Hide & Un-Hide DataGrid Column(s) In WPF


Introduction

In this article we will see how we can hide or unhide the columns in a DataGrid.

Creating WPF Application Project

Fire up Visual Studio 2008 and Create a WPF Application and name the project as HideUnhideDGInWPF.

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Here is the thing; we will have a DataGrid which will columns Auto Generated. We will have a Wrap Panel that will have the Check Boxes.

So here we go, add a class to generate sample data.

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And create sample data and bind it to the DataGrid.

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Now in the AutoGeneratedColumns event handler add the following code to generate the CheckBoxes.

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Now we will work on the Hiding part for the Columns.

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The following code is for un hiding the columns when uncheked.

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That's it, we have actually done it. Run the application.

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And when Checked or Unchecked, it will work.

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Hope this article helps.