Gets or sets a value that indicates whether columns are created automatically when the ItemsSource property is set.
Namespace:
System.Windows.Controls
Assembly:
System.Windows.Controls.Data (in System.Windows.Controls.Data.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Property AutoGenerateColumns As Boolean
Get
Set
Dim instance As DataGrid
Dim value As Boolean
value = instance.AutoGenerateColumns
instance.AutoGenerateColumns = value
public bool AutoGenerateColumns { get; set; }
<data:DataGrid AutoGenerateColumns="bool"/>
XAML Values
- data:
A prefix that is defined to map the XML namespace for the System.Windows.Controls.Data assembly and the System.Windows.Controls CLR namespace.
Property Value
Type:
System..::.Boolean
true if columns are generated automatically; otherwise, false. The default is true.
Dependency property identifier field: AutoGenerateColumnsProperty
You can modify the Columns collection at run time regardless of whether it contains generated columns. However, if you specify columns in XAML, you should set AutoGenerateColumns to false.
The following code example demonstrates how to set the AutoGenerateColumns and ItemsSource properties. This example is part of a larger example available in the DataGrid class overview.
<data:DataGrid x:Name="dataGrid1"
Height="140" Margin="0,5,0,10"
AutoGenerateColumns="True" />
dataGrid1.ItemsSource = Customer.GetSampleCustomerList()
// Set the ItemsSource to autogenerate the columns.
dataGrid1.ItemsSource = Customer.GetSampleCustomerList();
Public Class Customer
Dim m_FirstName As String
Dim m_LastName As String
Dim m_Address As String
Dim m_IsNew As Boolean
Dim m_IsSubscribed As Boolean?
Public Sub New(ByVal firstName As String, ByVal lastName As String, ByVal address As String, ByVal isNew As Boolean, ByVal isSubscribed As Boolean?)
Me.FirstName = firstName
Me.LastName = lastName
Me.Address = address
Me.IsNew = isNew
Me.IsSubscribed = isSubscribed
End Sub
Property FirstName() As String
Get
Return m_FirstName
End Get
Set(ByVal value As String)
m_FirstName = value
End Set
End Property
Property LastName() As String
Get
Return m_LastName
End Get
Set(ByVal value As String)
m_LastName = value
End Set
End Property
Property Address() As String
Get
Return m_Address
End Get
Set(ByVal value As String)
m_Address = value
End Set
End Property
Property IsNew() As Boolean
Get
Return m_IsNew
End Get
Set(ByVal value As Boolean)
m_IsNew = value
End Set
End Property
Property IsSubscribed() As Boolean?
Get
Return m_IsSubscribed
End Get
Set(ByVal value As Boolean?)
m_IsSubscribed = value
End Set
End Property
Public Shared Function GetSampleCustomerList() As List(Of Customer)
Return New List(Of Customer)(New Customer() _
{New Customer("A.", "Zero", "12 North Third Street, Apartment 45", False, True), _
New Customer("B.", "One", "34 West Fifth Street, Apartment 67", False, False), _
New Customer("C.", "Two", "56 East Seventh Street, Apartment 89", True, Nothing), _
New Customer("D.", "Three", "78 South Ninth Street, Apartment 10", True, True)})
End Function
End Class
public class Customer
{
public String FirstName { get; set; }
public String LastName { get; set; }
public String Address { get; set; }
public Boolean IsNew { get; set; }
// A null value for IsSubscribed can indicate
// "no preference" or "no response".
public Boolean? IsSubscribed { get; set; }
public Customer(String firstName, String lastName,
String address, Boolean isNew, Boolean? isSubscribed)
{
this.FirstName = firstName;
this.LastName = lastName;
this.Address = address;
this.IsNew = isNew;
this.IsSubscribed = isSubscribed;
}
public static List<Customer> GetSampleCustomerList()
{
return new List<Customer>(new Customer[4] {
new Customer("A.", "Zero",
"12 North Third Street, Apartment 45",
false, true),
new Customer("B.", "One",
"34 West Fifth Street, Apartment 67",
false, false),
new Customer("C.", "Two",
"56 East Seventh Street, Apartment 89",
true, null),
new Customer("D.", "Three",
"78 South Ninth Street, Apartment 10",
true, true)
});
}
}
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