DataGridView.TopLeftHeaderCell Property

Definition

Gets or sets the header cell located in the upper left corner of the DataGridView control.

C#
[System.ComponentModel.Browsable(false)]
public System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewHeaderCell TopLeftHeaderCell { get; set; }

Property Value

The DataGridViewHeaderCell located at the upper left corner of the DataGridView.

Attributes

Examples

The following code example uses this property to display a value in the upper-left corner of a DataGridView control. This value labels a child table in a master/detail scenario. This example is part of a larger example available in the DataGridViewComboBoxColumn class overview topic.

C#
private void SetUpDataGridView2()
{
    DataGridView2.Dock = DockStyle.Bottom;
    DataGridView2.TopLeftHeaderCell.Value = "Sales Details";
    DataGridView2.RowHeadersWidthSizeMode = 
        DataGridViewRowHeadersWidthSizeMode.AutoSizeToAllHeaders;
}

Remarks

Setting this property allows you to set a value for the cell, associate a shortcut menu with it, or perform any other operations you can perform on a DataGridViewHeaderCell.

In applications designed for use with right-to-left languages, the cell represented by this property is typically in the upper-right corner.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Framework 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
Windows Desktop 3.0, 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

See also