Pro WPF in C# 2010: Windows Presentation Foundation in .NET 4

22.3. The DataGrid

As its name suggests, the DataGrid is a data-display control that takes the information from a collection of objects and renders it in a grid of rows and cells. Each row corresponds to a separate object, and each column corresponds to a property in that object.

The DataGrid adds much-needed versatility for dealing with data in WPF. Its column-based model gives it remarkable formatting flexibility. Its selection model allows you to choose whether users can select a row, multiple rows, or some combination of cells. Its editing support is powerful enough that you can use the DataGrid as an all-in-one data editor for simple and complex data.

To create a quick-and-dirty DataGrid, you can use automatic column generation. To do so, ...