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ColumnView Members

The base class for Views that display tabular data.

Constructors

Name Description
ColumnView() Creates a new instance of the ColumnView class.

Fields

Name Description
MaxRowCopyCount static Allows you to limit the maximum number of rows that are copied to the Clipboard when the BaseView.CopyToClipboard method is called, or when an end-user presses the CTRL+C shortcut. Inherited from BaseView.

Properties

Name Description
ActiveEditor Gets a View’s active editor.
ActiveFilter Gets an object which represents the filter criteria for the current View.
ActiveFilterCriteria Gets or sets the current filter criteria.
ActiveFilterEnabled Gets or sets whether the filtering functionality is enabled.
ActiveFilterString Gets or sets the total filter expression for the current View.
ActivePaintStyleName Gets the name of the currently applied painting scheme. Inherited from BaseView.
Appearance Provides access to the properties that control the appearance of the View’s elements. Inherited from BaseView.
AppearancePrint Provides access to the properties that specify the appearances of View elements when they are printed/exported. Inherited from BaseView.
BaseInfo Gets an object providing information for creating and initializing the View. Inherited from BaseView.
BorderStyle Gets or sets the border style for the current View. Inherited from BaseView.
CanRaiseEvents protected Gets a value indicating whether the component can raise an event. Inherited from Component.
CanShowEditor Gets a value indicating whether a View can activate cell editors.
Columns Provides access to the collection of columns available for display within the View.
Container Gets the IContainer that contains the Component. Inherited from Component.
DataController Gets the data controller which implements data-aware operations. Inherited from BaseView.
DataRowCount Gets how many data rows are contained within the View. Inherited from BaseView.
DataSource Gets the data source whose data is displayed by a View. Inherited from BaseView.
DefaultEdit Obsolete. The property is obsolete and you should not use it in your code.
DesignMode protected Gets a value that indicates whether the Component is currently in design mode. Inherited from Component.
DetailHeight Gets or sets the maximum height of a View when it serves as a detail View. Inherited from BaseView.
DetailLevel Gets the nesting level of a View. Inherited from BaseView.
DetailTabHeaderLocation Gets or sets the position of detail tabs within detail sections. Inherited from BaseView.
DisableCurrencyManager Gets or sets whether the View’s focused record is synchronized with the current position of the corresponding CurrencyManager object.
Editable Determines whether end-users can modify the View’s cell values.
EditingValue Gets or sets the currently edited value.
EditingValueModified Determines whether the edited cell value has been changed since the cell editor was activated.
Events protected Gets the list of event handlers that are attached to this Component. Inherited from Component.
FilteredColumnsCount Obsolete. Gets the number of columns that specify filtering conditions.
FilterPanelText Gets the text displayed within the filter panel.
FilterPopupMaxRecordsCount Obsolete. Gets or sets the maximum number of records whose field values can be displayed within filter dropdowns.
FilterPopupRowCount Obsolete. Gets or sets the maximum number of items filter dropdowns can display at once.
FindFilterText Gets or sets the query in the Find Panel.
FindPanelVisible Gets or sets whether the Find Panel is visible.
FocusedColumn Gets or sets the focused column/card field (in CardView and LayoutView Views).
FocusedRowHandle Read this property value to retrieve the currently selected row’s handle. Modify the property to manually select a row with the given handle.
FocusedRowModified Gets a value indicating whether the focused row’s cell values have been modified since the row last received focus.
FocusedValue Gets the focused cell value.
ForceDoubleClick Gets or sets whether double-clicking within the View fires the DoubleClick event, even if a data cell has been double-clicked and its editor has been invoked on the first click. Inherited from BaseView.
FormatConditions Gets the collection of style format conditions for a View. Inherited from BaseView.
FormatRules Provides access to a collection of conditional format rules, which allow you to change the appearance of individual cells or rows based on specific conditions.
GridControl Gets the grid control that owns a specific View. Inherited from BaseView.
GroupCount Gets or sets how many columns are used to group data.
GroupedColumns Gets the collection of columns involved in data grouping.
HasColumnErrors Indicates whether the focused row or at least a single cell within the focused row has an error assigned.
HtmlImages Gets or sets a collection of images that can be embedded in column/band headers, group rows and cells using the image tag. Inherited from BaseView.
Images Gets or sets a collection of images that can be displayed within column headers and band headers.
IsAsyncInProgress Gets whether async data loading is in progress. This property is in effect in Instant Feedback Mode.
IsDefaultState Gets a value indicating whether the View is in normal state. Inherited from BaseView.
IsDetailView Gets a value indicating whether the current View is a detail View. Inherited from BaseView.
IsDisposing Gets whether the current object is being disposed of. Inherited from BaseView.
IsDraggingState Gets a value indicating whether a View element is currently being dragged. Inherited from BaseView.
IsEditing Gets a value indicating whether a View is in edit mode. Inherited from BaseView.
