GridColumnCollection.AddVisible(String, String) Method

Adds a new column, binds it to the specified field, assigns the specified caption and makes this column visible.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraGrid.Columns

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraGrid.v23.2.dll

NuGet Packages: DevExpress.Win.Grid, DevExpress.Win.Navigation

Declaration

C#

public GridColumn AddVisible(
    string fieldName,
    string caption
)

VB.NET

Public Function AddVisible(
    fieldName As String,
    caption As String
) As GridColumn

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
fieldName	String	A string that specifies the name of the field to which to bind the created column. This value is assigned to the GridColumn.FieldName property.
caption	String	A string that specifies the column’s display caption. This value is assigned to the GridColumn.Caption property.

Returns

Type	Description
GridColumn	The created GridColumn object.

Remarks

The column created will be displayed after existing visible columns.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

winforms-grid-create-populate-unbound-column/CS/WindowsApplication1/Form1.cs#L39

{
    GridColumn col = gridView1.Columns.AddVisible("Unbound", "Unbound column");
    col.UnboundType = DevExpress.Data.UnboundColumnType.String;

VB.NET

winforms-grid-create-populate-unbound-column/VB/WindowsApplication1/Form1.vb#L40

Private Sub CreateUnboundColumn()
    Dim col As GridColumn = gridView1.Columns.AddVisible("Unbound", "Unbound column")
    col.UnboundType = DevExpress.Data.UnboundColumnType.String