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SpecialRowPromptField Property

Specifies the key of the column whose cell to position the special row prompts in. Default value is null which specifies that the prompt should not be positioned in any particular cell but rather it should be overlaid on the special row spanning multiple cells if necessary.
Syntax
'Declaration
 
Public Property SpecialRowPromptField As String
public string SpecialRowPromptField {get; set;}
Remarks

Specifies the key of the column whose cell to position the special row prompts in. Default value is null which specifies that the prompt should not be positioned in any particular cell but rather it should be overlaid on the special row spanning multiple cells if necessary.

Example
The following code shows some of the properties available for controlling the appearance related aspects of the Filter Row functionality.

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


#Region "UltraGrid1_InitializeLayout"

    Private Sub UltraGrid1_InitializeLayout(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As Infragistics.Win.UltraWinGrid.InitializeLayoutEventArgs) Handles UltraGrid1.InitializeLayout

        ' Appearance of the filter row can be controlled using the FilterRowAppearance proeprty.
        e.Layout.Override.FilterRowAppearance.BackColor = Color.LightYellow

        ' Appearance of the row selector of the filter row can be controlled using the 
        ' FilterRowSelectorAppearance property.
        e.Layout.Override.FilterRowSelectorAppearance.Image = Nothing

        ' FilterRowAppearanceActive applies to the filter row when the filter row has some
        ' filter criteria. Likewise with the FilterCellAppearanceActive. It gets applied to
        ' the filter cell that currently contains some filter criteria.
        e.Layout.Override.FilterRowAppearanceActive.BackColor = Color.LightBlue
        e.Layout.Override.FilterCellAppearanceActive.ForeColor = Color.Red

        ' Appearance of the filter cells can be controlled using the FilterCellAppearance 
        ' property. FilterCellAppearance property is also exposed off the column so the
        ' filter cell appearance can be controlled on a per column basis.
        e.Layout.Override.FilterCellAppearance.ForeColor = Color.Blue
        e.Layout.Bands(0).Columns(0).FilterCellAppearance.ForeColor = Color.Maroon

        ' You can use the FilterRowPrompt to display a prompt in the filter row. By default
        ' UltraGrid does not display any prompt in the filter row.
        e.Layout.Override.FilterRowPrompt = "Click here to filter data..."

        ' You can use the FilterRowPromptAppearance to change the appearance of the prompt.
        ' By default the prompt is transparent and uses the same fore color as the filter row.
        ' You can make it non-transparent by setting the appearance' BackColorAlpha property 
        ' or by setting the BackColor to a desired value.
        e.Layout.Override.FilterRowPromptAppearance.BackColorAlpha = Alpha.Opaque

        ' You can use the FilterOperatorAppearance to change the appearance of the filter
        ' operator ui if it's visible. This property is exposed off the column as well.
        e.Layout.Override.FilterOperatorAppearance.ForeColor = Color.Blue
        e.Layout.Bands(0).Columns(0).FilterOperatorAppearance.ForeColor = Color.Maroon

        ' Border style of the filter cells can be controlled using the BorderStyleFilterCell 
        ' property.
        e.Layout.Override.BorderStyleFilterCell = UIElementBorderStyle.Solid

        ' BorderStyleFilterRow property controls the border style of the filter row.
        e.Layout.Override.BorderStyleFilterRow = UIElementBorderStyle.Solid

        ' BorderStyleFilterOperator controls the border style of the filter operator ui if
        ' it's visible.
        e.Layout.Override.BorderStyleFilterOperator = UIElementBorderStyle.Dotted

        ' By default the prompt is spread across multiple cells if it's bigger than the
        ' first cell. You can confine the prompt to a particular cell by setting the
        ' SpecialRowPromptField property off the band to the key of a column.
        e.Layout.Bands(0).SpecialRowPromptField = e.Layout.Bands(0).Columns(0).Key

        ' Display a separator between the filter row other rows. SpecialRowSeparator property 
        ' can be used to display separators between various 'special' rows, including for the
        ' filter row. This property is a flagged enum property so it can take multiple values.
        e.Layout.Override.SpecialRowSeparator = SpecialRowSeparator.FilterRow

        ' You can control the appearance of the separator using the SpecialRowSeparatorAppearance
        ' property.
        e.Layout.Override.SpecialRowSeparatorAppearance.BackColor = Color.FromArgb(233, 242, 199)

        ' You can change the icons and the text of the filter operators by using the
        ' FilterOperatorsValueList property.
        ' 
        Dim valueList As ValueList = e.Layout.FilterOperatorsValueList
        Dim item As ValueListItem
        For Each item In valueList.ValueListItems
            Dim filterOperator As FilterComparisionOperator = DirectCast(item.DataValue, FilterComparisionOperator)

            If FilterComparisionOperator.Equals = filterOperator Then
                ' You can change the DisplayText of the value list item to change the text of the
                ' filter operator.
                item.DisplayText = "EQUALS"