IsEditorFocused Gets a value indicating whether the active editor has input focus.
IsEmpty Determines whether a View contains any rows.
IsFindPanelVisible Gets whether the Find Panel is visible.
IsFirstRow Determines whether the first visible data or group row is focused.
IsFocusedRowLoaded Gets whether the focused row’s data has been loaded (in Instant Feedback Mode).
IsFocusedView Determines whether a View has input focus.
IsLastRow Determines whether the last visible data or group row is focused.
IsLastVisibleRow Determines whether the last visible row is focused.
IsLevelDefault Gets whether the current View object is associated with a node within the GridControl.LevelTree at a non-root level. Inherited from BaseView.
IsLoading Gets a value indicating whether a specific View is being initialized at present time. Inherited from BaseView.
IsMultiSelect Indicates whether multiple rows (cards) can be selected.
IsServerMode Gets whether the View obtains data in Server Mode. Inherited from BaseView.
IsShowFilterPanel Determines whether the filter panel is visible.
IsSizingState Gets a value indicating whether a View element is currently being resized. Inherited from BaseView.
IsVisible Gets a value indicating whether a View is visible. Inherited from BaseView.
IsZoomedView Determines whether the current detail View is maximized.
LevelName Gets the name of the master-detail relationship corresponding to the current detail View. Inherited from BaseView.
LinkCount Gets how many objects are connected to the View. Inherited from BaseView.
MRUFilters
MRUFiltersInfo
Name Gets or sets the View name. Inherited from BaseView.
OptionsBehavior Provides access to the View’s behavior options.
OptionsFilter Provides access to the View’s filtering options.
OptionsFind Provides access to settings controlling the behavior and visibility of the Find Panel and its elements.
OptionsLayout Provides options which control how the current View’s layout is stored to/restored from a data store (a stream, xml file or system registry).
OptionsPrint Provides options that control how the View is printed/exported. Inherited from BaseView.
OptionsSelection Provides access to the View’s selection options.
OptionsView Provides access to the View’s display options.
PaintAppearance Provides access to the appearance settings currently used to paint the View’s elements. Inherited from BaseView.
PaintStyleName Gets or sets the paint style name for the current View. Inherited from BaseView.
ParentView Gets or sets a master View for the current View. Inherited from BaseView.
RowCount Gets a count of the total number of visible rows contained within the current View. Inherited from BaseView.
RowFilter Gets the expression used to filter the records displayed within the View.
SelectedRowsCount Gets the number of selected rows (cards).
ShowButtonMode Obsolete. Gets or sets a value specifying editor button display mode.
Site Gets or sets the ISite of the Component. Inherited from Component.
SortedColumns Gets the collection of columns involved in sorting.
SortInfo Provides access to the collection of sorted and grouping columns within the current View.
SortInfoState
SourceRow Gets a master row for a View. Inherited from BaseView.
SourceRowHandle Gets the handle of a master row for a View. Inherited from BaseView.
SourceView Gets the pattern View used to create a clone View. Inherited from BaseView.
SynchronizeClones Gets or sets a value specifying whether this View’s clones have synchronized appearance and data representation settings. Inherited from BaseView.
Tag Gets or sets the data associated with the current View. Inherited from BaseView.
ViewCaption Gets or sets the View Caption. Inherited from BaseView.
ViewCaptionHeight Gets or sets the height of the View Caption region.
ViewRect Gets the bounding rectangle of the View’s visible area. Inherited from BaseView.
ViewRepository Gets the View repository that owns the current View. Inherited from BaseView.
VisibleColumns Gets the visible column collection.
WorkAsLookup This member supports the .NET Framework infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code. Inherited from BaseView.

Methods

Name Description
AddNewRow() Adds a new record.
ApplyColumnsFilter() Enables the filtering functionality.
ApplyFindFilter(String) Fills in the Find Panel with the specified query and applies it.
Assign(BaseView, Boolean) Copies properties and, optionally, event handlers from another View to the current one.
BeginDataUpdate() Prevents visual and internal data updates until the BaseView.EndDataUpdate method is called.
BeginInit() Starts the runtime View initialization. Inherited from BaseView.
BeginSelection() Prevents selection updates until the BaseView.EndSelection or the BaseView.CancelSelection method is called. Inherited from BaseView.
BeginSort() Prevents visual and internal data updates until the ColumnView.EndSort method is called.
BeginUpdate() Locks the BaseView object by preventing visual updates of the object and its elements until the EndUpdate method is called. Inherited from BaseView.
CalcColumnBestWidth(GridColumn) Returns the minimum width that the specified column needs to display its contents completely.
CalcHitInfo(Point) Returns information about the View elements located at the specified point. Inherited from BaseView.
CalcHitInfo(Int32, Int32) Returns information about the View elements located at the specified point. Inherited from BaseView.
CancelSelection() Enables selection updates after the BaseView.BeginSelection method call, but doesn’t force an immediate update. Inherited from BaseView.
