How to change the header text in WinForms GridControl?

Change header text

To change the column names by using the following methods in our WinForms GridcControl.

BaseStylesMap
QueryCellInfo
RowStyles

To change the column name by using BaseStylesMap as below.

gridControl1.BaseStylesMap["Column Header"].StyleInfo.Text="Trial";

gridControl1.BaseStylesMap("Column Header").StyleInfo.Text="Trial"

To change the column name by using QueryCellInfo as below.

this.gridControl1.QueryCellInfo += gridControl1_QueryCellInfo;

private void gridControl1_QueryCellInfo(object sender, GridQueryCellInfoEventArgs e)
{
    if (e.RowIndex == 0 && e.ColIndex > 0)
    {
        e.Style.Text = "Trial" + e.ColIndex;
    }
}

AddHandler Me.gridControl1.QueryCellInfo, AddressOf gridControl1_QueryCellInfo

Private Sub gridControl1_QueryCellInfo(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As GridQueryCellInfoEventArgs)
 If e.RowIndex = 0 AndAlso e.ColIndex > 0 Then
  e.Style.Text = "Trial" & e.ColIndex
 End If
End Sub

To change the column name by using RowStyles as below.

for (int k = 1; k <= gridControl1.ColCount; k++)
{
    this.gridControl1[0, k].CellValue = "Trial" + k;
}

For k As Integer = 1 To gridControl1.ColCount
 Me.gridControl1(0, k).CellValue = "Trial" & k
Next k

The screenshot below shows the change of Header Text in the Grid.

Samples:

C#: Change header text

VB: Change header text

Conclusion

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