PivotCustomDrawFieldValueEventArgs.GetHigherLevelFieldValue(PivotGridField) Method

Returns the value of a specific parent field corresponding to the field value currently being processed.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraPivotGrid

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraPivotGrid.v24.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Win.PivotGrid

Declaration

C#

public object GetHigherLevelFieldValue(
    PivotGridField field
)

VB.NET

Public Function GetHigherLevelFieldValue(
    field As PivotGridField
) As Object

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
field	PivotGridField	A PivotGridField object that represents the parent field whose value is returned.

Returns

Type	Description
Object	An object that represents the value of the specified parent (higher level) field.

Remarks

To obtain the list of higher level fields for the field value currently being proccessed, use the PivotCustomDrawFieldValueEventArgs.GetHigherLevelFields method. The GetHigherLevelFieldValue method allows values of these fields to be retrieved.

The PivotCustomDrawFieldValueEventArgs.GetHigherLevelFields method is equivalent to the PivotFieldValueEventArgsBase<T>.GetHigherLevelFields method. See the PivotFieldValueEventArgsBase<T>.GetHigherLevelFields topic for an illustrated example.

Note

If you call the GetHigherLevelFieldValue method while an asynchronous operation is being performed, an exception will be thrown. To determine whether the operation is in progress, use the pivot grid’s IThreadSafeAccessible.IsAsyncInProgress property. For more information, see Asynchronous Mode.