windowsforms-devexpress-dot-xtragrid-dot-columns-dot-optionscolumn-8cea22cd.md
Gets or sets whether the column’s caption is displayed within the column header.
Namespace : DevExpress.XtraGrid.Columns
Assembly : DevExpress.XtraGrid.v25.2.dll
NuGet Packages : DevExpress.Win.Grid, DevExpress.Win.Navigation
[DefaultValue(true)]
[XtraSerializableProperty]
public bool ShowCaption { get; set; }
<DefaultValue(True)>
<XtraSerializableProperty>
Public Property ShowCaption As Boolean
| Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Boolean | true |
true if the column’s caption is displayed within the column header; otherwise, false.
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You can access this nested property as listed below:
| Object Type | Path to ShowCaption |
|---|---|
| GridColumn |
.OptionsColumn .ShowCaption
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Hiding the column’s caption can be useful when you want the column header to display only an icon (without any text). An icon for the column header can be specified via the GridColumn.ImageOptions.ImageIndex property.
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winforms-grid-multiple-row-selection-web-style-checkboxes/CS/E1271/CheckMarkSelection.cs#L122
column.Caption = "Mark";
column.OptionsColumn.ShowCaption = false;
column.OptionsColumn.AllowEdit = false;
winforms-grid-multiple-row-selection-web-style-checkboxes/VB/E1271/CheckMarkSelection.vb#L151
column.Caption = "Mark"
column.OptionsColumn.ShowCaption = False
column.OptionsColumn.AllowEdit = False
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