Rows and Cards

• Nov 19, 2019
• 2 minutes to read

The GridControl displays tabular information. Data sources represent this information using data fields and records. Views display field values using columns or card fields, as described in Columns and Card Fields. Data records are represented by different visual elements, depending on the view type:

• Card Views present records as cards.
• Table Views present records as data rows.

Data rows and cards are only visual representations of the same data structures. So, records are handled in the same manner, independent of the View type. Data rows and cards are identified and accessed using the same mechanisms. For detailed information, see Identifying Rows and Cards.

Special Row Types

• Group Rows

• New Item Row (Table View)

• Automatic Filter Row (Table View)

Concepts

• Identifying Rows and Cards
• Traversing Rows
• Columns and Card Fields

No Records Text

Set the DataViewBase.ShowEmptyText property to true to show the No Records text when the GridControl‘s data area displays no records:

A data source is not specified or empty.

A filter/search query has no results.