How to achieve multi line header in DataGridView using property grid?

Question

I am trying to give the multi line header text in property grid for the DataGridView, I have used \n, \r\n but neither worked to get the header text in multiple lines. Is there a way other than setting the width of the column and leaving spaces to get this working using the property grid?

Solution 1

So I used Environment.NewLine in the designer.cs where the header text was assigned. Though the property grid shows just a string with no newline characters, while the GridView renders, the header text was coming in multiple lines as expected.

Solution 2

If possible use Environment.NewLine (which is \r\n in Windows), and set the Grid column DefaultCellStyle.WrapMode property to DataGridViewTriState.True.

dataGridView.Columns[0].DefaultCellStyle.WrapMode = DataGridViewTriState.True;

Solution 3

The text ist taken literally, so in the Designer.cs File the HeaderText will be "First_Line\\r\\nSecond_Line". Just replace "\\" by "\" to "First_Line\r\nSecond_Line" and it works.

Comments

[PJ2344]

Thanks, though I am trying to do this in the property grid itself.. I don't find any way of doing that..

[Cristina Alboni]

You mean in the aspx?

[PJ2344]

No, on the designer, when you try to add/edit columns, a window that pops up has the ability to take the header text values for the columns.. thats where I was trying to set the header text with multiple lines.