GridTableStylesCollection Class

Definition

public ref class GridTableStylesCollection : System::Windows::Forms::BaseCollection, System::Collections::IList

[System.ComponentModel.ListBindable(false)]
public class GridTableStylesCollection : System.Windows.Forms.BaseCollection, System.Collections.IList

type GridTableStylesCollection = class
    inherit BaseCollection
    interface IList
    interface ICollection
    interface IEnumerable

Public Class GridTableStylesCollection
Inherits BaseCollection
Implements IList

Inheritance

Object

MarshalByRefObject

BaseCollection

GridTableStylesCollection

Attributes

ListBindableAttribute

Implements

ICollection IEnumerable IList

Examples

The following code example creates two DataGridTableStyle objects and adds each to the GridTableStylesCollection returned by the TableStyles property of a DataGrid control.

void AddCustomDataTableStyle()
{
   DataGridTableStyle^ ts1 = gcnew DataGridTableStyle;
   ts1->MappingName = "Customers";
   
   // Set other properties.
   ts1->AlternatingBackColor = Color::LightGray;
   
   /* Add a GridColumnStyle and set its MappingName
     to the name of a DataColumn in the DataTable.
     Set the HeaderText and Width properties. */
   DataGridColumnStyle^ boolCol = gcnew DataGridBoolColumn;
   boolCol->MappingName = "Current";
   boolCol->HeaderText = "IsCurrent Customer";
   boolCol->Width = 150;
   ts1->GridColumnStyles->Add( boolCol );
   
   // Add a second column style.
   DataGridColumnStyle^ TextCol = gcnew DataGridTextBoxColumn;
   TextCol->MappingName = "custName";
   TextCol->HeaderText = "Customer Name";
   TextCol->Width = 250;
   ts1->GridColumnStyles->Add( TextCol );
   
   // Create the second table style with columns.
   DataGridTableStyle^ ts2 = gcnew DataGridTableStyle;
   ts2->MappingName = "Orders";
   
   // Set other properties.
   ts2->AlternatingBackColor = Color::LightBlue;
   
   // Create new ColumnStyle objects.
   DataGridColumnStyle^ cOrderDate = gcnew DataGridTextBoxColumn;
   cOrderDate->MappingName = "OrderDate";
   cOrderDate->HeaderText = "Order Date";
   cOrderDate->Width = 100;
   ts2->GridColumnStyles->Add( cOrderDate );
   
   /*Use a PropertyDescriptor to create a formatted
     column. First get the PropertyDescriptorCollection
     for the data source and data member. */
   System::ComponentModel::PropertyDescriptorCollection^ pcol = this->
       BindingContext[myDataSet, "Customers::custToOrders"]->
       GetItemProperties();
   
   /* Create a formatted column using a PropertyDescriptor.
     The formatting character S"c" specifies a currency format. */
   DataGridColumnStyle^ csOrderAmount =
      gcnew DataGridTextBoxColumn( pcol[ "OrderAmount" ],"c",true );
   csOrderAmount->MappingName = "OrderAmount";
   csOrderAmount->HeaderText = "Total";
   csOrderAmount->Width = 100;
   ts2->GridColumnStyles->Add( csOrderAmount );
   
   /* Add the DataGridTableStyle instances to
     the GridTableStylesCollection. */
   myDataGrid->TableStyles->Add( ts1 );
   myDataGrid->TableStyles->Add( ts2 );
}

private void AddCustomDataTableStyle(){
   DataGridTableStyle ts1 = new DataGridTableStyle();
   ts1.MappingName = "Customers";
   // Set other properties.
   ts1.AlternatingBackColor = Color.LightGray;

   /* Add a GridColumnStyle and set its MappingName 
   to the name of a DataColumn in the DataTable. 
   Set the HeaderText and Width properties. */
   
   DataGridColumnStyle boolCol = new DataGridBoolColumn();
   boolCol.MappingName = "Current";
   boolCol.HeaderText = "IsCurrent Customer";
   boolCol.Width = 150;
   ts1.GridColumnStyles.Add(boolCol);
   
   // Add a second column style.
   DataGridColumnStyle TextCol = new DataGridTextBoxColumn();
   TextCol.MappingName = "custName";
   TextCol.HeaderText = "Customer Name";
   TextCol.Width = 250;
   ts1.GridColumnStyles.Add(TextCol);

   // Create the second table style with columns.
   DataGridTableStyle ts2 = new DataGridTableStyle();
   ts2.MappingName = "Orders";

   // Set other properties.
   ts2.AlternatingBackColor = Color.LightBlue;
   
