GridColumnCollection.AddField(String) Method

Creates a new hidden column which is bound to the specified field, and appends it to the collection.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraGrid.Columns

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraGrid.v19.1.dll

Declaration

C#

public virtual GridColumn AddField(
    string fieldName
)

VB.NET

Public Overridable Function AddField(
    fieldName As String
) As GridColumn

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
fieldName	String	A String value that specifies the name of the data field to which to bind the created column.

Returns

Type	Description
GridColumn	A GridColumn object which represents the new column.

Remarks

Use the GridColumn.VisibleIndex property to control the column’s visibility.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

Reporting_how-to-create-a-label-report-at-runtime-t473792/CS/dxWinFormsSample/Form1.cs#L60

lookUpLabelProduct.Properties.View.OptionsView.ShowIndicator = false;
GridColumn col1 = lookUpLabelProduct.Properties.View.Columns.AddField("Name");
col1.VisibleIndex = 0;

how-to-introduce-the-ability-to-drag-columns-between-grids-e2197/CS/Form1.cs#L33

if (column == null)
    column = (sender as GridView).Columns.AddField(sourceCol.FieldName);
if (((ColumnPositionInfo)e.DropInfo).InGroupPanel)

objectdatasource-how-to-provide-a-custom-parameter-editor-t246429/CS/CustomRepositoryItem/MyRepositoryItemsProvider.cs#L42

GridColumn col1 = lookUpEdit.View.Columns.AddField("FirstName");
col1.VisibleIndex = 0;

how-to-use-typeconverter-for-converting-values-displayed-in-a-gridlookupedit-dropdown-e2814/CS/E2814/WindowsApplication3/TypeConverterHelper.cs#L51

originColumn.Visible = false;
GridColumn column = view.Columns.AddField(unboundColumnFieldName);
column.UnboundType = DevExpress.Data.UnboundColumnType.Object;

how-to-bind-a-lookup-column-to-entities-entity-framework-e924/CS/EntitiesLookupWithEditing/Form1.cs#L22

gridView1.Columns.AddField("ProductName").Visible = true;
GridColumn column = gridView1.Columns.AddField("Categories");
RepositoryItemLookUpEdit editor = (RepositoryItemLookUpEdit)gridControl1.RepositoryItems.Add("LookUpEdit");

VB.NET

Reporting_how-to-create-a-label-report-at-runtime-t473792/VB/dxWinFormsSample/Form1.vb#L52

lookUpLabelProduct.Properties.View.OptionsView.ShowIndicator = False
Dim col1 As GridColumn = lookUpLabelProduct.Properties.View.Columns.AddField("Name")
col1.VisibleIndex = 0

how-to-introduce-the-ability-to-drag-columns-between-grids-e2197/VB/Form1.vb#L33

If column Is Nothing Then
    column = (TryCast(sender, GridView)).Columns.AddField(sourceCol.FieldName)
End If

objectdatasource-how-to-provide-a-custom-parameter-editor-t246429/VB/CustomRepositoryItem/MyRepositoryItemsProvider.vb#L57

Dim col1 As GridColumn = lookUpEdit.View.Columns.AddField("FirstName")
col1.VisibleIndex = 0

how-to-use-typeconverter-for-converting-values-displayed-in-a-gridlookupedit-dropdown-e2814/VB/WindowsApplication3/TypeConverterHelper.vb#L50

originColumn.Visible = False
Dim column As GridColumn = view.Columns.AddField(unboundColumnFieldName)
column.UnboundType = DevExpress.Data.UnboundColumnType.Object

how-to-bind-a-lookup-column-to-entities-entity-framework-e924/VB/EntitiesLookupWithEditing/Form1.vb#L24

gridView1.Columns.AddField("ProductName").Visible = True
Dim column As GridColumn = gridView1.Columns.AddField("Categories")
Dim editor As RepositoryItemLookUpEdit = CType(gridControl1.RepositoryItems.Add("LookUpEdit"), RepositoryItemLookUpEdit)