BaseView.GetViewInfo() Method

Returns the object which contains the internal information used to render the View.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraGrid.Views.Base

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraGrid.v24.2.dll

Declaration

C#

[EditorBrowsable(EditorBrowsableState.Never)]
public BaseViewInfo GetViewInfo()

VB.NET

<EditorBrowsable(EditorBrowsableState.Never)>
Public Function GetViewInfo As BaseViewInfo

Returns

Type	Description
DevExpress.XtraGrid.Views.Base.ViewInfo.BaseViewInfo	A DevExpress.XtraGrid.Views.Base.ViewInfo.BaseViewInfo descendant which contains the internal information used to render the View.

Remarks

A ViewInfo object contains all the information needed to draw the View. Use the GetViewInfo method to get this internal information.

In most cases there is no need to call this method.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

winforms-grid-enable-editing-in-group-row-to-change-cell-values/CS/WindowsApplication3/GroupEditProvider.cs#L96

{
    GridViewInfo viewInfo = view.GetViewInfo() as GridViewInfo;
    GridGroupRowInfo rowInfo = viewInfo.GetGridRowInfo(hitInfo.RowHandle) as GridGroupRowInfo;

winforms-grid-copy-cell-value-to-other-cells-by-dragging-its-right-bottom-edge/CS/Classes/SelectedCellsBorderHelper.cs#L69

GridView view = GridControl.FocusedView as GridView;
GridViewInfo info = view.GetViewInfo() as GridViewInfo;
GridCell[] gridCells = view.GetSelectedCells();

winforms-grid-toggle-checkbox-state-with-one-click/CS/Form1.cs#L46

{
    GridViewInfo vi = view.GetViewInfo() as GridViewInfo;
    GridCellInfo cellInfo = vi.GetGridCellInfo(hi);

winforms-grid-display-editors-in-columns-headers/CS/WindowsApplication1/InplaceEditorHelper/ColumnInplaceEditorHelper.cs#L84

editorBounds = Rectangle.Empty;
GridViewInfo vi = view.GetViewInfo() as GridViewInfo;
GridColumnInfoArgs columnInfo = CalcColumnHitInfo(e.Location, vi.ColumnsInfo);

winforms-grid-custom-button-in-column-header/CS/WindowsApplication3/ColumnHeaderExtender.cs#L91

info.AddGraphics(null);
GridViewInfo viewInfo = view.GetViewInfo() as GridViewInfo;
GridColumnInfoArgs columnArgs = viewInfo.ColumnsInfo[column];

VB.NET

winforms-grid-enable-editing-in-group-row-to-change-cell-values/VB/WindowsApplication3/GroupEditProvider.vb#L95

If hitInfo.HitTest = GridHitTest.Row AndAlso view.IsGroupRow(hitInfo.RowHandle) Then
    Dim viewInfo As GridViewInfo = TryCast(view.GetViewInfo(), GridViewInfo)
    Dim rowInfo As GridGroupRowInfo = TryCast(viewInfo.GetGridRowInfo(hitInfo.RowHandle), GridGroupRowInfo)

winforms-grid-toggle-checkbox-state-with-one-click/VB/Form1.vb#L42

If hi.InRowCell Then
    Dim vi As GridViewInfo = TryCast(view.GetViewInfo(), GridViewInfo)
    Dim cellInfo As GridCellInfo = vi.GetGridCellInfo(hi)

winforms-grid-display-editors-in-columns-headers/VB/InplaceEditorHelper/ColumnInplaceEditorHelper.vb#L82

editorBounds = Rectangle.Empty
Dim vi As GridViewInfo = TryCast(view.GetViewInfo(), GridViewInfo)
Dim columnInfo As GridColumnInfoArgs = CalcColumnHitInfo(e.Location, vi.ColumnsInfo)

winforms-grid-custom-button-in-column-header/VB/WindowsApplication3/ColumnHeaderExtender.vb#L98

info.AddGraphics(Nothing)
Dim viewInfo As GridViewInfo = TryCast(view.GetViewInfo(), GridViewInfo)
Dim columnArgs As GridColumnInfoArgs = viewInfo.ColumnsInfo(column)

winforms-grid-scrolling-by-columns/VB/WindowsApplication3/GridHScrollHelper.vb#L85

Get
    Return TryCast(view.GetViewInfo(), GridViewInfo)
End Get