Form1.cs#L26

string text = view.GetRowCellDisplayText(info.RowHandle, info.Column);
string cellKey = info.RowHandle.ToString() + " - " + info.Column.ToString();
e.Info = new ToolTipControlInfo(cellKey, text);

how-to-hide-vertical-divider-lines-between-certain-columns-e3647/CS/E3647/Form1.cs#L72

foreach (GridColumn column in gridView1.Columns)
    checkedListBoxControl1.Items.Add(column, column.ToString(), CheckState.Unchecked, true);
checkedListBoxControl1.Items[0].CheckState = CheckState.Checked;

VB.NET

how-to-add-tooltips-for-a-gridcolumns-summaryitem-e1979/VB/GridControlSummuryItem/Form1.vb#L84

If hitInfo.HitTest = GridHitTest.Footer AndAlso hitInfo.Column IsNot Nothing AndAlso hitInfo.Column.SummaryItem.SummaryType <> DevExpress.Data.SummaryItemType.None Then
    Dim o As Object = hitInfo.HitTest.ToString() & hitInfo.Column.ToString()
    Dim s As String = "Summary for " & hitInfo.Column.ToString()

how-to-customize-columns-order-and-visibility-in-a-custom-drop-down-menu-e2015/VB/Sample/CustomGridControl.vb#L94

For Each col As GridColumn In Columns
    Dim cp As ColumnProperties = hideEdit.Properties.Columns(col.ToString())
    If cp Is Nothing Then

winforms-grid-forcibly-show-cell-tooltips/VB/AlwaysShowCellHints/Form1.vb#L29

Dim text_Renamed As String = view.GetRowCellDisplayText(info.RowHandle, info.Column)
Dim cellKey As String = info.RowHandle.ToString() & " - " & info.Column.ToString()
e.Info = New ToolTipControlInfo(cellKey, text_Renamed)

how-to-hide-vertical-divider-lines-between-certain-columns-e3647/VB/E3647/Form1.vb#L69

For Each column As GridColumn In gridView1.Columns
    checkedListBoxControl1.Items.Add(column, column.ToString(), CheckState.Unchecked, True)
Next column