GridOptionsHint.ShowColumnHeaderHints Property

Gets or sets whether the view displays tooltips for column headers with truncated captions.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraGrid.Views.Grid

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraGrid.v24.1.dll

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

Declaration

C#

[DefaultValue(true)]
[XtraSerializableProperty]
public virtual bool ShowColumnHeaderHints { get; set; }

VB.NET

<DefaultValue(True)>
<XtraSerializableProperty>
Public Overridable Property ShowColumnHeaderHints As Boolean

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
Boolean	true	true to display hints for column headers with truncated captions; otherwise, false.

Property Paths

You can access this nested property as listed below:

Object Type	Path to ShowColumnHeaderHints
GridView	.OptionsHint .ShowColumnHeaderHints

Remarks

If the ShowColumnHeaderHints option is enabled, the view displays tooltips for truncated captions in column headers. The default tooltip contains the Caption property’s non-truncated value.

Use the ToolTip property to specify a custom tooltip. A custom tooltip is displayed regardless of whether the caption is truncated.