How to add the column with specified format in WinForms GridControl?
Add a column with specific format
To add a column in WinForms GridControl, you can use the ColCount property to increase the column count and you can use Format property for formatting a column by assigning the CellValueType as int or DateTime.
In the following code example, the cell value of the column 4 is set in integer format and column 5 is set in DateTime format.
C#
this.gridControl1.QueryCellInfo += new Syncfusion.Windows.Forms.Grid.GridQueryCellInfoEventHandler(gridControl1_QueryCellInfo);
this.bt_add.Click += bt_add_Click;
void bt_add_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (count > this.gridControl1.ColCount)
{
//add the column
this.gridControl1.ColCount += 1;
}
}
void gridControl1_QueryCellInfo(object sender, Syncfusion.Windows.Forms.Grid.GridQueryCellInfoEventArgs e)
{
//set the column 4 as integer column
if (e.ColIndex == 4 && e.RowIndex > 0)
{
e.Style.CellValueType = typeof(int);
e.Style.Format = "#.00";
e.Style.CellValue = 21.6;
e.Style.HorizontalAlignment = GridHorizontalAlignment.Right;
}
//set the column 4 as Date and time column
if (e.ColIndex == 5 && e.RowIndex > 0)
{
e.Style.CellValueType = typeof(DateTime);
e.Style.CellValue = new DateTime(2012, 5, 23);
e.Style.Format = "dd/MM/yyyy";
e.Style.HorizontalAlignment = GridHorizontalAlignment.Center;
}
}
VB
Private Me.gridControl1.QueryCellInfo += New Syncfusion.Windows.Forms.Grid.GridQueryCellInfoEventHandler(AddressOf gridControl1_QueryCellInfo) Private Me.bt_add.Click += AddressOf bt_add_Click Private Sub bt_add_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) If count > Me.gridControl1.ColCount Then 'add the column Me.gridControl1.ColCount += 1 End If End Sub Private Sub gridControl1_QueryCellInfo(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As Syncfusion.Windows.Forms.Grid.GridQueryCellInfoEventArgs) 'set the column 4 as integer column If e.ColIndex = 4 AndAlso e.RowIndex > 0 Then e.Style.CellValueType = GetType(Integer) e.Style.Format = "#.00" e.Style.CellValue = 21.6 e.Style.HorizontalAlignment = GridHorizontalAlignment.Right End If 'set the column 4 as Date and time column If e.ColIndex = 5 AndAlso e.RowIndex > 0 Then e.Style.CellValueType = GetType(DateTime) e.Style.CellValue = New DateTime(2012, 5, 23) e.Style.Format = "dd/MM/yyyy" e.Style.HorizontalAlignment = GridHorizontalAlignment.Center End If End Sub
After applying the properties, the Grid is displayed as follows.
Figure 1: Columns having Integer and DateTime format
Samples:
C#: FormatC#
VB: FormatVB
Conclusion
I hope you enjoyed learning how to add the column with specified format in WinForms GridControl.
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