   // Create new ColumnStyle objects.
   DataGridColumnStyle cOrderDate = 
   new DataGridTextBoxColumn();
   cOrderDate.MappingName = "OrderDate";
   cOrderDate.HeaderText = "Order Date";
   cOrderDate.Width = 100;
   ts2.GridColumnStyles.Add(cOrderDate);

   /*Use a PropertyDescriptor to create a formatted
   column. First get the PropertyDescriptorCollection
   for the data source and data member. */
   System.ComponentModel.PropertyDescriptorCollection pcol = 
      this.BindingContext[myDataSet, "Customers.custToOrders"]
      .GetItemProperties();
 
   /* Create a formatted column using a PropertyDescriptor.
   The formatting character "c" specifies a currency format. */     
   DataGridColumnStyle csOrderAmount = 
   new DataGridTextBoxColumn(pcol["OrderAmount"], "c", true);
   csOrderAmount.MappingName = "OrderAmount";
   csOrderAmount.HeaderText = "Total";
   csOrderAmount.Width = 100;
   ts2.GridColumnStyles.Add(csOrderAmount);

   /* Add the DataGridTableStyle instances to 
   the GridTableStylesCollection. */
   myDataGrid.TableStyles.Add(ts1);
   myDataGrid.TableStyles.Add(ts2);
}

Private Sub AddCustomDataTableStyle()
   Dim ts1 As New DataGridTableStyle()
   ts1.MappingName = "Customers"
   ' Set other properties.
   ts1.AlternatingBackColor = Color.LightGray
   ' Add a GridColumnStyle and set its MappingName 
   ' to the name of a DataColumn in the DataTable. 
   ' Set the HeaderText and Width properties. 
     
   Dim boolCol As New DataGridBoolColumn()
   boolCol.MappingName = "Current"
   boolCol.HeaderText = "IsCurrent Customer"
   boolCol.Width = 150
   ts1.GridColumnStyles.Add(boolCol)
     
   ' Add a second column style.
   Dim TextCol As New DataGridTextBoxColumn()
   TextCol.MappingName = "custName"
   TextCol.HeaderText = "Customer Name"
   TextCol.Width = 250
   ts1.GridColumnStyles.Add(TextCol)
     
   ' Create the second table style with columns.
   Dim ts2 As New DataGridTableStyle()
   ts2.MappingName = "Orders"
     
   ' Set other properties.
   ts2.AlternatingBackColor = Color.LightBlue
     
   ' Create new ColumnStyle objects.
   Dim cOrderDate As New DataGridTextBoxColumn()
   cOrderDate.MappingName = "OrderDate"
   cOrderDate.HeaderText = "Order Date"
   cOrderDate.Width = 100
   ts2.GridColumnStyles.Add(cOrderDate)

   ' Use a PropertyDescriptor to create a formatted
   ' column. First get the PropertyDescriptorCollection
   ' for the data source and data member. 
   Dim pcol As System.ComponentModel.PropertyDescriptorCollection = _
   Me.BindingContext(myDataSet, "Customers.custToOrders"). _
   GetItemProperties()

   ' Create a formatted column using a PropertyDescriptor.
   ' The formatting character "c" specifies a currency format. */     
     
   Dim csOrderAmount As _
   New DataGridTextBoxColumn(pcol("OrderAmount"), "c", True)
   csOrderAmount.MappingName = "OrderAmount"
   csOrderAmount.HeaderText = "Total"
   csOrderAmount.Width = 100
   ts2.GridColumnStyles.Add(csOrderAmount)
     
   ' Add the DataGridTableStyle instances to 
   ' the GridTableStylesCollection. 
   myDataGrid.TableStyles.Add(ts1)
   myDataGrid.TableStyles.Add(ts2)
End Sub

Remarks

The GridTableStylesCollection contains DataGridTableStyle objects that allows the DataGrid control to display a customized grid style for each DataTable in a DataSet.

On the DataGrid control, the TableStyles property returns the GridTableStylesCollection.

By default, the GridTableStylesCollection does not contain any DataGridTableStyle objects. Instead, the DataGrid displays each table using default settings for color, width, and formatting. All columns of each table are displayed. When a DataGridTableStyle is added to the collection, the DataGrid uses the MappingName to determine which object supplies the data for the grid. For example, if the data source is a DataSet that contains three DataTable objects, the MappingName must match the TableName of one of the objects. If the MappingName does not match any of the TableName values, the default settings will be used to display data for each table, and the DataGridTableStyle settings will be ignored.

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Applies to

See also

• DataGrid
• GridColumnStyles