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WinGrid Smart Tag

Each Ultimate UI for Windows Forms control/component is equipped with a Smart Tag. By simply selecting the control/component, a Smart Tag anchor appears. When you click this anchor, a pop-up panel appears, providing you with quick and easy access to the most common properties and settings of the control/component.

The WinGrid™ Smart Tag contains the name of the control, as well as the following sections:

  • Data — Refers to any underlying data the control is using such as data sources and data members.

  • Layout — Offers properties that will determine where and how the control is placed on the form.

See below for a description of the item (e.g., field, drop-down list, checkbox) in each section, as well as the item’s corresponding property in the properties grid.

ultragrid's smart tag
Data Description Corresponding Property

Data Member

Once you have selected a valid data source, you can select all available data members from this drop-down.

Data Source

Click the drop-down and all available data sources in your project will be displayed. If you do not have a data source set up, you can select, "Add Project Data Source…​" to create one.
Layout Description Corresponding Property

Caption Visible

Selecting True from the drop-down will display the caption at the top of the WinGrid.

Dock

Choose to dock the control to the top, right, bottom, left, full, or none.

Dock

View Style

View your data in the WinGrid in SingleBand or MultiBand mode.

Wrap Header Text

If header text is too large to fit in a column, select True from this drop-down and header text will wrap when it reaches the end of the column.