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What kind of properties does Grid control have?

Grid control has the following properties, broadly speaking:

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explanation

These are properties for the entire Grid control. The Grid control properties are used to set common settings and default values for the entire grid.

Editing the grid's properties is done like any other standard control, either through its property page or through the property settings dialog.

(Property Settings Dialog)

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Cell properties are properties provided for each cell in Grid control.

You can set the cell type for each cell by using the common cell property "CellType".

The following cell types are available:

Cell Type	Type designator character	explanation
Label Type	label	Used to display characters.
Edit box type	edit	Used when the user provides input.
Combo Box Type	combo	Used when the user provides input, allowing selection from a list.
Meter Type	meter	Displays the numerical value as a bar meter.
Lamp type	lamp	ON/OFF is displayed by a lamp.
Switch Type	switch	Used when the user sets ON/OFF.
Button type	button	Used to make a cell into a button.
Side button type	sidebutton	Used to place the button on the right edge of the cell.
Image type	image	Used to display image files.
Header Button Type	headerbutton	Used when you want to make a header cell into a sort button, unsort button, etc.
Header Filter Types	headerfilter	Used to make the header cell an edit box for entering a search string for the field filter.

Cell properties are set from script. Please refer to the following for how to write the process.

Column/row properties are properties that can be specified at the column and row level of Grid control.

By using this property, you can easily set column widths, data types, row heights, etc. all at once.

The column/row properties are set from a script. Please refer to the following for how to write the process.

Grid property settings