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.v19.2.dll

Declaration

C#

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

VB.NET

<DefaultValue(EditFormColumnCaptionLocation.Default)>
<XtraSerializableProperty>
Public Overridable Property CaptionLocation As EditFormColumnCaptionLocation

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
LayoutViewColumn	.OptionsEditForm.CaptionLocation
BandedGridColumn	.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.