How to display the ReadOnly custom CheckBox while on PrintPreview in WinForms GridGroupingControl?

Show custom checkbox while on print preview

You can display the ReadOnly custom CheckBox by setting the CellType of a column style as CheckBox dynamically while printing the Grid by using the QueryCellStyleInfo event. In the following code example, the column, ParentDec, is changed to a CheckBox dynamically on PrintingMode.

void TableDescriptor_QueryCellStyleInfo(object sender, GridTableCellStyleInfoEventArgs e)
{
   if(this.gridGroupingControl1.TableControl.PrintingMode)
   {
      if(e.TableCellIdentity.Column != null && e.TableCellIdentity.Column.Name == "ParentDec"
         && e.TableCellIdentity.DisplayElement.Kind == DisplayElementKind.Record)
      {
         e.Style.CellType = GridCellTypeName.CheckBox;
         e.Style.CellValue = ((int)e.Style.CellValue == 1);
      }
   }
}

Private Sub TableDescriptor_QueryCellStyleInfo(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As GridTableCellStyleInfoEventArgs)
   If Me.gridGroupingControl1.TableControl.PrintingMode Then
      If e.TableCellIdentity.Column IsNot Nothing AndAlso e.TableCellIdentity.Column.Name = "ParentDec" AndAlso e.TableCellIdentity.DisplayElement.Kind Is DisplayElementKind.Record Then
         e.Style.CellType = GridCellTypeName.CheckBox
         e.Style.CellValue = (CInt(Fix(e.Style.CellValue)) = 1)
      End If
   End If
End Sub

The following screenshots display ParentDec before and after changing to a CheckBox:

  Figure 1: ReadOnly ParentDec column before change

    Figure 2: ReadOnly CheckBox column on print preview

Samples:

C#: Readonly-C#

VB: Readonly-VB

Conclusion

I hope you enjoyed learning how to display the ReadOnly custom CheckBox while on PrintPreview in WinForms GridGroupingControl.

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