How to assign Column names to the Grid Controls, besides the normally assigned numbered headers?

The column header text and row header text are generated by default in the design time itself. Those header text can be changed manually in WinForms GridControl through the following options,

Method 1: Using QueryCellInfo

 The column header text can be changed based on row and column index,

C#

void gridControl2_QueryCellInfo(object sender, GridQueryCellInfoEventArgs e)
{
    // //Column Name for Grid Control2
    if (e.RowIndex == 0 && e.ColIndex > 0)
        e.Style.Text = "Trial" + " " +  e.ColIndex.ToString();
}

VB

Private Sub gridControl2_QueryCellInfo(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As GridQueryCellInfoEventArgs)
 'Column Name for Grid Control2
 If e.RowIndex = 0 AndAlso e.ColIndex > 0 Then
  e.Style.Text = "Trial" & " " & e.ColIndex.ToString()
 End If
End Sub

Method 2: Using BaseStylesMap

The column header text changed based on column header base style.

C#

//Column Name for Grid Control1
gridControl1.BaseStylesMap["Column Header"].StyleInfo.Text = "Test";
 

VB

'Column Name for Grid Control1
gridControl1.BaseStylesMap("Column Header").StyleInfo.Text = "Test"
 

Sample:

GridContolColumnHeader_C#

GridControlColumnHeader_VB

Conclusion

I hope you enjoyed learning about how to assign Column names to the Grid Controls, besides the normally assigned numbered headers.

You can refer to our WinForms GridControl’s feature tour page to know about its other groundbreaking feature representations. You can also explore our WinForms GridControl documentation to understand how to present and manipulate data.

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