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GridBand.Caption Property

Gets or sets the band’s caption.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraGrid.Views.BandedGrid

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraGrid.v24.2.dll

Declaration

[DefaultValue("")]
[DXCategory("Appearance")]
[XtraSerializableProperty]
public virtual string Caption { get; set; }

Property Value

Type Default Description
String String.Empty

A string value specifying the text to be displayed within the band header.

Remarks

Refer to the Band Header help topic for details.

If the GridOptionsView.AllowHtmlDrawHeaders property is set to true, you can use HTML tags to format the GridColumn.Caption and GridBand.Caption. For detailed information see HTML Text Formatting.

Example

The following example shows how to format the GridBand.Caption using HTML tags. HTML formatting is enabled via the GridOptionsView.AllowHtmlDrawHeaders property. The image below shows the result:

gridBand_HTML_formatting

gridBand1.Caption = "Production<br/><b>costs</b>";

bandedGridView1.OptionsView.AllowHtmlDrawHeaders = true;
bandedGridView1.Appearance.HeaderPanel.Options.UseTextOptions = true;
bandedGridView1.Appearance.HeaderPanel.TextOptions.WordWrap = DevExpress.Utils.WordWrap.Wrap; 
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