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ParentColumn Property

Returns the UltraGridColumn object for the chaptered column in the current band's parent (if the current band is a child band) or Null for band 0. This property is read-only.
Syntax
'Declaration
 
Public ReadOnly Property ParentColumn As UltraGridColumn
public UltraGridColumn ParentColumn {get;}
Remarks

The chaptered column is the column which links the child band with the parent band. This column is typically invisible in the parent band.

Example
Following code illustrates ParentBand and ParentColumn properties and how they are related. UltraGridBand.ParentBand property returns the parent band of a band. It applies to child bands only since the top-most band (band with the index of 0) doesn't have any parent band. ParentColumn works in the same manner (that is the top-most band doesn't have a parent column) but it returns an UltraGridColumn object. A parent column of a child band associates the child band to its parent. Thus if a band has multiple child bands, then the parent column of each of the child bands will be different. These parent columns are also contained in the columns collection (collection returned by UltraGridBand.Columns property) of the parent band. Also these parent columns are chaptered (IsChaptered property off the columnn returns true).

Imports Infragistics.Shared
Imports Infragistics.Win
Imports Infragistics.Win.UltraWinGrid
Imports System.Diagnostics

   Private Sub Button141_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles button141.Click

       ' Loop through all the bands.
       Dim band As UltraGridBand = Nothing
       For Each band In Me.ultraGrid1.DisplayLayout.Bands

           Dim parentBand As UltraGridBand = band.ParentBand
           Dim parentColumn As UltraGridColumn = band.ParentColumn

           If Not parentBand Is Nothing Then
               Debug.Write("bands(" & band.Index & ") key = " & band.Key)
               Debug.Write(", ParentBand.Key = " & parentBand.Key)
               Debug.WriteLine(", ParentColumn.Key = " & parentColumn.Key)

               ' IsChaptered property off the parent columns is always true.
               Debug.Assert(parentColumn.IsChaptered, "ParentColumn.IsChaptered should always be true.")

               ' Also the parent column of child bands is containes in the parent band's columns 
               ' collection.
               Dim col As UltraGridColumn = parentBand.Columns(parentColumn.Index)
               Debug.Assert(col Is parentColumn)
           Else
               ' If parent band is null, then the parent column should also be null.
               Debug.Assert(parentColumn Is Nothing)

               Debug.Write("bands(" & band.Index & ") key = " & band.Key)
               Debug.WriteLine(", ParentBand = Nothing, ParentColumn = Nothing")
           End If

       Next

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

private void button141_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{

	// Loop through all the bands.
	foreach ( UltraGridBand band in this.ultraGrid1.DisplayLayout.Bands )
	{
		UltraGridBand parentBand = band.ParentBand;
		UltraGridColumn parentColumn = band.ParentColumn;

		if ( null != parentBand )
		{
			Debug.Write( "bands[" + band.Index + "] key = " + band.Key );
			Debug.Write( ", ParentBand.Key = " + parentBand.Key );
			Debug.WriteLine( ", ParentColumn.Key = " + parentColumn.Key );

			// IsChaptered property off the parent columns is always true.
			Debug.Assert( parentColumn.IsChaptered, "ParentColumn.IsChaptered should always be true." );
		
			// Also the parent column of child bands is containes in the parent band's columns 
			// collection.
			UltraGridColumn col = parentBand.Columns[ parentColumn.Index ];
			Debug.Assert( col == parentColumn );
		}
		else
		{
			// If parent band is null, then the parent column should also be null.
			Debug.Assert( null == parentColumn );

			Debug.Write( "bands[" + band.Index + "] key = " + band.Key );
			Debug.WriteLine( ", ParentBand = null, ParentColumn = null" );
		}
	}

}
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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