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Duplicate Datagridtablestyle

I am wondering if there is any way to duplicate a DataGridTableStyle as there are 2 datagrids that I would like to have the same type of display, just filtered differently. Is there any way I can duplicate the dgtablestyle so I can add it to a seperate datagrid???????

Bob Learned

What do you mean by "filtered" differently? If you are talking about filtering the rows, then you should bind the DataGrid to a DataView with a RowFilter set to filter the records that you want to display, and not "duplicate" a style.

Bob

gvector1

ASKER

Yes, I will be using a different dataview for each table, but was also going to use a tablestyle to format how the data is presented. Basically, 1 table with 2 views. Each view shown in a separate datagrid that uses a tablestyle.

Bob Learned

If you want to switch between different views, then you should create a different table style for each view, instead of copying an existing style.

Bob

gvector1

ASKER

That is kind of what I am asking. The table styles will basically be the same. I was wondering if there was a way to duplicate a tablestyle object into another tablestyle object so I can have the same formatting for 2 different datagrids??? Or would I have to manually declare another tablestyle like I did the first one??????

Bob Learned

If they are "basically" the same, what is different? Are you saying that you want to have one style for multiple grids?

Bob

gvector1

ASKER

I guess you could say that. I would like to have the same style for 2 different grids that will display the same table, just filtered differently. IE: One grid will list completed faxes, the other will list incomplete faxes.

Bob Learned

Since it has been a long time for DataGrid and DataGridTableStyle, what is the problem with reusing the same style for 2 grids, with different DataView.RowFilter applied?

Bob

gvector1

ASKER

If I try to apply the same tablestyle to 2 different datagrids, I get the following error:

Cannot add a DataGridTableStyle already parented to another DataGrid

Bob Learned

Ok, now I understand why you need the style copied. How are you creating the style? There isn't any Clone or Copy method, so it would be helpful if you had a method that you could pass in a reference to a DataGridTableStyle, and have the properties set for the column styles by the method.

Bob

gvector1

ASKER

That's what I was wondering. I knew there was no visible Clone or Copy method for the TableStyle, so I was asking for alternative suggestions.

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gvector1

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Thanks