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ViewStyleBand Property

Returns or sets a value that determines the type of view displayed by the control.
Syntax
'Declaration
 
Public Property ViewStyleBand As ViewStyleBand
public ViewStyleBand ViewStyleBand {get; set;}
Remarks

The ViewStyleBand property of the UltraWinGrid determines how bands will be arranged within the control. The arrangement of bands also depends on the type of recordset to which the control is bound - a flat (non-hierarchical) recordset will only appear in a single band, regardless of the setting of this property.

If the control is bound to a hierarchical recordset, you have a choice of styles for viewing the bands of hierarchical data. You can choose to view the data in a single band (in which case only the top-most level of the hierarchy will be shown). You can select a horizontal view, where bands are separated into columns that break the data up from left to right.

You can also choose a vertical view, where bands are separated into groups of rows, and indented in a manner similar to that of an outline or tree view.

In general, the vertical view style fits more data into a smaller area, while the horizontal view style makes the divisions between the levels of the hierarchy more apparent. Which view style you choose will depend on the requirements of your application.

Example
Following code configures the look of group-by-box in the ultragrid. Group-by-box is where the user can drag and drop columns to group rows by those columns.

Imports Infragistics.Shared
Imports Infragistics.Win
Imports Infragistics.Win.UltraWinGrid

  Private Sub Button4_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles button4.Click

      ' Set the view style to OutlookGroupBy. Without it, group by box won't
      ' show up.
      Me.UltraGrid1.DisplayLayout.ViewStyleBand = ViewStyleBand.OutlookGroupBy

      ' Set the group-by-box style to Compact to save space.
      Me.UltraGrid1.DisplayLayout.GroupByBox.Style = GroupByBoxStyle.Compact

      ' Set the appearance of the group-by-box.
      Me.UltraGrid1.DisplayLayout.GroupByBox.Appearance.BackColor = Color.White

      ' Set the group-by-box prompt. This text shows up in the group-by-box when
      ' there are no group-by columns.
      Me.UltraGrid1.DisplayLayout.GroupByBox.Prompt = "Drag and drop a column to group by that column."

      ' Set the back color and fore color of the prompt area.
      'Me.UltraGrid1.DisplayLayout.GroupByBox.PromptAppearance.BackColor = Color.LightGray
      Me.UltraGrid1.DisplayLayout.GroupByBox.PromptAppearance.ForeColor = Color.Maroon

      ' Set the border style to InsetSoft.
      Me.UltraGrid1.DisplayLayout.GroupByBox.BorderStyle = UIElementBorderStyle.InsetSoft

      ' Configure the buttons associated with grouped-by columns. When a column
      ' is dragged and dropped in the group-by-box, the rows get grouped by the
      ' column and the column becomes a group-by column.
      '
      Me.UltraGrid1.DisplayLayout.GroupByBox.ButtonBorderStyle = UIElementBorderStyle.RaisedSoft

      ' Change the band labels. By setting it to
      ' All, grid will show lables for all the bands.
      Me.UltraGrid1.DisplayLayout.GroupByBox.ShowBandLabels = ShowBandLabels.All

      ' Configure the look of the band labels.
      Me.UltraGrid1.DisplayLayout.GroupByBox.BandLabelBorderStyle = UIElementBorderStyle.Solid
      Me.UltraGrid1.DisplayLayout.GroupByBox.BandLabelAppearance.BackColor = Color.DarkBlue
      Me.UltraGrid1.DisplayLayout.GroupByBox.BandLabelAppearance.ForeColor = Color.LightYellow

      ' Configure the way button connectors look
      Me.UltraGrid1.DisplayLayout.GroupByBox.ButtonConnectorStyle = UIElementBorderStyle.Dotted
      Me.UltraGrid1.DisplayLayout.GroupByBox.ButtonConnectorColor = Color.Maroon

  End Sub
using Infragistics.Shared;
using Infragistics.Win;
using Infragistics.Win.UltraWinGrid;
using System.Diagnostics;

private void button4_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{

	// Set the view style to OutlookGroupBy. Without it, group by box won't
	// show up.
	this.ultraGrid1.DisplayLayout.ViewStyleBand = ViewStyleBand.OutlookGroupBy;

	// Set the group-by-box style to Compact to save space.
	this.ultraGrid1.DisplayLayout.GroupByBox.Style = GroupByBoxStyle.Compact;

	// Set the appearance of the group-by-box.
	this.ultraGrid1.DisplayLayout.GroupByBox.Appearance.BackColor = Color.White;

	// Set the group-by-box prompt. This text shows up in the group-by-box when
	// there are no group-by columns.
	this.ultraGrid1.DisplayLayout.GroupByBox.Prompt = "Drag and drop a column to group by that column.";

	// Set the back color and fore color of the prompt area.
	//this.ultraGrid1.DisplayLayout.GroupByBox.PromptAppearance.BackColor = Color.LightGray;
	this.ultraGrid1.DisplayLayout.GroupByBox.PromptAppearance.ForeColor = Color.Maroon;

	// Set the border style to InsetSoft.
	this.ultraGrid1.DisplayLayout.GroupByBox.BorderStyle = UIElementBorderStyle.InsetSoft;
	
	// Configure the buttons associated with grouped-by columns. When a column
	// is dragged and dropped in the group-by-box, the rows get grouped by the
	// column and the column becomes a group-by column.
	//
	this.ultraGrid1.DisplayLayout.GroupByBox.ButtonBorderStyle = UIElementBorderStyle.RaisedSoft;

	// Change the which band labels get shown in the group-by-box. By setting it to
	// All, grid will show lables for all the bands.
	this.ultraGrid1.DisplayLayout.GroupByBox.ShowBandLabels = ShowBandLabels.All;
	
	// Configure the look of the band labels.
	this.ultraGrid1.DisplayLayout.GroupByBox.BandLabelBorderStyle = UIElementBorderStyle.Solid;
	this.ultraGrid1.DisplayLayout.GroupByBox.BandLabelAppearance.BackColor = Color.DarkBlue;
	this.ultraGrid1.DisplayLayout.GroupByBox.BandLabelAppearance.ForeColor = Color.LightYellow;
	
	// Configure the way button connectors look
	this.ultraGrid1.DisplayLayout.GroupByBox.ButtonConnectorStyle = UIElementBorderStyle.Dotted;
	this.ultraGrid1.DisplayLayout.GroupByBox.ButtonConnectorColor = Color.Maroon;

}
Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

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