DataGridColumn.Visibility Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Windows.Controls

Assembly:

PresentationFramework.dll

Gets or sets the visibility of the column.

public:
 property System::Windows::Visibility Visibility { System::Windows::Visibility get(); void set(System::Windows::Visibility value); };

public System.Windows.Visibility Visibility { get; set; }

member this.Visibility : System.Windows.Visibility with get, set

Public Property Visibility As Visibility

Property Value

Visibility

An enumeration value that specifies the column visibility. The registered default is Visible. For information about what can influence the value, see DependencyProperty.

Examples

The following example shows how to set the visibility of the column.

<CheckBox Content="View Customer Details" Checked="CheckBox_Checked" Unchecked="CheckBox_Unchecked" />

<!-- ItemsSource is a DataTable that contains a list of customers.  The DataTable columns are  
     Title, FirstName, MiddleName, LastName, Suffix, CompanyName, EmailAddress, and Phone.-->
<DataGrid Grid.Row="1" Name="DG1" ItemsSource="{Binding}" AutoGeneratingColumn="DG1_AutoGeneratingColumn"  />

private void DG1_AutoGeneratingColumn(object sender, DataGridAutoGeneratingColumnEventArgs e)
{
    //Set properties on the columns during auto-generation
    switch (e.Column.Header.ToString())
    {
        case "LastName":
            e.Column.CanUserSort = false;
            e.Column.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
            break;
        case "FirstName":
            e.Column.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
            break;
        case "CompanyName":
            e.Column.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
            break;
        case "EmailAddress":
            e.Column.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
            break;
        default:
            e.Column.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
            break;
    }
}

private void CheckBox_Checked(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
    //Make each column in the collection visible
    foreach (DataGridColumn col in DG1.Columns)
    {
        col.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
    }
}

private void CheckBox_Unchecked(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
    //Get the columns collection
    ObservableCollection<DataGridColumn> columns = DG1.Columns;

    //set the visibility for each column so only 4 columns are visible
    foreach (DataGridColumn col in columns)
    {
        switch (col.Header.ToString())
        {
            case "LastName":
                col.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
                break;
            case "FirstName":
                col.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
                break;
            case "CompanyName":
                col.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
                break;
            case "EmailAddress":
                col.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
                break;
            default:
                col.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
                break;
        }
    }
}

Private Sub DG1_AutoGeneratingColumn(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As DataGridAutoGeneratingColumnEventArgs)
    'Set properties on the columns during auto-generation
    Select Case e.Column.Header.ToString()
        Case "LastName"
            e.Column.CanUserSort = False
            e.Column.Visibility = Visibility.Visible
            Exit Select
        Case "FirstName"
            e.Column.Visibility = Visibility.Visible
            Exit Select
        Case "CompanyName"
            e.Column.Visibility = Visibility.Visible
            Exit Select
        Case "EmailAddress"
            e.Column.Visibility = Visibility.Visible
            Exit Select
        Case Else
            e.Column.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed
            Exit Select

    End Select
End Sub

Private Sub CheckBox_Checked(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As RoutedEventArgs)
    'Make each column in the collection visible
    For Each col As DataGridColumn In DG1.Columns
        col.Visibility = Visibility.Visible
    Next
End Sub

Private Sub CheckBox_Unchecked(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As RoutedEventArgs)
    'Get the columns collection
    Dim columns As ObservableCollection(Of DataGridColumn) = DG1.Columns

    'set the visibility for each column so only 4 columns are visible
    For Each col As DataGridColumn In columns
        Select Case col.Header.ToString()
            Case "LastName"
                col.Visibility = Visibility.Visible
                Exit Select
            Case "FirstName"
                col.Visibility = Visibility.Visible
                Exit Select
            Case "CompanyName"
                col.Visibility = Visibility.Visible
                Exit Select
            Case "EmailAddress"
                col.Visibility = Visibility.Visible
                Exit Select
            Case Else
                col.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed
                Exit Select
        End Select

    Next
End Sub

Remarks

To hide a column, set its Visibility property to Collapsed.

See also

• Columns