windowsforms-devexpress-dot-xtragrid-dot-columns-dot-optionscolumn-5c535a59.md
Gets or sets whether end-users can drag the column’s header to the group panel to group data against the column’s values.
Namespace : DevExpress.XtraGrid.Columns
Assembly : DevExpress.XtraGrid.v25.2.dll
NuGet Packages : DevExpress.Win.Grid, DevExpress.Win.Navigation
[DefaultValue(DefaultBoolean.Default)]
[XtraSerializableProperty]
public DefaultBoolean AllowGroup { get; set; }
<DefaultValue(DefaultBoolean.Default)>
<XtraSerializableProperty>
Public Property AllowGroup As DefaultBoolean
| Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DefaultBoolean | Default |
A DefaultBoolean enumeration value specifying whether end-users can drag the column’s header to the group panel.
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Available values:
| Name | Description | Return Value |
|---|---|---|
| True |
The value is true.
|
0
| | False |
The value is false.
|
1
| | Default |
The value is specified by a global option or a higher-level object.
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2
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You can access this nested property as listed below:
| Object Type | Path to AllowGroup |
|---|---|
| GridColumn |
.OptionsColumn .AllowGroup
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Set the AllowGroup property to the DefaultBoolean.False value to prevent end-users from dragging the column’s header to the group panel. The data can however still be grouped against the column’s values via code regardless of the value of the column’s AllowGroup property.
If this property is set to the DefaultBoolean.Default value, the ability to drag the column’s header to the group panel is determined by the View’s GridOptionsCustomization.AllowGroup option.
Important note : data grouping requires data sorting to be performed. Thus, end-users can only group data when the column’s values can be sorted.
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buttonColumn.OptionsColumn.AllowEdit = true;
buttonColumn.OptionsColumn.AllowGroup = DefaultBoolean.False;
buttonColumn.OptionsColumn.AllowMove = false;
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