GridColumnCollection.ColumnByName(String) Method

Returns a column specified by its name.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraGrid.Columns

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraGrid.v19.2.dll

Declaration

C#

public virtual GridColumn ColumnByName(
    string columnName
)

VB.NET

Public Overridable Function ColumnByName(
    columnName As String
) As GridColumn

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
columnName	String	A string value specifying the column’s name.

Returns

Type	Description
GridColumn	A GridColumn object representing the column with the specified name. null (Nothing in Visual Basic) if the collection doesn’t contain the column with the specified name.

Remarks

This method traverses the column collection and checks whether the visited column’s GridColumn.Name property matches the parameter. If a match is found, the column is returned.

To find a column by the name of a corresponding data source field, use the ColumnByFieldName method.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

how-to-display-a-check-box-to-indicate-a-value-presence-in-another-grid-columns-cell-e522/CS/EditorStatusViaCustomDraw/Form1.cs#L42

    GridView grid = gridView1;
    grid.InvalidateRowCell(grid.FocusedRowHandle, grid.Columns.ColumnByName("colCheckIndicator"));
}

VB.NET

how-to-display-a-check-box-to-indicate-a-value-presence-in-another-grid-columns-cell-e522/VB/EditorStatusViaCustomDraw/Form1.vb#L44

    Dim grid As GridView = gridView1
    grid.InvalidateRowCell(grid.FocusedRowHandle, grid.Columns.ColumnByName("colCheckIndicator"))
End Sub