GridColumnStylesCollection::Contains Method (String^)

 

Gets a value indicating whether the GridColumnStylesCollection contains the DataGridColumnStyle with the specified name.

Namespace:   System.Windows.Forms
Assembly:  System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)

public:
bool Contains(
	String^ name
)

Parameters

name
Type: System::String^

The MappingName of the desired DataGridColumnStyle.

Return Value

Type: System::Boolean

true if the collection contains the DataGridColumnStyle; otherwise, false.

The caption of a DataGridColumnStyle is set with the HeaderText property.

Use the Contains method to determine if a particular DataGridColumnStyle exists before invoking the Remove method to remove the item. If you need to know the index of a particular DataGridColumnStyle, use the IndexOf method.

The following code example uses the Contains method to determine if a DataGridColumnStyle with a given MappingName exists in the GridColumnStylesCollection.

Private Sub ContainsThisDataCol()
    ' Use the Contains method to determine whether a specific
    ' DataGridColumnStyle with the same MappingName exists.
    Console.WriteLine(DataGrid1.TableStyles(0). _
    GridColumnStyles.Contains("FirstName"))
End Sub    

.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
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