How to: Dynamically Provide Display Text for Preview Sections

This example customizes the row preview text.

C#

using DevExpress.XtraGrid.Views.Grid;

 

   private void gridView1_CalcPreviewText(object sender, CalcPreviewTextEventArgs e) {

      e.PreviewText = "Item: " + e.PreviewText + "; Units: " +

        gridView1.GetRowCellDisplayText(e.RowHandle, _

        gridView1.Columns["UnitsOnOrder"]) + ".";

   }

 

VB

Imports DevExpress.XtraGrid.Views.Grid

   Private Sub GridView1_CalcPreviewText(ByVal sender As System.Object, _

     ByVal e As CalcPreviewTextEventArgs) Handles GridView1.CalcPreviewText

      e.PreviewText = "Item: " + e.PreviewText + "; Units: " + _

        GridView1.GetRowCellDisplayText(e.RowHandle, _

        GridView1.Columns("UnitsOnOrder")) + "."

   End Sub