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DataGridViewColumnCollection Class
Visual Studio 2010
Represents a collection of DataGridViewColumn objects in a DataGridView control.
System::Object
System::MarshalByRefObject
System.Windows.Forms::BaseCollection
System.Windows.Forms::DataGridViewColumnCollection
System::MarshalByRefObject
System.Windows.Forms::BaseCollection
System.Windows.Forms::DataGridViewColumnCollection
Assembly: System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)
The DataGridViewColumnCollection type exposes the following members.
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | DataGridViewColumnCollection | Initializes a new instance of the DataGridViewColumnCollection class for the given DataGridView. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | Count | Gets the total number of elements in the collection. (Inherited from BaseCollection.) |
![]() | DataGridView | Gets the DataGridView upon which the collection performs column-related operations. |
![]() | IsReadOnly | Gets a value indicating whether the collection is read-only. (Inherited from BaseCollection.) |
![]() | IsSynchronized | Gets a value indicating whether access to the ICollection is synchronized. (Inherited from BaseCollection.) |
![]() | Item[Int32] | Gets or sets the column at the given index in the collection. |
![]() | Item[String] | Gets or sets the column of the given name in the collection. |
![]() | List | Gets the list of elements contained in the BaseCollection instance. (Overrides BaseCollection::List.) |
![]() | SyncRoot | Gets an object that can be used to synchronize access to the BaseCollection. (Inherited from BaseCollection.) |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | Add(DataGridViewColumn) | Adds the given column to the collection. |
![]() | Add(String, String) | Adds a DataGridViewTextBoxColumn with the given column name and column header text to the collection. |
![]() | AddRange | Adds a range of columns to the collection. |
![]() | Clear | Clears the collection. |
![]() | Contains(DataGridViewColumn) | Determines whether the collection contains the given column. |
![]() | Contains(String) | Determines whether the collection contains the column referred to by the given name. |
![]() | CopyTo(Array, Int32) | Copies all the elements of the current one-dimensional Array to the specified one-dimensional Array starting at the specified destination Array index. (Inherited from BaseCollection.) |
![]() | CopyTo(array<DataGridViewColumn>, Int32) | Copies the items from the collection to the given array. |
![]() | CreateObjRef | Creates an object that contains all the relevant information required to generate a proxy used to communicate with a remote object. (Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.) |
![]() | Equals(Object) | Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | Finalize | Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | GetColumnCount | Returns the number of columns that meet the given filter requirements. |
![]() | GetColumnsWidth | Returns the width, in pixels, required to display all of the columns that meet the given filter requirements. |
![]() | GetEnumerator | Gets the object that enables iterating through the members of the collection. (Inherited from BaseCollection.) |
![]() | GetFirstColumn(DataGridViewElementStates) | Returns the first column in display order that meets the given inclusion-filter requirements. |
![]() | GetFirstColumn(DataGridViewElementStates, DataGridViewElementStates) | Returns the first column in display order that meets the given inclusion-filter and exclusion-filter requirements. |
![]() | GetHashCode | Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | GetLastColumn | Returns the last column in display order that meets the given filter requirements. |
![]() | GetLifetimeService | Retrieves the current lifetime service object that controls the lifetime policy for this instance. (Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.) |
![]() | GetNextColumn | Gets the first column after the given column in display order that meets the given filter requirements. |
![]() | GetPreviousColumn | Gets the last column prior to the given column in display order that meets the given filter requirements. |
![]() | GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | IndexOf | Gets the index of the given DataGridViewColumn in the collection. |
![]() | InitializeLifetimeService | Obtains a lifetime service object to control the lifetime policy for this instance. (Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.) |
![]() | Insert | Inserts a column at the given index in the collection. |
![]() | MemberwiseClone() | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | MemberwiseClone(Boolean) | Creates a shallow copy of the current MarshalByRefObject object. (Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.) |
![]() | OnCollectionChanged | Raises the CollectionChanged event. |
![]() | Remove(DataGridViewColumn) | Removes the specified column from the collection. |
![]() | Remove(String) | Removes the column with the specified name from the collection. |
![]() | RemoveAt | Removes the column at the given index in the collection. |
![]() | ToString | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | AsParallel | Enables parallelization of a query. (Defined by ParallelEnumerable.) |
![]() | AsQueryable | Converts an IEnumerable to an IQueryable. (Defined by Queryable.) |
![]() | Cast<TResult> | Casts the elements of an IEnumerable to the specified type. (Defined by Enumerable.) |
![]() | OfType<TResult> | Filters the elements of an IEnumerable based on a specified type. (Defined by Enumerable.) |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() ![]() | ICollection::CopyTo | Infrastructure. Copies the entire contents of the collection to a compatible one-dimensional Array, starting at the specified index of the target array. |
![]() ![]() | ICollection::Count | Infrastructure. Gets the number of elements in the collection. |
![]() ![]() | ICollection::IsSynchronized | Infrastructure. Gets a value indicating whether access to the collection is synchronized. |
![]() ![]() | ICollection::SyncRoot | Infrastructure. Gets an object that can be used to synchronize access to the collection. |
![]() ![]() | IEnumerable::GetEnumerator | Infrastructure. Returns an enumerator that iterates through the collection. |
![]() ![]() | IList::Add | Infrastructure. Adds an object to the end of the collection. |
![]() ![]() | IList::Clear | Infrastructure. Removes all elements from the collection. |
![]() ![]() | IList::Contains | Infrastructure. Determines whether an object is in the collection. |
![]() ![]() | IList::IndexOf | Infrastructure. Determines the index of a specific item in the collection. |
![]() ![]() | IList::Insert | Infrastructure. Inserts an element into the collection at the specified index. |
![]() ![]() | IList::IsFixedSize | Infrastructure. Gets a value indicating whether the collection has a fixed size. |
![]() ![]() | IList::IsReadOnly | Infrastructure. Gets a value indicating whether the collection is read-only. |
![]() ![]() | IList::Item | Infrastructure. Gets or sets the element at the specified index. |
![]() ![]() | IList::Remove | Infrastructure. Removes the first occurrence of the specified object from the collection. |
![]() ![]() | IList::RemoveAt | Infrastructure. Removes the element with the specified index from the collection. |
You can retrieve an instance of this class through the Columns property of the DataGridView control. The collection maintains a reference to the control through the DataGridView property.
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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