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How can I create a DataGrid in WPF with multiple levels of column headers?

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answered 2023-07-15 10:54:02 +0000

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To create a DataGrid in WPF with multiple levels of column headers, you can use the following steps:

  1. Create a new WPF project in Visual Studio.

  2. Add a reference to the Microsoft.Windows.Controls.Data assembly.

  3. In the XAML code for your window, add a DataGrid control.

  4. Define the columns for your grid using the DataGrid.Columns property.

  5. Define your top-level column headers as a DataGridTextColumn and specify the HeaderText property.

  6. For each top-level column, add a DataGridTemplateColumn and define the HeaderTemplate property.

  7. In the HeaderTemplate, add a StackPanel control and define the ColumnDefinitions property to create multiple columns.

  8. For each sub-column, add another DataGridTextColumn and specify the HeaderText property.

  9. Repeat steps 6-8 for each level of headers.

  10. Bind your DataGrid to a data source using the DataGrid.ItemsSource property.

Here is a sample XAML code for generating a DataGrid with two levels of column headers:

<DataGrid ItemsSource="{Binding MyData}">
    <DataGrid.Columns>
        <DataGridTextColumn Header="Year" Binding="{Binding Year}" />
        <DataGridTemplateColumn>
            <DataGridTemplateColumn.HeaderTemplate>
                <DataTemplate>
                    <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
                        <TextBlock Text="Sales" Margin="4"/>
                        <GridSplitter Width="5"/>
                        <TextBlock Text="Expenses" Margin="4"/>
                    </StackPanel>
                </DataTemplate>
            </DataGridTemplateColumn.HeaderTemplate>
            <DataGrid.Columns>
                <DataGridTextColumn Header="Sales Q1" Binding="{Binding SalesQ1}" />
                <DataGridTextColumn Header="Sales Q2" Binding="{Binding SalesQ2}" />
                <DataGridTextColumn Header="Sales Q3" Binding="{Binding SalesQ3}" />
                <DataGridTextColumn Header="Sales Q4" Binding="{Binding SalesQ4}" />
                <DataGridTextColumn Header="Expenses Q1" Binding="{Binding ExpensesQ1}" />
                <DataGridTextColumn Header="Expenses Q2" Binding="{Binding ExpensesQ2}" />
                <DataGridTextColumn Header="Expenses Q3" Binding="{Binding ExpensesQ3}" />
                <DataGridTextColumn Header="Expenses Q4" Binding="{Binding ExpensesQ4}" />
            </DataGrid.Columns>
        </DataGridTemplateColumn>
    </DataGrid.Columns>
</DataGrid>

This code defines a top-level column header for "Year", and a second level of headers for "Sales" and "Expenses" with four sub-columns each. The DataGrid is bound to a data source called "MyData".

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