Left align combobox display member in GridGroupingControl

[Patrick Luijpers]

I found the following code to left align the display member of a data bound combobox on the GridGroupingControl.
this.grid.TableDescriptor.Appearance.AnyRecordFieldCell. HorizontalAlignment = GridHorizontalAlignment.Left;

However this aligns any record to the left, and overwriting the alignment to right for a numeric data field has no effect on the amount grid column.
gcAmount.Appearance.AnyRecordFieldCell.Format = "#,###.##";
gcAmount.Appearance.AnyRecordFieldCell.TextAlign = GridTextAlign.Right;

The data bound GridGroupingControl contains a column PayeeId, this column is represented as a combobox bound to the Payee dataset using DisplayMember and ValueMember.
The alignment is correct on the dropdown list of the combobox.

What is the proper way of aligning the display member in combobox on the GridGroupingControl on the left and the amount column to the right?

[Neelakandan Kannan]

Hi Patrick , 

Thanks for using Syncfusion products. 

Query:  What is the proper way of aligning the display member in combobox on the GridGroupingControl on the left and the amount column to the right?

Solution 1:  We do not have the direct support to right align the drop down list of the combox. But you can achieve your scenario by using the TableModel. EnableGridListControlInComboBox, TableModel.EnableLegacyStyle property and handling the QueryCellInfo event for GridListControl. Please refer the below code snippet and refer the attached sample,    Code snippet:  this.gridGroupingControl1.TableModel.EnableGridListControlInComboBox = true;  this.gridGroupingControl1.TableModel.EnableLegacyStyle = false;    GridDropDownGridListControlCellRenderer ren= (this.gridGroupingControl1.TableControl.CellRenderers["ComboBox"] as GridDropDownGridListControlCellRenderer) ;  control = (ren.ListControlPart as GridListControl);  control.Grid.QueryCellInfo += Grid_QueryCellInfo;  void Grid_QueryCellInfo(object sender, GridQueryCellInfoEventArgs e)  {      e.Style.HorizontalAlignment = GridHorizontalAlignment.Right;      e.Style.Format = "#,###.##";      }

Solution 2:  You can achieve your scenario by using the GridListControl instead of ComboBox CellType. Please refer the below code snippet,    Code snippet:  this.gridGroupingControl1.TableDescriptor.Columns[3].Appearance.AnyRecordFieldCell.CellType = GridCellTypeName.GridListControl;  GridDropDownGridListControlCellRenderer ren= (this.gridGroupingControl1.TableControl.CellRenderers["GridListControl"] as GridDropDownGridListControlCellRenderer) ;  control = (ren.ListControlPart as GridListControl);  control.Grid.QueryCellInfo += Grid_QueryCellInfo;

Sample link: GridGroupingControl 

Reagards, 

Mohanraj G 

[Patrick Luijpers]

Thank you Mohanraj for the example.

It is not working for me. I am trying to left align the text in the combobox (Payee) and right align invoice amount (see attached image).
Unable to successfully adapt your solutions to override the Payee combobox and align left.

Thanks,
Patrick

Attachment: Sample_Grid_Layout_17119381.zip

[Mohanraj Gunasekaran]

Hi Patrick, 

 

Sorry for the inconvenience caused, 

 

By default, numeric column HorizontalAlignment is right and other column HorizontalAlignment is left. If you set the HorizontalAlignment as left using TableDescriptor.Appearance .AnyRecordFieldCell property. You should set the Right alignment for numeric column(Amount) using HorizontalAlignment property. Also, use the TextAlign property to align the RecordFieldCells. Please refer the below code snippet and refer the attached sample, 

 

Code snippet: 

this.gridGroupingControl1.TableDescriptor.Appearance.AnyRecordFieldCell.HorizontalAlignment = GridHorizontalAlignment.Left; 

this.gridGroupingControl1.TableDescriptor.Columns["Amount"].Appearance.AnyRecordFieldCell.HorizontalAlignment = GridHorizontalAlignment.Right; 

 

(or) 

 

this.gridGroupingControl1.TableDescriptor.Appearance.AnyRecordFieldCell.TextAlign =  GridTextAlign.Left; 

this.gridGroupingControl1.TableDescriptor.Columns["Amount"].Appearance.AnyRecordFieldCell.TextAlign = GridTextAlign.Right; 

 

 

 

 

Sample link:  GridGroupingcontrol 

 

Regards, 

Mohanraj G 

 

[Gangabharathy Murugasen]

From: Patrick Luijpers [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Friday, December 16, 2016 9:10 AM
To: Syncfusion Support <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Syncfusion support community forum 127873, Left align combobox display member in GridGroupingControl, has been updated. 

Thank you for this solution, simple and effective. 

 

  

[Mohanraj Gunasekaran]

Hi Patrick,  

 

Thanks for your update. 

 

We are glad to know that your reported problem has resolved. Please Let us know if you need any further assistance.  

 

Regards, 

Mohanraj G.