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Customizing Group Row Header of Silverlight DataGrid

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This article will definitely help you. Here, I will show you how to modify the XAML to add different content to create a multi level row group header too.
<UserControl
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
    xmlns:viewModels="clr-namespace:DataGridDemo1.ViewModels"
    xmlns:sdk="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation/sdk" 
    xmlns:Converters="clr-namespace:DataGridDemo1.Converters" 
    x:Class="DataGridDemo1.Views.MainView">
    <UserControl.Resources>
        <viewModels:MainViewModel x:Key="MainViewModel"/>
        <Converters:GroupRowHeaderVisibilityConverter x:Key="GroupRowHeaderVisibilityConverter"/>
    </UserControl.Resources>
    <StackPanel x:Name="LayoutRoot" Background="White"
                DataContext="{StaticResource MainViewModel}">
        <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
            <ComboBox Width="200" Height="20" Margin="10"
                      HorizontalAlignment="Left" SelectionChanged="ComboBox_SelectionChanged">
                <ComboBoxItem Content="City"/>
                <ComboBoxItem Content="State"/>
                <ComboBoxItem Content="Department"/>
            </ComboBox>
            <TextBlock Text="Filter Records by: " Height="20"/>
            <TextBox Width="150" Height="25" TextChanged="TextBox_TextChanged"/>
        </StackPanel>
        <sdk:DataGrid 
            IsReadOnly="True" Margin="10" Height="200" ItemsSource="{Binding Employees}">
            <sdk:DataGrid.RowGroupHeaderStyles>
                <Style TargetType="sdk:DataGridRowGroupHeader">
                    <Setter Property="Cursor" Value="Arrow" />
                    <Setter Property="IsTabStop" Value="False" />
                    <Setter Property="Background" Value="#FFE4E8EA" />
                    <Setter Property="Height" Value="20"/>
                    <Setter Property="Template">
                        <Setter.Value>
                            <ControlTemplate TargetType="sdk:DataGridRowGroupHeader">
                                <sdk:DataGridFrozenGrid x:Name="Root" 
                                                        Background="{TemplateBinding Background}">
                                    <sdk:DataGridFrozenGrid.Resources>
                                        <ControlTemplate x:Key="ToggleButtonTemplate" 
                                                         TargetType="ToggleButton">
                                            <Grid>
                                                <VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
                                                    <VisualStateGroup x:Name="CommonStates">
                                                        <VisualState x:Name="Normal"/>
                                                        <VisualState x:Name="MouseOver">
                                                            <Storyboard>
                                                                <ColorAnimation Storyboard.TargetName="CollapsedArrow" 
                                                                                Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Stroke).Color" 
                                                                                Duration="0" To="#FF6DBDD1"/>
                                                                <ColorAnimation Storyboard.TargetName="ExpandedArrow" 
                                                                                Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Fill).Color" 
                                                                                Duration="0" To="#FF6DBDD1"/>
                                                            </Storyboard>
                                                        </VisualState>
                                                        <VisualState x:Name="Pressed">
                                                            <Storyboard>
                                                                <ColorAnimation Storyboard.TargetName="CollapsedArrow" 
                                                                                Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Stroke).Color" 
                                                                                Duration="0" To="#FF6DBDD1"/>
                                                                <ColorAnimation Storyboard.TargetName="ExpandedArrow" 
                                                                                Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Fill).Color" 
                                                                                Duration="0" To="#FF6DBDD1"/>
                                                            </Storyboard>
                                                        </VisualState>
                                                        <VisualState x:Name="Disabled">
                                                            <Storyboard>
                                                                <DoubleAnimation Duration="0" 
                                                                                 Storyboard.TargetName="CollapsedArrow" 
                                                                                 Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity" To=".5"/>
                                                                <DoubleAnimation Duration="0" 
                                                                                 Storyboard.TargetName="ExpandedArrow"
                                                                                 Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity" To=".5"/>
                                                            </Storyboard>
                                                        </VisualState>
                                                    </VisualStateGroup>
                                                    <VisualStateGroup x:Name="CheckStates">
                                                        <VisualState x:Name="Checked" />
                                                        <VisualState x:Name="Unchecked">
                                                            <Storyboard>
                                                                <ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Duration="0" 
                                                                                               Storyboard.TargetName="CollapsedArrow" 
                                                                                               Storyboard.TargetProperty="Visibility">
                                                                    <DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" 
                                                                                            Value="Visible"/>
                                                                </ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
                                                                <ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Duration="0" 
                                                                                               Storyboard.TargetName="ExpandedArrow" 
                                                                                               Storyboard.TargetProperty="Visibility">
                                                                    <DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="Collapsed"/>
                                                                </ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
                                                            </Storyboard>
                                                        </VisualState>
                                                    </VisualStateGroup>
                                                </VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>

