In the next major release, v17.2, we're adding some great new features to the DevExpress ASP.NET GridView. All the features below will be available for both the ASP.NET WebForms and ASP.NET MVC versions of our GridView:
Merged Column Grouping
We're introducing a new way to display grouped rows in the ASP.NET GridView control. Currently, you can display grouped rows so that the first grouped column is displayed above the other columns and the data is nested underneath:
Starting with v17.2, you can now use the new option that will remove the nested group rows and merge them into a single 'grouping line':
This saves space and also provides more space to display data rows. This is an option so both display types are available, however, I prefer the merged grouping. This feature was inspired by our excellent WinForms Grid control.
Header Filter Search
We're also improving the Grid's Header Filter feature by adding a search text box. Take a look at this animation to see it in action:
The new 'header filter search' can help your end-users save even more time when searching through a large number of records.
Easier Exporting API
Another improvement in the next release is that we've moved the export functionality from the ASPxGridViewExporter to ASPxGridView class. Now you can export the the Grid using a single line of code: grid.ExportTo...
This change also helped us to create export commands for the ToolBar and Context Menu. We've updated all our export demos by using toolbar export items. You can see an example of this by downloading v17.2 beta today or wait till the official v17.2 release when we'll update our online demos too.
Adaptive Popup Dialogs
And last but not least is another great adaptive feature.
Starting with v17.2, we now use the Popup Control's Adaptive feature for all of the GridView's inner popup controls: HeaderFilter, EditForm, and FilterBuilder. This feature will make using the excellent DevExpress ASP.NET GridView control better on mobile devices.
For example, here's the ASPxGridView's PopupEditForm on a desktop browser:
When you view the same PopupEditForm on a mobile device, the new adaptive dialog will look like this:
The new feature is enabled by default but you can customize it using the Grid.SettingsPopup.EditForm.SettingsAdaptivity.Mode property.
You can test these new features today by downloading the DXperience v17.2 Beta that is available in your download center (for existing customers).
Thanks!
Email: mharry@devexpress.com
Twitter: @mehulharry