Throughout this section of the documentation you will find fully functional code snippets that demonstrate a variety of features used in real-life scenarios.

Manipulating Data

Editing Data Entering edit when a cell is current Using a masked text box Handling routed edit events Defining foreign key configurations Custom key/value mappings   Filtering Data Items Filtering data items (Filter event) Enabling automatic filtering Providing a new auto-filter control style Creating external auto-filter controls Providing custom distinct values Using a filter row Providing default filter criteria Enabling and disabling advanced filtering Applying a style to localize the operators   Grouping Data items Grouping data items Preventing grouping and sorting Defining a default group configuration Programmatically toggling group expansion Custom grouping Changing the group-header text Providing a group-configuration selector Creating a group-configuration selector   Providing, Inserting, and Removing Data Binding to a data table Binding to an array Retrieving values from the current item Initializing an insertion row Providing unbound data Binding to a LINQ query (SQL) Binding to a LINQ query (XML) Binding to a master/detail data table Defining detail descriptions Manually handling the insertion process Deleting selected items Providing unbound data (DataGridUnboundItemProperty) Binding to an IQueryable source

Sorting Data Items Sorting data items Preventing sorting and grouping Custom sorting Handling collection-changed events Providing a custom sort comparer   Validating Data Providing a cell error style Providing binding-level validation Providing UI-level validation   Using Statistical Functions Displaying statistical functions Changing statistical contexts Custom statistical-result layout Displaying statistical functions in details Custom statistical function

Master/Detail

Binding to a Master/Detail Data Table Creating a Custom Detail Description Defining Detail Descriptions Indenting a Non-row Item in a Detail Configuration Header

Providing a Default Detail Configuration Providing a Detail Configuration Item-container Style Retrieving Child Contexts Using Routed View Properties

Views and Themes

Customizing Views and Themes Setting a view and theme through attribute syntax Setting a view and theme through property element syntax Displaying a scroll tip Enabling the column chooser   Customizing Cardflow 3D Views Providing surface configurations Providing an empty-surface brush Applying a grid background brush Applying a card background brush Coercing a surface configuration   Customizing Card Views Adding an InsertionRow to the fixed headers Clearing a fixed header section Changing the main (primary column) Adding separator lines Recreating the default card-view header Applying a grid background  brush Applying a card background brush

Customizing Table Views Adding an InsertionRow to the fixed headers Clearing a fixed header section Adding vertical and horizontal grid lines Hiding the group-level indicator pane Hiding the row-selector pane Fixing columns Allowing horizontal scrolling Using routed view properties Stretching columns Applying a grid background brush   Customizing Multi-surface Themes Providing surface configurations Providing a default region configuration Defining region configurations Setting a multi-surface theme Changing a title-region position Providing new gradient colors Creating a custom surface configuration and multi-surface theme

 

Customizing Appearance

Creating Custom Cell Editors Providing a simple cell editor Providing a complex cell editor Providing a default cell editor   Styling Elements Styling data cells Styling data cells through triggers Alternating data-row styles Styling a fixed-column splitter Changing the background color of a data row Forcing items in the fixed headers to occupy all the available width Styling row selectors Providing a detail configuration item-container style Changing the no-group content Centering column titles Applying a card background brush

isplaying a Scroll Tip Displaying Tooltips Preventing ScrollBars from being Displayed   Templating Elements Providing a cell-content template Providing a group-header control template Providing a data cell template Providing a data row template for table view types Providing a data row template for card view types Providing an insertion row template Formatting a cell's content Changing the group-header text

Other

Creating a Value-changed Handler Defining Unbound Columns Handling Collection-changed Events Persisting Settings Persisting and loading settings using an XmlSerializer Persisting and loading settings through the application settings   Printing and Exporting   Configuring a print view Configuring a progress window Styling a page Exporting to Excel (ExcelExporter class) Exporting to Excel (ExportToExcel method) Changing the group-header formats

Receiving notifications when the selected item(s) changes Retrieving a DataRow from a DataItem Retrieving a Parent Group Retrieving a Reference to an Item in a Header or Footer Section Retrieving the value of the content of a cell through its data source item Selecting all Data Items in a Group Subscribing to the Events of an Element

Tutorials