The
ExCascadeTree control supports multiple columns. The Columns object contains a
collection of Column objects. By default, the control doesn't add any default
column, so the user has to add at least one column, before inserting any new
items. The Column object supports the following properties and methods:
| | Name | Description | |
| | Alignment | Specifies the column's alignment. | |
| | AllowDragging | Retrieves or sets a value indicating whether the user will be able to drag the column. | |
| | AllowGroupBy | Specifies if the column can be grouped by. | |
| | AllowSizing | Retrieves or sets a value indicating whether the user will be able to change the width of the visible columns by dragging. | |
| | AllowSort | Returns or sets a value that indicates whether the user can sort the column by clicking the column's header. | |
| | AutoSearch | Specifies the kind of searching while user types characters within the columns. | |
| | AutoWidth | Computes the column's width required to fit the entire column's content. | |
| | Caption | Retrieves or sets the text displayed to the column's header. | |
| | ComputedField | Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the formula of the computed column. | |
| | CustomFilter | Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the list of custom filters. | |
| | Data | Associates an extra data to the column. | |
| | Def | Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the default value of given properties for all cells in the same column. | |
| | DefaultSortOrder | Specifies whether the default sort order is ascending or descending. | |
| | DisplayExpandButton | Shows or hides the expanding/collapsing button in the column's header. | |
| | DisplayFilterButton | Specifies whether the column's header displays the filter button. | |
| | DisplayFilterDate | Specifies whether the drop down filter window displays a date selector to specify the interval dates to filter for. | |
| | DisplayFilterPattern | Specifies whether the dropdown filterbar contains a textbox for editing the filter as pattern. | |
| | DisplaySortIcon | Retrieves or sets a value indicating whether the sort icon is visible on column's header, while the column is sorted. | |
| | Enabled | Returns or sets a value that determines whether a column's header can respond to user-generated events. | |
| | ExpandColumns | Specifies the list of columns to be shown when the current column is expanded. | |
| | Expanded | Expands or collapses the column. | |
| | Filter | Specifies the column's filter when the filter type is exFilter, exPattern, exDate, exNumeric, exCheck or exImage | |
| | FilterBarDropDownWidth | Specifies the width of the drop down filter window proportionally with the width of the column. | |
| | FilterList | Specifies whether the drop down filter list includes visible or all items. | |
| | FilterOnType | Filters the column as user types characters in the drop down filter window. | |
| | FilterType | Specifies the column's filter type. | |
| | FormatColumn | Specifies the format to display the cells in the column. | |
| | FormatLevel | Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the layout of columns being displayed in the column's header. | |
| | GroupByFormatCell | Indicates the format of the cell to be displayed when the column gets grouped by. | |
| | GroupByTotalField | Indicates the aggregate formula to be displayed when the column gets grouped by. | |
| | HeaderAlignment | Specifies the alignment of the column's caption. | |
| | HeaderBold | Retrieves or sets a value that indicates whether the column's caption should appear in bold. | |
| | HeaderImage | Retrieves or sets a value indicating the index of an Image in the Images collection, which is displayed to the column's header. | |
| | HeaderImageAlignment | Retrieves or sets the alignment of the image in the column's header. | |
| | HeaderItalic | Retrieves or sets a value that indicates whether the column's caption should appear in italic. | |
| | HeaderStrikeOut | Retrieves or sets a value that indicates whether the column's caption should appear in strikeout. | |
| | HeaderUnderline | Retrieves or sets a value that indicates whether the column's caption should appear in underline. | |
| | HeaderVertical | Specifies whether the column's header is vertically displayed. | |
| | HTMLCaption | Retrieves or sets the text in HTML format displayed in the column's header. | |
| | Index | Returns a value that represents the index of an object in a collection. | |
| | Key | Retrieves or sets a the column's key. | |
| | LevelKey | Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the key of the column's level. | |
| | MaxWidthAutoResize | Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the maximum column's width when the WidthAutoResize is True. | |
| | MinWidthAutoResize | Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the minimum column's width when the WidthAutoResize is True. | |
| | PartialCheck | Specifies whether the column supports partial check feature. | |
| | Position | Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the position of the column in the header bar area. | |
| | Selected | Retrieves or sets a value that indicates whether the cell in the column is selected. | |
| | ShowFilter | Shows the column's filter window. | |
| | SortOrder | Specifies the column's sort order. | |
| | SortPosition | Returns or sets a value that indicates the position of the column in the sorting columns collection. | |
| | SortType | Returns or sets a value that indicates the way a control sorts the values for a column. | |
| | ToolTip | Specifies the column's tooltip description. | |
| | Visible | Retrieves or sets a value indicating whether the column is visible or hidden. | |
| | Width | Retrieves or sets the column's width. | |
| | WidthAutoResize | Retrieves or sets a value that indicates whether the column is automatically resized according to the width of the contents within the column. | |