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DataGridViewContentAlignment Enumeration

Defines constants that indicate the alignment of content within a DataGridView cell.

Namespace:  System.Windows.Forms
Assembly:  System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)
public enum DataGridViewContentAlignment
Member name Description
NotSet The alignment is not set.
TopLeft The content is aligned vertically at the top and horizontally at the left of a cell.
TopCenter The content is aligned vertically at the top and horizontally at the center of a cell.
TopRight The content is aligned vertically at the top and horizontally at the right of a cell.
MiddleLeft The content is aligned vertically at the middle and horizontally at the left of a cell.
MiddleCenter The content is aligned at the vertical and horizontal center of a cell.
MiddleRight The content is aligned vertically at the middle and horizontally at the right of a cell.
BottomLeft The content is aligned vertically at the bottom and horizontally at the left of a cell.
BottomCenter The content is aligned vertically at the bottom and horizontally at the center of a cell.
BottomRight The content is aligned vertically at the bottom and horizontally at the right of a cell.

This enumeration is used by the DataGridViewCellStyle.Alignment property.

The following code example illustrates the use of this type. For more information, see How to: Format Data in the Windows Forms DataGridView Control.


this.dataGridView1.Columns["CustomerName"].DefaultCellStyle
    .Alignment = DataGridViewContentAlignment.MiddleRight;


.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
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