GridOptionsView.ShowPreview Property

Gets or sets whether to display the preview sections.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraGrid.Views.Grid

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraGrid.v24.1.dll

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

Declaration

C#

[DefaultValue(false)]
[XtraSerializableProperty]
public virtual bool ShowPreview { get; set; }

VB.NET

<DefaultValue(False)>
<XtraSerializableProperty>
Public Overridable Property ShowPreview As Boolean

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
Boolean	false	true, to display row preview sections; otherwise, false.

Property Paths

You can access this nested property as listed below:

Object Type	Path to ShowPreview
GridView	.OptionsView .ShowPreview

Remarks

Previews are non-editable rows displayed below regular data rows. To display preview sections, set the ShowPreview property to true and assign a data field to the GridView.PreviewFieldName property. A preview is not displayed for the new item row and auto filter row.

Read the following topic for detailed information: Row Preview Sections.

Note

If the Row Auto-Height or Preview Sections feature is enabled, pixel-based vertical row scrolling is not in effect. See GridOptionsBehavior.AllowPixelScrolling to learn more.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

winforms-grid-custom-print-cells-headers-in-print-preview/CS/GridBeforePrint/Form1.cs#L30

InitializeComponent();
myGridView1.OptionsView.ShowPreview = true;
myGridView1.OptionsView.AutoCalcPreviewLineCount = false;

VB.NET

winforms-grid-custom-print-cells-headers-in-print-preview/VB/GridBeforePrint/Form1.vb#L22

InitializeComponent()
myGridView1.OptionsView.ShowPreview = True
myGridView1.OptionsView.AutoCalcPreviewLineCount = False