CancelUpdateCurrentRow() Cancels changes made to focused row cells.
CanGroupColumn(GridColumn) Indicates whether grouping by a specific column is enabled.
CanResizeColumn(GridColumn) Indicates whether end-users can resize a specific column by dragging its right edge.
CanSortColumn(GridColumn) Indicates whether end-users can sort data by the specified column’s values.
CheckLoaded() Forces the grid control to finish its initialization. Inherited from BaseView.
ClearColumnErrors() Removes error descriptions for the focused row.
ClearColumnsFilter() Removes any filter conditions applied to the View’s columns.
ClearDocument() Clears a previously generated document for printing/exporting. Inherited from BaseView.
ClearFindFilter() Discards the query in the Find Panel.
ClearSelection() Unselects any selected rows in the current View when multiple row selection is in effect.
ClearSorting() Clears sorting applied to the View.
CloseEditor() Hides the active editor saving changes made. Inherited from BaseView.
Connect(Object) Connects the View to the specified object. Inherited from BaseView.
ConvertFormatConditionToFormatRules() Converts objects from the BaseView.FormatConditions collection to GridFormatRule objects and adds them to the ColumnView.FormatRules collection.
CopyToClipboard() Copies the selected record(s) to the Clipboard as text. Inherited from BaseView.
CreateDocument() Creates a print/export document from the View’s data. Inherited from BaseView.
CreateExportLink(IExportProvider) Returns an object that enables you to export a View’s data in a number of different formats. Inherited from BaseView.
CreateObjRef(Type) Creates an object that contains all the relevant information required to generate a proxy used to communicate with a remote object. Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.
DeleteRow(Int32) Deletes a data record or group row (in Grid Views) from the View. Also removes the corresponding row from a data source.
DeleteSelectedRows() Deletes the selected rows/cards in multiple selection mode or focused row/card in single selection mode.
Disconnect(Object) Removes the connection between the View and the specified object. Inherited from BaseView.
Dispose() Releases all resources used by the Component. Inherited from Component.
EndDataUpdate() Enables visual and internal data updates after the BaseView.BeginDataUpdate method call, and forces an immediate View update. Inherited from BaseView.
EndInit() Ends the runtime View initialization. Inherited from BaseView.
EndSelection() Enables selection updates after calling the BaseView.BeginSelection method and forces an immediate update. Inherited from BaseView.
EndSort() Enables visual and internal data updates after the ColumnView.BeginSort method call, and forces an immediate View update.
EndUpdate() Unlocks the BaseView object after a call to the BeginUpdate method and causes an immediate visual update. Inherited from BaseView.
EnsureRowLoaded(Int32, OperationCompleted) Loads a row (if it is not already loaded) and calls your callback method after that. This method is in effect in Instant Feedback Mode.
Equals(Object, Object) static Determines whether the specified object instances are considered equal. Inherited from Object.
Equals(Object) Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. Inherited from Object.
Export(ExportTarget, Stream, ExportOptionsBase) Exports the data displayed by the GridControl.DefaultView (the GridControl.MainView or the currently maximized detail View) in the specified format to a stream, using the specified options. Inherited from BaseView.
Export(ExportTarget, Stream) Exports the data displayed by the GridControl.DefaultView (the GridControl.MainView or the currently maximized detail View) in the specified format to a stream. Inherited from BaseView.
Export(ExportTarget, String, ExportOptionsBase) Exports the data displayed by the GridControl.DefaultView (the GridControl.MainView or the currently maximized detail View) in the specified format to a file, using the specified options. Inherited from BaseView.
Export(ExportTarget, String) Exports the data displayed by the GridControl.DefaultView (the GridControl.MainView or the currently maximized detail View) in the specified format to a file. Inherited from BaseView.
ExportToCsv(Stream, CsvExportOptions) Exports the control’s data to the specified stream in CSV format using the specified options. Inherited from BaseView.
ExportToCsv(Stream) Exports the control’s data to the specified stream in CSV format. Inherited from BaseView.
ExportToCsv(String, CsvExportOptions) Exports the control’s data to the specified file in CSV format using the specified options. Inherited from BaseView.
ExportToCsv(String) Exports the control’s data to the specified file in CSV format. Inherited from BaseView.
ExportToDocx(Stream, DocxExportOptions) Exports the view’s data in the Office Open XML format (DOCX file) and sends it to the specified stream. Inherited from BaseView.
ExportToDocx(Stream) Exports the view’s data in the Office Open XML file format (DOCX file) and sends it to the specified stream. Inherited from BaseView.
ExportToDocx(String, DocxExportOptions) Exports the view’s data in the Office Open XML format and saves it to the specified DOCX file. Inherited from BaseView.
ExportToDocx(String) Exports the view’s data in the Office Open XML file format and saves it to the specified DOCX file. Inherited from BaseView.
