How to: Create a Column and Assign an Editor to It

The following example demonstrates how to create a column within a View, and assign a specific editor to it.

C#

    using DevExpress.XtraGrid.Views.BandedGrid;

    using DevExpress.XtraEditors.Repository;

    //...

    BandedGridColumn col = advBandedGridView1.Columns.Add("Country") as BandedGridColumn;

    advBandedGridView1.Bands[0].Columns.Add(col);

    col.Visible = true;

    RepositoryItemLookUpEdit columnEditor = new RepositoryItemLookUpEdit();

    //customizing the column editor

    //...

    gridControl1.RepositoryItems.Add(columnEditor);

    col.ColumnEdit = columnEditor;

 

VB

    Imports DevExpress.XtraGrid.Views.BandedGrid

    Imports DevExpress.XtraEditors.Repository

    '...

    Dim col As BandedGridColumn = CType(AdvBandedGridView1.Columns.Add("Country"), _

      BandedGridColumn)

    AdvBandedGridView1.Bands(0).Columns().Add(col)

    col.Visible = True

    Dim columnEditor As RepositoryItemLookUpEdit = New RepositoryItemLookUpEdit

    'customizing the column editor

    '...

    GridControl1.RepositoryItems.Add(columnEditor)

    col.ColumnEdit = columnEditor