GridView.AddUnboundColumn(String, String, Type) Method

Creates an unbound column with the specified name, caption, and unbound data type. Opens the Expression Editor to allow a \user to specify an expression for the column.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraGrid.Views.Grid

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraGrid.v26.1.dll

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

Declaration

C#

public GridColumn AddUnboundColumn(
    string columnName,
    string caption,
    Type dataType
)

VB.NET

Public Function AddUnboundColumn(
    columnName As String,
    caption As String,
    dataType As Type
) As GridColumn

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
columnName	String	A string that specifies the column’s name. This value is assigned to the GridColumn.Name property. Must be a unique value.
caption	String	The column’s caption. This value is assigned to the GridColumn.Caption property.
dataType	Type	The type of data to store in the unbound column. This value is assigned to the UnboundDataType property.

Returns

Type	Description
GridColumn	The created unbound column. null if the user has not specified an expression for the column.