ExportToExcelOld(String) Obsolete. Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to the specified file in MS Excel format. Inherited from BaseView.
ExportToHtml(Stream, HtmlExportOptions) Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to the specified stream in HTML format using the specified options. Inherited from BaseView.
ExportToHtml(Stream, String, String, Boolean) Obsolete. Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to a stream in HTML format using the specified character encoding, with the specified title. The output file can be compressed (secondary characters e.g. spaces are removed) if required. Inherited from BaseView.
ExportToHtml(Stream) Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to a stream in HTML format. Inherited from BaseView.
ExportToHtml(String, HtmlExportOptions) Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to the specified file in HTML format using the specified options. Inherited from BaseView.
ExportToHtml(String, String, String, Boolean) Obsolete. Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to the specified HTML file with the specified title, using the specified character encoding. The output file can be compressed (secondary characters e.g. spaces are removed) if required. Inherited from BaseView.
ExportToHtml(String, String) Obsolete. Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to an HTML file using the specified character encoding. Inherited from BaseView.
ExportToHtml(String) Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to the specified file in HTML format. Inherited from BaseView.
ExportToHtmlOld(String) Obsolete. Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to the specified file in HTML format. Inherited from BaseView.
ExportToMht(Stream, MhtExportOptions) Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to the specified stream in MHT format using the specified options. Inherited from BaseView.
ExportToMht(Stream, String, String, Boolean) Obsolete. Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to a stream in MHT format using the specified character encoding, with the specified title. The output file can be compressed (secondary characters e.g. spaces are removed) if required. Inherited from BaseView.
ExportToMht(String, MhtExportOptions) Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to the specified file in MHT format using the specified options. Inherited from BaseView.
ExportToMht(String, String, String, Boolean) Obsolete. Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to the specified file in MHT format using the specified character encoding, with the specified title. The output file can be compressed (secondary characters e.g. spaces are removed) if required. Inherited from BaseView.
ExportToMht(String, String) Obsolete. Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to the specified file in MHT format using the specified character encoding. Inherited from BaseView.
ExportToMht(String) Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to the specified file in MHT format. Inherited from BaseView.
ExportToPdf(Stream) Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to a stream in PDF format. Inherited from BaseView.
ExportToPdf(String, PdfExportOptions) Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to the specified file in PDF format. Inherited from BaseView.
ExportToPdf(String) Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to the specified file in PDF format. Inherited from BaseView.
ExportToRtf(Stream, RtfExportOptions) Inherited from BaseView.
ExportToRtf(Stream) Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to a stream in RTF format. Inherited from BaseView.
ExportToRtf(String, RtfExportOptions) Inherited from BaseView.
ExportToRtf(String) Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to a file in RTF format. Inherited from BaseView.
ExportToText(Stream, TextExportOptions) Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to the specified stream in Text format using the specified options. Inherited from BaseView.
ExportToText(Stream, String, Boolean, Encoding) Obsolete. Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to a stream in TXT format using the specified separator string, quotation and text encoding settings. Inherited from BaseView.
ExportToText(Stream, String, Boolean) Obsolete. Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to a stream in TXT format using the specified separator string and quotation settings. Inherited from BaseView.
ExportToText(Stream, String) Obsolete. Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to a stream in TXT format using the specified separator string. Inherited from BaseView.
ExportToText(Stream) Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to a stream in TXT format. Inherited from BaseView.
ExportToText(String, TextExportOptions) Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to the specified file in Text format using the specified options. Inherited from BaseView.
ExportToText(String, String, Boolean, Encoding) Obsolete. Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to a file in TXT format using the specified separator string, quotation and text encoding settings. Inherited from BaseView.
ExportToText(String, String, Boolean) Obsolete. Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to a file in TXT format using the specified separator string and quotation settings. Inherited from BaseView.
ExportToText(String, String) Obsolete. Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to a file in TXT format using the specified separator string. Inherited from BaseView.
ExportToText(String) Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to the specified file in TXT format. Inherited from BaseView.
ExportToTextOld(String) Obsolete. Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to the specified file in TXT format. Inherited from BaseView.
ExportToXls(Stream, XlsExportOptions) Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to the specified stream in XLS format using the specified options. Inherited from BaseView.
ExportToXls(Stream, Boolean) Obsolete. Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to a stream in XLS format with the specified formatting settings. Inherited from BaseView.
ExportToXls(Stream) Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to a stream in XLS format Inherited from BaseView.
ExportToXls(String, XlsExportOptions) Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to the specified file in XLS format using the specified options. Inherited from BaseView.
ExportToXls(String, Boolean) Obsolete. Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to a file in XLS format with the specified formatting settings. Inherited from BaseView.
ExportToXls(String) Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to a file in XLS format. Inherited from BaseView.
ExportToXlsx(Stream, XlsxExportOptions) Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to the specified stream in XLSX (MS Excel 2007) format using the specified options. Inherited from BaseView.
ExportToXlsx(Stream) Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to the specified stream in XLSX (MS Excel 2007) format. Inherited from BaseView.
