Hello everybody

 I have written a converter class(implementing IValueConverter) which converts a code that comes from the database (for example "CTY") into a more user friendly description (for example "City"). I want to use the converter on a single Column in my XCeed WPF Datagridcontrol, but I do not know to which property I must set the Converter to. I also tried to attach it to a DataCell using a style (see below) but I think that is not necessary since the converter should apply to only one column and not every cell.

This is what I have now:

  <utils:BudgettaireEntiteitConverter x:Key="BudgettaireEntiteitConverter" />
       
        <Style TargetType="{x:Type xcdg:DataCell}">
            <Setter Property="Content" Value="{Binding Converter={StaticResource BudgettaireEntiteitConverter}}" />
        </Style>

 When I come into the Convert function the value is of type Xceed.Wpf.DataGrid.EmptyDataItem which ofcoure throws an error when I want to convert it to a certain value.

How should I apply the converter to a column? Do you guys have any suggestions?

More examples or code can be provided if asked for. I hope my problem is a bit clear for you.

Hi Jelle, 

This can by done at the level of the Column by changing its CellContentTemplate, it should look somethijng like this: 

<xcdg:DataGridControl>

                <xcdg:DataGridControl.Columns>

                    <xcdg:Column FieldName="Test">

                        <xcdg:Column.CellContentTemplate>

                            <DataTemplate>

                                <TextBlock Text="{Binding Converter={StaticResource  BudgettaireEntiteitConverter }}"

                            </DataTemplate>

                        </xcdg:Column.CellContentTemplate>

                    </xcdg:Column>

                </xcdg:DataGridControl.Columns> 

Thanks for your reply.

I solved it with a different approach:

 </xcdg:Column>
      <xcdg:Column Title="Budgettaire entiteit"
                   FieldName="BudgettaireEntiteit"
                   Visible="False"
                   ReadOnly="True" >
        <xcdg:Column.DisplayMemberBindingInfo>
          <xcdg:DataGridBindingInfo Path="BudgettaireEntiteit"
                                    ReadOnly="True"
                                    Converter="{StaticResource BudgettaireEntiteitConverter}"/>
        </xcdg:Column.DisplayMemberBindingInfo>
      </xcdg:Column>

But both seem to be a working solution :)