How can I place a UserControl in the header cell of GridGroupingControl?

In order to have a User Control in GridGroupingControl, the GridGenericCellModel and GridGenericCellRenderer classes have to be derived and the User Control that is designed must be made as a cellmodel in GridGroupingControl using these derived classes.

The following are the steps that need to be followed:

Step 1: The UserControl form is added to the Project and the required controls are dropped into it.

In the UserControl, the OnLayout() method is overridden for positioning the inner button controls.

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Step 2: Create CustomControlCellModel by deriving it from GridGenericCellModel class.

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Step 3: Create CustomControlCellRenderer from the GridGenericCellRenderer class and the UserControl is drawn accordingly to fit into the required cell header.

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Step 4: You can create a new CellType by adding the instance of the derived CustomControlCellModel class into the gridGroupingControl’s CellModels.

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Step 5: Set the CustomControl into the specific header cell.

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After applying the properties, the Grid is displayed as follows.

Figure 1: Grid with the properties

Sample Links

CS: UserControl

VB: UserControl