ExportToXlsx(String, XlsxExportOptions) Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to the specified file in XLSX (MS Excel 2007) format using the specified options. Inherited from BaseView.
ExportToXlsx(String) Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to the specified file in XLSX (MS Excel 2007) format. Inherited from BaseView.
FindRow(Object) Searches for the target data row within this ColumnView.
Focus() Focuses the Grid Control and current View within it. Inherited from BaseView.
FocusInvalidRow() Moves focus to an invalid row.
GetColumnError(GridColumn) Gets the error description for a specific cell or the entire focused row.
GetColumnErrorType(GridColumn) Gets the type of the error associated with the specified cell in the currently focused row.
GetDataRow(Int32) Returns a DataRow object that represents the specified row.
GetDataSourceRowIndex(Int32) Returns the index of the data source record that corresponds to the specified row handle.
GetDisplayTextByColumnValue(GridColumn, Object) Formats a value according to the specified column’s format settings.
GetFilterDisplayText(CriteriaOperator) Returns the textual representation of the specified CriteriaOperator object.
GetFilterDisplayText(ViewFilter) Returns the textual representation of the specified filter.
GetFocusedDataRow() Returns a DataRow object that represents the focused row.
GetFocusedDataSourceRowIndex() Returns the index of the data source record that corresponds to the focused grid row (card).
GetFocusedDisplayText() Returns the focused cell’s display value.
GetFocusedRow() Returns an object representing the focused row.
GetFocusedRowCellDisplayText(GridColumn) Returns the text displayed in the specified column within the focused row.
GetFocusedRowCellDisplayText(String) Gets the display value of the specified cell in the focused row.
GetFocusedRowCellValue(GridColumn) Returns the specified column’s edit value within the focused row.
GetFocusedRowCellValue(String) Returns the edit value of the specified cell within the focused row.
GetFocusedValue() Returns the focused cell’s value.
GetHashCode() Serves as the default hash function. Inherited from Object.
GetIncrementalText() Returns the text being searched during an incremental search.
GetLifetimeService() Retrieves the current lifetime service object that controls the lifetime policy for this instance. Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.
GetListSourceRowCellValue(Int32, GridColumn) Returns the value of the specified cell, which is identified by a column and the index of a record in the data source.
GetListSourceRowCellValue(Int32, String) Returns the value of the specified cell, which is identified by a field name and the index of a record in the data source.
GetNearestCanFocusedColumn(GridColumn) Returns the nearest column to the specified one that can be focused.
GetNextVisibleRow(Int32) Returns the visible index of the row that follows a specific row.
GetPrevVisibleRow(Int32) Gets the visible index of the row that is located prior to the specified row.
GetRow(Int32) Returns an object that represents the row in a Grid data source.
GetRowCellDisplayText(Int32, GridColumn) Returns a specific cell’s display value from the current View.
GetRowCellDisplayText(Int32, String) Gets the display value of the specified cell.
GetRowCellValue(Int32, GridColumn) Returns a specific cell value from the current View.
GetRowCellValue(Int32, String) Gets the value of the specified cell in the grid’s data source.
GetRowHandle(Int32) Returns the handle of the row which represents the specified record in the data source.
GetSelectedRows() Returns the handles of the selected rows or cards. Multiple rows can be selected when the ColumnViewOptionsSelection.MultiSelect option is set to true.
GetService(Type) protected Returns an object that represents a service provided by the Component or by its Container. Inherited from Component.
GetShowEditorMode() Returns a value that specifies how an in-place editor is activated for a grid cell.
GetShowEditorMode(Int32) This member supports the internal infrastructure, and is not intended to be used directly from your code.
GetType() Gets the Type of the current instance. Inherited from Object.
GetViewCaption() Gets the View’s display caption. Inherited from BaseView.
GetViewInfo() Returns the object which contains the internal information used to render the View. Inherited from BaseView.
GetVisibleColumn(Int32) Returns the column displayed at a specific position.
GetVisibleIndex(Int32) Returns the visible index of the row specified by its handle.
GetVisibleRowHandle(Int32) Returns the handle of the row which is displayed at the specified position.
HideEditor() Closes the currently active inplace editor discarding changes made to the edited value.
HideFindPanel() Hides the Find Panel.
InitializeLifetimeService() Obtains a lifetime service object to control the lifetime policy for this instance. Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.
Invalidate() Invalidates the region occupied by the current View (adds it to the control’s update region that will be repainted during the next paint operation), and causes a paint message to be sent to the grid control. Inherited from BaseView.
InvalidateHitObject(BaseHitInfo) Invalidates the View element located at the point specified by the hit information object. Inherited from BaseView.
InvalidateRect(Rectangle) Invalidates the specified region of a View (adds it to the control’s update region, which will be repainted during the next paint operation), and causes a paint message to be sent to the grid control. Inherited from BaseView.
InvertRowSelection(Int32) Toggles the specified row’s selected state.
