GridTableStylesCollection Class

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Windows.Forms

Assembly:: System.Windows.Forms.dll

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Represents a collection of DataGridTableStyle objects in the DataGrid control.

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

[<System.ComponentModel.ListBindable(false)>]
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.

Caution

Always create DataGridColumnStyle objects and add them to the GridColumnStylesCollection before adding DataGridTableStyle objects to the GridTableStylesCollection. When you add an empty DataGridTableStyle with a valid MappingName value to the collection, DataGridColumnStyle objects are automatically generated for you. Consequently, an exception will be thrown if you try to add new DataGridColumnStyle objects with duplicate MappingName values to the GridColumnStylesCollection. Alternatively, clear the GridColumnStylesCollection using the Clear method.

Properties

Count	Gets the total number of elements in the collection. (Inherited from BaseCollection)
IsReadOnly	Gets a value indicating whether the collection is read-only. (Inherited from BaseCollection)
IsSynchronized	Gets a value indicating whether access to the ICollection is synchronized. (Inherited from BaseCollection)
Item[Int32]	Gets the DataGridTableStyle specified by index.
Item[String]	Gets the DataGridTableStyle with the specified name.
List	Gets the underlying list.
SyncRoot	Gets an object that can be used to synchronize access to the BaseCollection. (Inherited from BaseCollection)

Methods

Add(DataGridTableStyle)	Adds a DataGridTableStyle to this collection.
AddRange(DataGridTableStyle[])	Adds an array of table styles to the collection.
Clear()	Clears the collection.
Contains(DataGridTableStyle)	Gets a value indicating whether the GridTableStylesCollection contains the specified DataGridTableStyle.
Contains(String)	Gets a value indicating whether the GridTableStylesCollection contains the DataGridTableStyle specified by name.
CopyTo(Array, Int32)	Copies all the elements of the current one-dimensional Array to the specified one-dimensional Array starting at the specified destination Array index. (Inherited from BaseCollection)
CreateObjRef(Type)	Creates an object that contains all the relevant information required to generate a proxy used to communicate with a remote object. (Inherited from MarshalByRefObject)
Equals(Object)	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object)
GetEnumerator()	Gets the object that enables iterating through the members of the collection. (Inherited from BaseCollection)
GetHashCode()	Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object)
GetLifetimeService()	Obsolete. Retrieves the current lifetime service object that controls the lifetime policy for this instance. (Inherited from MarshalByRefObject)
GetType()	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object)
InitializeLifetimeService()	Obsolete. Obtains a lifetime service object to control the lifetime policy for this instance. (Inherited from MarshalByRefObject)
MemberwiseClone()	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object)
MemberwiseClone(Boolean)	Creates a shallow copy of the current MarshalByRefObject object. (Inherited from MarshalByRefObject)
OnCollectionChanged(CollectionChangeEventArgs)	Raises the CollectionChanged event.
Remove(DataGridTableStyle)	Removes the specified DataGridTableStyle.
RemoveAt(Int32)	Removes a DataGridTableStyle at the specified index.
ToString()	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object)

Events

CollectionChanged

Occurs when the collection has changed.

Explicit Interface Implementations

ICollection.CopyTo(Array, Int32)	Copies the collection to a compatible one-dimensional Array, starting at the specified index of the target array.
ICollection.Count	Gets the number of items in the collection.
ICollection.IsSynchronized	Gets a value indicating whether access to the GridTableStylesCollection is synchronized (thread safe).
ICollection.SyncRoot	Gets an object that can be used to synchronize access to the collection.
IEnumerable.GetEnumerator()	Returns an enumerator for the collection.
IList.Add(Object)	Adds a DataGridTableStyle to this collection.
IList.Clear()	Clears the collection.
IList.Contains(Object)	Determines whether an element is in the collection.
IList.IndexOf(Object)	Returns the zero-based index of the first occurrence of the specified object in the collection.
IList.Insert(Int32, Object)	Implements the Insert(Int32, Object) method. Always throws NotSupportedException.
IList.IsFixedSize	Gets a value indicating whether the collection has a fixed size.
IList.IsReadOnly	Gets a value indicating whether the collection is read-only.
IList.Item[Int32]	Gets or sets the element at the specified index.
IList.Remove(Object)	Removes the specified DataGridTableStyle.
IList.RemoveAt(Int32)	Removes the DataGridColumnStyle with the specified index from the collection.

Extension Methods

Cast<TResult>(IEnumerable)	Casts the elements of an IEnumerable to the specified type.
OfType<TResult>(IEnumerable)	Filters the elements of an IEnumerable based on a specified type.
AsParallel(IEnumerable)	Enables parallelization of a query.
AsQueryable(IEnumerable)	Converts an IEnumerable to an IQueryable.

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