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OptionsColumnEditForm.CaptionLocation Property

Gets or sets the caption location of an editor that represents the current grid column within an Edit Form.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraGrid.Columns

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraGrid.v24.1.dll

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

Declaration

[DefaultValue(EditFormColumnCaptionLocation.Default)]
[XtraSerializableProperty]
public virtual EditFormColumnCaptionLocation CaptionLocation { get; set; }

Property Value

Type Default Description
EditFormColumnCaptionLocation Default

The caption location of an editor that represents the current grid column.

Available values:

Name Description
Default

Specifies the same location as the EditFormColumnCaptionLocation.Near value.

Near

A caption is located on the left side of an editor in a left-to-right layout. In a right-to-left layout, the near position is right.

Top

A caption is located above the editor.

None

A caption is not displayed.

Property Paths

You can access this nested property as listed below:

Object Type Path to CaptionLocation
GridColumn
.OptionsEditForm .CaptionLocation

Remarks

You can set a value from the EditFormColumnCaptionLocation enumeration to the CaptionLocation property to specify the editor’s caption location. The EditFormColumnCaptionLocation enumeration provides you with the following values:

  • Default and Near — A caption is located on the left side of an editor in a left-to-right layout. In a right-to-left layout, the near position is right.
  • Top — A caption is located above the editor.
  • None — A caption is not displayed.

If you use the Top value, ensure that an editor spans a minimum of two layout rows within an Edit Form. To specify the number of layout rows an editor spans, use the OptionsColumnEditForm.RowSpan property.

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