GridViewImageColumn displays read-only images for database columns of image data (OLE container or BLOB).

Note
RadGridView tries to convert data columns that contain unspecified binary data to an image.

Note
Some databases such as Access use OLE image container. RadGridView automatically recognizes that and skips the added header.

Supported image formats are those supported by the Image class of .net framework.

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Copy[C#] Adding GridViewImageColumn

GridViewImageColumn imageColumn = new GridViewImageColumn();
imageColumn.Name = "ImageColumn";
imageColumn.FieldName = "Photo";
imageColumn.HeaderText = "Picture";
imageColumn.ImageLayout = ImageLayout.Zoom;           
//////
radGridView1.MasterTemplate.Columns.Insert(4, imageColumn);

Copy[VB.NET] Adding GridViewImageColumn

Dim imageColumn As New GridViewImageColumn
imageColumn.Name = "ImageColumn"
imageColumn.FieldName = "Photo"
imageColumn.HeaderText = "Picture"
imageColumn.ImageLayout = ImageLayout.Zoom
RadGridView1.MasterTemplate.Columns.Add(imageColumn)

Image Layout

GridViewImageColumn also implements resizing functionality where sizing is controlled by the ImageLayout property. ImageLayout can be set to one of the following: None, Tile, Center, Stretch and Zoom:

None - Image is positioned at the upper left corner of the cell. This value can be used in a combination with the value of the ImageAlignment property to specify the position of an image in a cell:
Copy[C#]
```
imageColumn.ImageLayout = ImageLayout.None;
imageColumn.ImageAlignment = ContentAlignment.BottomRight;
```
Copy[VB.NET]
```
imageColumn.ImageLayout = ImageLayout.None
imageColumn.ImageAlignment = ContentAlignment.BottomRight
```

Tile - Image is repeated:

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Copy[C#]

imageColumn.ImageLayout = ImageLayout.Tile;

Copy[VB.NET]

imageColumn.ImageLayout = ImageLayout.Tile

Center - Image is positioned at the cell center regardless of the ImageAlignment value:
Copy[C#]
```
imageColumn.ImageLayout = ImageLayout.Center;
```
Copy[VB.NET]
```
imageColumn.ImageLayout = ImageLayout.Center
```

Stretch - Image is stretched in the cell:

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Copy[C#]

imageColumn.ImageLayout = ImageLayout.Stretch;

Copy[VB.NET]

imageColumn.ImageLayout = ImageLayout.Stretch

Zoom - Image is zoomed but the aspect ratio is preserved:

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Copy[C#]

imageColumn.ImageLayout = ImageLayout.Zoom;

Copy[VB.NET]

imageColumn.ImageLayout = ImageLayout.Zoom

RadControls for WinForms

Image Layout