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GridColumnCollection.ColumnByName(String) Method

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GridColumnCollection.ColumnByName(String) Method

Returns a column specified by its name.

Namespace : DevExpress.XtraGrid.Columns

Assembly : DevExpress.XtraGrid.v25.2.dll

NuGet Packages : DevExpress.Win.Grid, DevExpress.Win.Navigation

Declaration

csharp
public virtual GridColumn ColumnByName(
    string columnName
)
vb
Public Overridable Function ColumnByName(
    columnName As String
) As GridColumn

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
columnNameString

A string value specifying the column’s name.

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Returns

TypeDescription
GridColumn

A GridColumn object representing the column with the specified name. null ( Nothing in Visual Basic) if the collection doesn’t contain the column with the specified name.

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Remarks

This method traverses the column collection and checks whether the visited column’s GridColumn.Name property matches the parameter. If a match is found, the column is returned.

To find a column by the name of a corresponding data source field, use the ColumnByFieldName method.

See Also

GridColumnCollection.ColumnByFieldName

FieldName

GridColumn

Name

BandedGridColumnCollection.ColumnByFieldName

LayoutViewColumnCollection.ColumnByFieldName

GridColumnCollection Class

GridColumnCollection Members

DevExpress.XtraGrid.Columns Namespace