windowsforms-devexpress-dot-xtragrid-dot-gridsplitcontainer-44a4de37.md
Creates and initializes an internal GridControl, ensuring that it is ready for further customization.
Namespace : DevExpress.XtraGrid
Assembly : DevExpress.XtraGrid.v25.2.dll
NuGet Packages : DevExpress.Win.Grid, DevExpress.Win.Navigation
public void Initialize()
Public Sub Initialize
The method creates a new GridControl and places it into the current container. The GridControl.ForceInitialize method is called internally to ensure that the created Grid Control is ready for further customization that you can safely perform from code. To access the created Grid Control, use the GridSplitContainer.Grid property.
You need to use the Initialize method if you create a GridSplitContainer in code.
This example demonstrates how to create a GridSplitContainer in code, enable the Split View feature and customize the embedded Grid Controls being split.
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using DevExpress.XtraGrid;
using DevExpress.XtraGrid.Views.Grid;
using DevExpress.XtraGrid.Columns;
using System.Collections;
namespace CreateGridSplitContainer {
public partial class Form1 : Form {
public Form1() {
InitializeComponent();
}
private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) {
IList dataSource = CreateDataSource();
GridSplitContainer gridSplitContainer = new GridSplitContainer();
gridSplitContainer.Parent = this;
gridSplitContainer.Location = new Point(0, 0);
gridSplitContainer.Size = new Size(350, 300);
gridSplitContainer.Initialize();
gridSplitContainer.SplitViewCreated += new EventHandler(gridSplitContainer_SplitViewCreated);
// Customize the first grid control.
GridControl grid = gridSplitContainer.Grid;
GridView view = grid.MainView as GridView;
// Specify a data source.
grid.DataSource = dataSource;
// Resize columns according to their values.
view.BestFitColumns();
// Locate a row containing a specific value.
view.FocusedRowHandle = view.LocateByValue("Country", "UK");
// Display a splitter and second grid control.
gridSplitContainer.ShowSplitView();
// Customize the second grid control.
GridControl secondGrid = gridSplitContainer.SplitChildGrid;
GridView secondView = secondGrid.MainView as GridView;
// Locate a row containing a specific value.
secondView.FocusedRowHandle = secondView.LocateByValue("Country", "Sweden");
}
private void gridSplitContainer_SplitViewCreated(object sender, EventArgs e) {
// Display the Embedded Navigator for the second grid control
// in the horizontally oriented Split View.
GridSplitContainer gsc = sender as GridSplitContainer;
if (!gsc.Horizontal)
gsc.SplitChildGrid.UseEmbeddedNavigator = true;
}
private IList CreateDataSource() {
List<MyRecord> list = new List<MyRecord>();
list.Add(new MyRecord(1, "Rene Phillips", "USA"));
list.Add(new MyRecord(2, "Robert McKinsey", "UK"));
list.Add(new MyRecord(3, "Christina Berglund", "Sweden"));
list.Add(new MyRecord(4, "Martín Sommer", "Spain"));
list.Add(new MyRecord(5, "Laurence Lebihan", "France"));
list.Add(new MyRecord(6, "Elizabeth Lincoln", "Canada"));
list.Add(new MyRecord(7, "Steven Baum", "USA"));
return list;
}
}
public class MyRecord {
public int ID { get; set; }
public string Country { get; set; }
public string Name { get; set; }
public MyRecord(int id, string name, string country) {
ID = id;
Name = name;
Country = country;
}
}
}
Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic
Imports System
Imports System.Collections.Generic
Imports System.ComponentModel
Imports System.Data
Imports System.Drawing
Imports System.Linq
Imports System.Text
Imports System.Windows.Forms
Imports DevExpress.XtraGrid
Imports DevExpress.XtraGrid.Views.Grid
Imports DevExpress.XtraGrid.Columns
Imports System.Collections
Namespace CreateGridSplitContainer
Partial Public Class Form1
Inherits Form
Public Sub New()
InitializeComponent()
End Sub
Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
Dim dataSource As IList = CreateDataSource()
Dim gridSplitContainer As New GridSplitContainer()
gridSplitContainer.Parent = Me
gridSplitContainer.Location = New Point(0, 0)
gridSplitContainer.Size = New Size(350, 300)
gridSplitContainer.Initialize()
AddHandler gridSplitContainer.SplitViewCreated, AddressOf gridSplitContainer_SplitViewCreated
' Customize the first grid control.
Dim grid As GridControl = gridSplitContainer.Grid
Dim view As GridView = TryCast(grid.MainView, GridView)
' Specify a data source.
grid.DataSource = dataSource
' Resize columns according to their values.
view.BestFitColumns()
' Locate a row containing a specific value.
view.FocusedRowHandle = view.LocateByValue("Country", "UK")
' Display a splitter and second grid control.
gridSplitContainer.ShowSplitView()
' Customize the second grid control.
Dim secondGrid As GridControl = gridSplitContainer.SplitChildGrid
Dim secondView As GridView = TryCast(secondGrid.MainView, GridView)
' Locate a row containing a specific value.
secondView.FocusedRowHandle = secondView.LocateByValue("Country", "Sweden")
End Sub
Private Sub gridSplitContainer_SplitViewCreated(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
' Display the Embedded Navigator for the second grid control
' in the horizontally oriented Split View.
Dim gsc As GridSplitContainer = TryCast(sender, GridSplitContainer)
If (Not gsc.Horizontal) Then
gsc.SplitChildGrid.UseEmbeddedNavigator = True
End If
End Sub
Private Function CreateDataSource() As IList
Dim list As New List(Of MyRecord)()
list.Add(New MyRecord(1, "Rene Phillips", "USA"))
list.Add(New MyRecord(2, "Robert McKinsey", "UK"))
list.Add(New MyRecord(3, "Christina Berglund", "Sweden"))
list.Add(New MyRecord(4, "Martín Sommer", "Spain"))
list.Add(New MyRecord(5, "Laurence Lebihan", "France"))
list.Add(New MyRecord(6, "Elizabeth Lincoln", "Canada"))
list.Add(New MyRecord(7, "Steven Baum", "USA"))
Return list
End Function
End Class
Public Class MyRecord
Private privateID As Integer
Public Property ID() As Integer
Get
Return privateID
End Get
Set(ByVal value As Integer)
privateID = value
End Set
End Property
Private privateCountry As String
Public Property Country() As String
Get
Return privateCountry
End Get
Set(ByVal value As String)
privateCountry = value
End Set
End Property
Private privateName As String
Public Property Name() As String
Get
Return privateName
End Get
Set(ByVal value As String)
privateName = value
End Set
End Property
Public Sub New(ByVal id As Integer, ByVal name As String, ByVal country As String)
ID = id
Name = name
Country = country
End Sub
End Class
End Namespace
The following code snippet (auto-collected from DevExpress Examples) contains a reference to the Initialize() method.
Note
The algorithm used to collect these code examples remains a work in progress. Accordingly, the links and snippets below may produce inaccurate results. If you encounter an issue with code examples below, please use the feedback form on this page to report the issue.
winforms-grid-split-presentation/CS/Form1.cs#L28
gridSplitContainer.Size = new Size(350, 300);
gridSplitContainer.Initialize();
gridSplitContainer.SplitViewCreated += new EventHandler(gridSplitContainer_SplitViewCreated);
winforms-grid-split-presentation/VB/Form1.vb#L30
gridSplitContainer.Size = New Size(350, 300)
gridSplitContainer.Initialize()
AddHandler gridSplitContainer.SplitViewCreated, AddressOf gridSplitContainer_SplitViewCreated
See Also