                ' You can set the Image of the item's appearance to change the filter operator 
                ' icon to a different image. You can set it to null to take out the image.
                item.Appearance.Image = Nothing
            End If
        Next

        ' FilterRowSpacingBefore and FilterRowSpacingAfter can be used to leave space before
        ' and after the filter row. By default no space is left before and after the filter row.
        e.Layout.Override.FilterRowSpacingBefore = 5
        e.Layout.Override.FilterRowSpacingAfter = 5

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

		private void UltraGrid1_InitializeLayout(object sender, Infragistics.Win.UltraWinGrid.InitializeLayoutEventArgs e)
		{
			// Appearance of the filter row can be controlled using the FilterRowAppearance proeprty.
			e.Layout.Override.FilterRowAppearance.BackColor = Color.LightYellow;

			// Appearance of the row selector of the filter row can be controlled using the 
			// FilterRowSelectorAppearance property.
			e.Layout.Override.FilterRowSelectorAppearance.Image = someImage;

			// FilterRowAppearanceActive applies to the filter row when the filter row has some
			// filter criteria. Likewise with the FilterCellAppearanceActive. It gets applied to
			// the filter cell that currently contains some filter criteria.
			e.Layout.Override.FilterRowAppearanceActive.BackColor = Color.LightBlue;
			e.Layout.Override.FilterCellAppearanceActive.ForeColor = Color.Red;

			// Appearance of the filter cells can be controlled using the FilterCellAppearance 
			// property. FilterCellAppearance property is also exposed off the column so the
			// filter cell appearance can be controlled on a per column basis.
			e.Layout.Override.FilterCellAppearance.ForeColor = Color.Blue;
			e.Layout.Bands[0].Columns[0].FilterCellAppearance.ForeColor = Color.Maroon;

			// You can use the FilterRowPrompt to display a prompt in the filter row. By default
			// UltraGrid does not display any prompt in the filter row.
			e.Layout.Override.FilterRowPrompt = "Click here to filter data...";

			// You can use the FilterRowPromptAppearance to change the appearance of the prompt.
			// By default the prompt is transparent and uses the same fore color as the filter row.
			// You can make it non-transparent by setting the appearance' BackColorAlpha property 
			// or by setting the BackColor to a desired value.
			e.Layout.Override.FilterRowPromptAppearance.BackColorAlpha = Alpha.Opaque;

			// You can use the FilterOperatorAppearance to change the appearance of the filter
			// operator ui if it's visible. This property is exposed off the column as well.
			e.Layout.Override.FilterOperatorAppearance.ForeColor = Color.Blue;
			e.Layout.Bands[0].Columns[0].FilterOperatorAppearance.ForeColor = Color.Maroon;

			// Border style of the filter cells can be controlled using the BorderStyleFilterCell 
			// property.
			e.Layout.Override.BorderStyleFilterCell = UIElementBorderStyle.Solid;

			// BorderStyleFilterRow property controls the border style of the filter row.
			e.Layout.Override.BorderStyleFilterRow = UIElementBorderStyle.Solid;

			// BorderStyleFilterOperator controls the border style of the filter operator ui if
			// it's visible.
			e.Layout.Override.BorderStyleFilterOperator = UIElementBorderStyle.Dotted;

			// By default the prompt is spread across multiple cells if it's bigger than the
			// first cell. You can confine the prompt to a particular cell by setting the
			// SpecialRowPromptField property off the band to the key of a column.
			e.Layout.Bands[0].SpecialRowPromptField = e.Layout.Bands[0].Columns[0].Key;

			// Display a separator between the filter row other rows. SpecialRowSeparator property 
			// can be used to display separators between various 'special' rows, including for the
			// filter row. This property is a flagged enum property so it can take multiple values.
			e.Layout.Override.SpecialRowSeparator = SpecialRowSeparator.FilterRow;

			// You can control the appearance of the separator using the SpecialRowSeparatorAppearance
			// property.
			e.Layout.Override.SpecialRowSeparatorAppearance.BackColor = Color.FromArgb( 233, 242, 199 );

			// You can change the icons and the text of the filter operators by using the
			// FilterOperatorsValueList property.
			// 
			ValueList valueList = e.Layout.FilterOperatorsValueList;
			foreach ( ValueListItem item in valueList.ValueListItems )
			{
				FilterComparisionOperator filterOperator = (FilterComparisionOperator)item.DataValue;

				if ( FilterComparisionOperator.Equals == filterOperator )
				{
					// You can change the DisplayText of the value list item to change the text of the
					// filter operator.
					item.DisplayText = "EQUALS";

					// You can set the Image of the item's appearance to change the filter operator 
					// icon to a different image. You can set it to null to take out the image.
					item.Appearance.Image = someImage;
				}
			}

			// FilterRowSpacingBefore and FilterRowSpacingAfter can be used to leave space before
			// and after the filter row. By default no space is left before and after the filter row.
			e.Layout.Override.FilterRowSpacingBefore = 5;
			e.Layout.Override.FilterRowSpacingAfter = 5;
		}
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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