IsDataRow(Int32) Indicates whether the specified record is a regular data row/card.
IsNewItemRow(Int32) Indicates whether the specified row/card is the New Item Row/Card.
IsRowLoaded(Int32) Gets whether the specified row’s data has been loaded (in Instant Feedback Mode).
IsRowSelected(Int32) Indicates whether the specified row is selected.
IsValidRowHandle(Int32) Indicates whether the specified row handle is valid.
LayoutChanged() Updates the current View. Inherited from BaseView.
LoadRow(Int32) Loads a row in Instant Feedback Mode.
LoadRowHierarchy(Int32, OperationCompleted) Loads the specified data row’s parent group rows (if they are not already loaded) in Instant Feedback Mode.
LocateByDisplayText(Int32, GridColumn, String) Locates rows by cells’ display texts.
LocateByValue(Int32, GridColumn, Object, OperationCompleted[]) Locates rows by cell values.
LocateByValue(String, Object, OperationCompleted[]) Locates rows by cell values.
MemberwiseClone() protected Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. Inherited from Object.
MemberwiseClone(Boolean) protected Creates a shallow copy of the current MarshalByRefObject object. Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.
MoveBy(Int32) Moves row focus by the specified number of rows.
MoveFirst() Moves focus to the first row.
MoveLast() Moves focus to the last data record.
MoveLastVisible() Moves focus to the last visible row.
MoveNext() Moves focus to the row which is after the focused row.
MoveNextPage() Moves focus to the next page.
MovePrev() Moves focus to the previous row.
MovePrevPage() Moves focus to the previous page.
NormalView() Cancels View zooming.
PopulateColumns() Creates columns for all fields in the bound data source.
PopulateColumns(DataColumnInfo[]) Creates columns for the specified DataColumnInfo objects.
PopulateColumns(DataTable) Creates columns for all the fields of the specified DataTable.
PopulateColumns(Object) Creates columns for record fields in the specified data source (System.Data.DataTable, System.ComponentModel.ITypedList, System.Collections.IList, System.Collections.Generic.IList, DevExpress.XtraGrid.IXtraList, etc. ).
PopulateColumns(Type, PopulateColumnsParameters) Generates columns for the custom code-first data source.
PostEditor() Saves the modified cell value to the data source. If the GridOptionsView.RowAutoHeight setting is disabled, the currently active cell editor remains opened. Inherited from BaseView.
Print() Inherited from BaseView.
PrintDialog() Inherited from BaseView.
QueryMoreRows() Sends a request to a data source to load more records in virtual (event-based) server mode. Inherited from BaseView.
ReferenceEquals(Object, Object) static Determines whether the specified Object instances are the same instance. Inherited from Object.
RefreshData() Reloads data into View from the data source.
RefreshEditor(Boolean) Refreshes the active editor.
RefreshRow(Int32) Invalidates the specified row, and forces it to be redrawn.
ResetCursor() Sets the mouse cursor to the grid’s Cursor property value. Inherited from BaseView.
RestoreLayoutFromRegistry(String, OptionsLayoutBase) Restores the View’s layout using the specified settings stored at the specified system registry path. Inherited from BaseView.
RestoreLayoutFromRegistry(String) Restores a View’s layout stored at the specified system registry path. Inherited from BaseView.
RestoreLayoutFromStream(Stream, OptionsLayoutBase) Restores the View’s layout using the specified settings which are stored in the specified stream. Inherited from BaseView.
RestoreLayoutFromStream(Stream) Restores a View’s layout from the specified stream. Inherited from BaseView.
RestoreLayoutFromXml(String, OptionsLayoutBase) Restores the View’s layout using the specified settings from the specified XML file. Inherited from BaseView.
RestoreLayoutFromXml(String) Restores a View’s layout from a specific XML file. Inherited from BaseView.
SaveLayoutToRegistry(String, OptionsLayoutBase) Saves the View’s layout using the specified settings to the specified system registry path. Inherited from BaseView.
SaveLayoutToRegistry(String) Saves a View’s layout to a system registry path. Inherited from BaseView.
SaveLayoutToStream(Stream, OptionsLayoutBase) Saves the View’s layout using the specified settings to the specified stream. Inherited from BaseView.
SaveLayoutToStream(Stream) Saves a View’s layout to a specific stream. Inherited from BaseView.
SaveLayoutToXml(String, OptionsLayoutBase) Saves the View’s layout using the specified settings to the specified XML file. Inherited from BaseView.
SaveLayoutToXml(String) Saves a View’s layout to a specific XML file. Inherited from BaseView.
SelectAll() Selects all rows (cards) within the View, except rows residing within collapsed groups.
SelectRange(Int32, Int32) Selects the visible rows (cards) in the specified range.
SelectRow(Int32) Adds a row (card) to the current selection.
SetColumnError(GridColumn, String, ErrorType) Sets an error description and an error type for the specified cell within the focused row.
