How to display the ReadOnly custom CheckBox while on PrintPreview in WinForms GridGroupingControl?

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Show custom checkbox while on print preview

You can display the ReadOnly custom CheckBox by setting the CellType of a column style as CheckBox dynamically while printing the Grid by using the QueryCellStyleInfo event.In the following code example, the column, ParentDec is changed to CheckBox dynamically on PrintingMode.

void TableDescriptor_QueryCellStyleInfo(object sender, GridTableCellStyleInfoEventArgs e)
{
   if(this.gridGroupingControl1.TableControl.PrintingMode)
   {
      if(e.TableCellIdentity.Column != null && e.TableCellIdentity.Column.Name == "ParentDec"
         && e.TableCellIdentity.DisplayElement.Kind == DisplayElementKind.Record)
      {
         e.Style.CellType = GridCellTypeName.CheckBox;
         e.Style.CellValue = ((int)e.Style.CellValue == 1);
      }
   }
}

Private Sub TableDescriptor_QueryCellStyleInfo(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As GridTableCellStyleInfoEventArgs)
   If Me.gridGroupingControl1.TableControl.PrintingMode Then
      If e.TableCellIdentity.Column IsNot Nothing AndAlso e.TableCellIdentity.Column.Name = "ParentDec" AndAlso e.TableCellIdentity.DisplayElement.Kind Is DisplayElementKind.Record Then
         e.Style.CellType = GridCellTypeName.CheckBox
         e.Style.CellValue = (CInt(Fix(e.Style.CellValue)) = 1)
      End If
   End If
End Sub

The following screenshots display ParentDec before and after changing to CheckBox:

Readonly parentdec column before change