CellAutomationEventArgs.Column Property

Gets the column that contains the target cell.

Namespace : DevExpress.Xpf.Grid.Automation

Assembly : DevExpress.Xpf.Grid.v25.2.dll

NuGet Package : DevExpress.Wpf.Grid.Core

Declaration

C#
VB.NET

csharp

public ColumnBase Column { get; protected set; }

Public Property Column As ColumnBase

Property Value

Type	Description
ColumnBase

The column that contains the target cell.

Remarks

The following code example handles the AutomationRequested event and changes values announced by a screen reader app when the target cell is focused:

XAML

xaml

<dxg:GridControl ItemsSource="{Binding Items}">
    <dxg:GridControl.View>
        <dxg:TableView
            x:Name="tableView"
            NavigationStyle="Row"
            dxg:GridAutomationHelper.AutomationRequested="OnAutomationRequested"/>
    </dxg:GridControl.View>
</dxg:GridControl>

csharp

using DevExpress.Xpf.Grid;
using DevExpress.Xpf.Grid.Automation;

void OnAutomationRequested(object sender, AutomationEventArgs e) {
    if (e is CellAutomationEventArgs cellArgs) {
        // "<Header> <Value>" — for example: "Unit Price 12.30"
        var header = cellArgs.Column.HeaderCaption ?? cellArgs.Column.FieldName;
        var valueText = cellArgs.Cell.Value?.ToString() ?? string.Empty;

        e.AutomationValue = $"{header} {valueText}";
    }
}