SetColumnError(GridColumn, String) Sets an error description for a cell within the focused row or for the entire focused row.
SetFocusedRowCellValue(GridColumn, Object) Assigns a value to the specified column within the currently focused row.
SetFocusedRowCellValue(String, Object) Assigns a value to the specified field within the currently focused row.
SetFocusedRowModified() Marks the focused row as modified.
SetFocusedValue(Object) Assigns a value to the focused cell.
SetRowCellValue(Int32, GridColumn, Object) Assigns a value to a specific cell.
SetRowCellValue(Int32, String, Object) Sets the value of the specified cell in the current View.
ShowCustomFilterDialog(GridColumn) Displays the custom filter dialog.
ShowEditor() Activates the focused cell’s editor. Inherited from BaseView.
ShowEditorByKey(KeyEventArgs) Activates an editor for the focused row cell and passes a specific key to it. Inherited from BaseView.
ShowEditorByKeyPress(KeyPressEventArgs) Activates an editor for the focused row cell and passes a specific key to it. Inherited from BaseView.
ShowEditorByMouse() Activates an editor for the focused row cell and passes a mouse click to it. Inherited from BaseView.
ShowFilterEditor(GridColumn) Displays the Filter Editor.
ShowFilterPopup(GridColumn) Displays a Filter DropDown for the specified column.
ShowFindPanel() Displays the Find Panel.
ShowPrintPreview() Inherited from BaseView.
ShowRibbonPrintPreview() Inherited from BaseView.
ShowUnboundExpressionEditor(GridColumn) Invokes an Expression Editor that enables editing an expression for the specified unbound column.
Synchronize(BaseView, SynchronizationMode) Copies the specified settings of a View to the current View. Inherited from BaseView.
Synchronize(BaseView) Copies the visual and data representation settings of a specific View to the current View. Inherited from BaseView.
SynchronizeData(BaseView) Synchronizes a View’s data representation settings with the specified View.
SynchronizeVisual(BaseView) Synchronizes a View’s visual settings with the specified View.
ToString() Returns a String containing the name of the Component, if any. This method should not be overridden. Inherited from Component.
UnselectRow(Int32) Removes a row (card) from the current selection.
UpdateCurrentRow() Validates the focused row and saves its values to the data source.
ValidateEditor() Validates the active editor.
ViewRowHandleToDataSourceIndex(Int32) Converts the specified row handle to a data source record index.
WaitForAsyncOperationEnd() This member supports the internal infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code.
ZoomView() Maximizes the current detail View clone. Inherited from BaseView.

Events

Name Description
AsyncCompleted Fires when async data loading has finished, in Instant Feedback Mode.
BeforeLeaveRow Enables you to prevent row focus changes.
BeforeLoadLayout Occurs before a layout is restored from storage (a stream, xml file or the system registry). Inherited from BaseView.
CellValueChanged Fires immediately after a cell value has been changed.
CellValueChanging Fires when a user changes a cell value: types or deletes a character, chooses a value from the dropdown list, etc. Does not fire when you change cell values in code.
Click Occurs when a View is clicked. Inherited from BaseView.
ColumnChanged Fires when changing a column’s properties.
ColumnFilterChanged Occurs when a column’s filter condition changes.
ColumnPositionChanged Allows you to respond to changing a column’s position within the View.
ColumnUnboundExpressionChanged Fires after a column’s GridColumn.UnboundExpression property has been changed.
CustomColumnDisplayText Allows you to replace cell display texts (for cells with textbox-based editors), group row texts, and filter menu item captions.
CustomColumnSort Allows you to implement custom rules according to which a Grid column will sort its data. A column uses these custom rules only when its GridColumn.SortMode property is set to ColumnSortMode.Custom.
CustomDrawEmptyForeground Enables a View’s empty space to be custom painted when there aren’t any rows displayed.
CustomDrawFilterPanel Enables you to paint the filter panel manually.
CustomFilterDialog Enables the Custom Filter Dialog to be replaced with custom filtering facilities.
CustomFilterDisplayText Allows you to customize the display text representing the current filter within the filter panel.
CustomRowFilter Allows you to hide particular rows that exist in the data source or make them visible (regardless of the grid’s filter).
CustomUnboundColumnData Fires for all cells of visible unbound columns. Allows you to manually provide data to these cells, and save values entered by users at runtime.
DataManagerReset Fires when significant data source changes occur.
DataSourceChanged Occurs when the data source of the current View changes. Inherited from BaseView.
Disposed Occurs when the component is disposed by a call to the Dispose() method. Inherited from Component.
DoubleClick Occurs when a View is double-clicked. Inherited from BaseView.
EndGrouping Fires after the grouping operation has been completed.
EndSorting Fires after the sorting operation has been completed.
FilterEditorCreated Allows you to customize the Filter Editor before it is displayed on screen.
FilterPopupExcelCustomizeTemplate Allows you to customize templates for Excel-style filters and for external editors generated with Filtering UI Context.