                                                <Path Stretch="Uniform" 
                                                      Data="F1 M 0,0 L 0,1 L .6,.5 L 0,0 Z"
                                                      Width="5" HorizontalAlignment="Center" 
                                                      VerticalAlignment="Center" x:Name="CollapsedArrow" 
                                                      Visibility="Collapsed" Stroke="#FF414345"/>
                                                <Path Stretch="Uniform" 
                                                      Data="F1 M 0,1 L 1,1 L 1,0 L 0,1 Z" Width="6" 
                                                      HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center" 
                                                      x:Name="ExpandedArrow" Fill="#FF414345"/>
                                            </Grid>
                                        </ControlTemplate>
                                    </sdk:DataGridFrozenGrid.Resources>

                                    <VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
                                        <VisualStateGroup x:Name="CurrentStates">
                                            <VisualState x:Name="Regular"/>
                                            <VisualState x:Name="Current">
                                                <Storyboard>
                                                    <DoubleAnimation Storyboard.TargetName="FocusVisual" 
                                                                     Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity" 
                                                                     To="1" Duration="0" />
                                                </Storyboard>
                                            </VisualState>
                                        </VisualStateGroup>
                                    </VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>

                                    <sdk:DataGridFrozenGrid.ColumnDefinitions>
                                        <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
                                        <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
                                        <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
                                        <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
                                        <ColumnDefinition/>
                                    </sdk:DataGridFrozenGrid.ColumnDefinitions>
                                    <sdk:DataGridFrozenGrid.RowDefinitions>
                                        <RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
                                        <RowDefinition/>
                                        <RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
                                    </sdk:DataGridFrozenGrid.RowDefinitions>

                                    <Rectangle Grid.Column="1" Grid.ColumnSpan="5" Fill="#FFFFFFFF" Height="1"/>
                                    <Rectangle Grid.Column="1" Grid.Row="1" x:Name="IndentSpacer" />
                                    <ToggleButton Grid.Column="2" Grid.Row="1" x:Name="ExpanderButton" 
                                                  Height="15" Width="15" IsTabStop="False" 
                                                  Template="{StaticResource ToggleButtonTemplate}" Margin="2,0,0,0"/>

                                    <!-- This is START of the First Group Header of the DataGrid -->
                                    <StackPanel Grid.Column="3" Grid.Row="1" Orientation="Horizontal" 
                                                VerticalAlignment="Center" Margin="0,1,0,1" 
                                                Visibility="{Binding Width, Converter={StaticResource GroupRowHeaderVisibilityConverter}, ElementName=IndentSpacer}">
                                        <TextBlock Margin="4,0,0,0" Text="{Binding Name}" Foreground="Red"/>
                                    </StackPanel>
                                    <!-- This is END of the First Group Header of the DataGrid -->

                                    <!-- This is START of the Second Group Header of the DataGrid -->
                                    <Grid Grid.Column="3" Grid.Row="1" VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" Margin="0,1,0,1"
                                          Visibility="{Binding Width, ConverterParameter=true, Converter={StaticResource GroupRowHeaderVisibilityConverter}, ElementName=IndentSpacer}">
                                        <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" HorizontalAlignment="Left">
                                            <TextBlock Margin="4,0,0,0" Text="{Binding Name}" Foreground="Blue"/>
                                        </StackPanel>

                                    </Grid>
                                    <!-- This is END of Second Group Header of the DataGrid -->

                                    <Rectangle Grid.Column="1" Grid.ColumnSpan="5" Fill="#FFD3D3D3" Height="1" Grid.Row="2"/>
                                    <Rectangle x:Name="FocusVisual" Grid.Column="1" Grid.ColumnSpan="4" Grid.RowSpan="3" 
                                        Stroke="#FF6DBDD1" StrokeThickness="1" 
                                        HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" 
                                        IsHitTestVisible="false" Opacity="0" />
                                    <sdk:DataGridRowHeader x:Name="RowHeader" Grid.RowSpan="3" sdk:DataGridFrozenGrid.IsFrozen="True"/>

                                </sdk:DataGridFrozenGrid>
                            </ControlTemplate>
                        </Setter.Value>
                    </Setter>
                </Style>
            </sdk:DataGrid.RowGroupHeaderStyles>
        </sdk:DataGrid>
        <sdk:DataPager x:Name="pagerEmployee" 
                       DisplayMode="FirstLastPreviousNextNumeric" PageSize="3"
                       NumericButtonCount="3" Height="24" Margin="10,0" 
                       HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Center" 
                       Source="{Binding Employees}" />
    </StackPanel>
</UserControl>

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Kunal Chowdhury is a former Microsoft "Windows Platform Development" MVP (Most Valuable Professional, 2010 - 2018), a Codeproject Mentor, Speaker in various Microsoft events, Author, passionate Blogger and a Senior Technical Lead by profession.

He is currently working in an MNC located in India. He has a very good skill over XAML, C#, Silverlight, Windows Phone, WPF and Windows app development. He posts his findings, articles, tutorials in his technical blog (www.kunal-chowdhury.com) and CodeProject.


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