FilterPopupExcelData Allows you to add, remove and modify filters in the Excel style pop-up filter menus.
FilterPopupExcelPrepareTemplate Allows you to replace the UI for the Excel-styled menus’ “Values” tab. Also affects editors generated by the Filtering UI Context component attached to this Data Grid.
FilterPopupExcelQueryFilterCriteria Allows you to modify criteria expressions built when users filter Data Grid data in Excel-style filtering menus.
FocusedColumnChanged Fires in response to changing column focus.
FocusedRowChanged Fires when row focus moves from one row to another.
FocusedRowLoaded Fires when the focused row’s data has been loaded (in Instant Feedback Mode).
FocusedRowObjectChanged Fires after focus is moved to another row object.
FormatRuleExpressionEditorCreated Allows you to customize the Expression Editor embedded in the Edit Formatting Rule dialog.
GotFocus Occurs when a View receives focus. Inherited from BaseView.
HiddenEditor Fires immediately after an inplace editor has been closed.
InitNewRow Enables you to initialize added rows.
InvalidRowException Fires when a row fails validation or when it cannot be saved to the data source.
InvalidValueException Enables you to provide a proper response to entering an invalid cell value. Inherited from BaseView.
KeyDown Fires when a user presses a key while the View has focus. Inherited from BaseView.
KeyPress Fires when a character key is pressed while the View has focus. Inherited from BaseView.
KeyUp Occurs when releasing the pressed key. Inherited from BaseView.
Layout Fires immediately after a View’s layout has been changed. Inherited from BaseView.
LayoutUpgrade Occurs when a layout is restored from storage (a stream, xml file or system registry) and its version differs from the version of the current View’s layout. Inherited from BaseView.
LostFocus Occurs when a View loses focus. Inherited from BaseView.
MouseDown Occurs when the mouse pointer is over a View and a mouse button is pressed. Inherited from BaseView.
MouseEnter Occurs when the mouse pointer enters the View. Inherited from BaseView.
MouseLeave Occurs when the mouse pointer leaves the View. Inherited from BaseView.
MouseMove Occurs when the mouse pointer moves over a View. Inherited from BaseView.
MouseUp Occurs when the mouse button is released if it was pressed within a View. Inherited from BaseView.
MouseWheel Occurs when the mouse wheel is moved while a View has focus. Inherited from BaseView.
PaintStyleChanged Fires after the View’s paint style has changed. Inherited from BaseView.
ParseFindPanelText Fires after the query in the find panel changes. Allows you to create a filter condition based on the query and specify how to highlight results in the control.
PrintExportProgress Fires repeatedly while the View’s data is being printed/exported. Inherited from BaseView.
PrintInitialize Allows you to customize general print/export settings when the View is about to be printed/exported. Inherited from BaseView.
QueryCustomFunctions Allows you to add custom function based filters (for example, ‘discount is more than 15%’) to Excel-style pop-up filter menus and/or the filter editor.
RowCellDefaultAlignment Enables you to specify content alignment for individual cells.
RowCountChanged Occurs when the number of visible records is changed within a View. Inherited from BaseView.
RowDeleted Fires after a data row is deleted.
RowDeleting Fires when a data row is about to be deleted.
RowLoaded Fires when a row’s data has been loaded (in Instant Feedback Mode).
RowUpdated Occurs after changes made to a focused data row have been saved to an underlying data source.
SelectionChanged Fires when row/cell selection is changed in multiple selection mode.
ShowFilterPopupCheckedListBox Allows you to customize checked filter dropdown lists before they are displayed.
ShowFilterPopupDate Allows you to customize the filter dropdown for date-time columns.
ShowFilterPopupExcel Allows you to hide specific filtering conditions from the “Filters” and “Values” tabs of the Excel-style Filter Dropdown.
ShowFilterPopupListBox Enables you to customize a particular column’s filter dropdown list.
ShowingEditor Occurs when a cell inplace editor is about to open, and allows you to cancel this action.
ShownEditor Fires immediately after a cell editor is invoked.
StartGrouping Fires before a grouping operation is started.
StartSorting Fires before a sorting operation is started.
SubstituteFilter Allows you to replace a filter applied with another filter.
SubstituteSortInfo For internal use only.
UnboundExpressionEditorCreated Fires after an Expression Editor has been created for an unbound column.
ValidateRow Fires when a user edits row cell values and attempts to select another row. Handle this event to check whether these new values are valid, and if not, choose the required behavior (discard edits, show a warning message, ignore errors, or keep the focus on this row until a user enters valid values).
ValidatingEditor Fires when a user edits a row cell value and attempts to select another cell. Handle this event to check whether this new value is valid, and if not, choose the required behavior (discard edits, show a warning message, ignore errors, or keep the focus on this cell until a user enters valid values). This event allows tracking edits made in the Edit Form as well. Inherited from BaseView.
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