Frozen Columns

Updated on Sep 23, 2026

With the R1 2018, RadGridView supports pinning columns both on its left and right side. Prior this version, the FrozenColumnsCount property was available, through which columns could be frozen on the left side only. With the newer functionality this property is obsolete. It is replaced with the LeftFrozenColumnCount and RightFrozenColumnCount properties.

Left Frozen Columns

RadGridView provides an easy way to select one or more columns and exclude them from the horizontal scrolling. The frozen columns stay static on top of the horizontal scrolling. To freeze a column on the left, the user has to drag the left frozen columns separator.

Once there is a frozen column, you can freeze other columns by dragging their headers behind the frozen columns separator.

Similarly, you can unfreeze columns by dragging their headers outside the frozen columns separator.

A frozen column always stays on top of horizontal scrolling.

Right Frozen Columns

The approach of using the right side frozen columns is basically the same. The only difference is that the RightFrozenColumnsSplitterVisibility property of RadGridView needs to be set to Visible, as by default it is hidden.

Freezing Columns Programmatically

In order to programmatically freeze columns on the right side, the RightFrozenColumnsSplitterVisibility property needs to be set to Visible.

You can freeze columns programmatically using the LeftFrozenColumnCount and RightFrozenColumnCount properties of RadGridView control. They are both numeric and you have to set them to the number of columns you wish to freeze.

In the following example, the first two columns are frozen starting from left to right.

Setting LeftFrozenColumnCount

XAML

<telerik:RadGridView LeftFrozenColumnCount="2" />

Setting LeftFrozenColumnCount

C#

this.radGridView.LeftFrozenColumnCount = 2;

VB.NET

Me.radGridView.LeftFrozenColumnCount = 2

In the following example, the first two columns are frozen starting from right to left.

Setting RightFrozenColumnCount

XAML

<telerik:RadGridView RightFrozenColumnCount="2" />

Setting RightFrozenColumnCount

C#

this.radGridView.RightFrozenColumnCount = 2;

VB.NET

Me.radGridView.RightFrozenColumnCount = 2

Disabling Frozen Columns

To disable the freezing of a column, just set the CanUserFreezeColumns to False (as shown in the following example) and the frozen columns separator will disappear.

Disabling Frozen Columns

XAML

<telerik:RadGridView x:Name="radGridView"
             CanUserFreezeColumns="False" />

Hiding the Left Frozen Columns Splitter

You can set the FrozenColumnsSplitterVisibility property of the RadGridView control in order to hide/show the left frozen columns splitter.

The property has one of three values:

• Visible—Displays the element.
• Hidden—Does not display the element, but reserves space for the element in the layout.
• Collapsed—Does not display the element, and does not reserve space for it in the layout.

FrozenColumnsSplitterVisibility set to Visible and Hidden/Collapsed, respectively

Frozen Columns Events

The RadGridView control exposes the FrozenColumnsChanged event which is fired whenever columns are frozen or unfrozen.

The following example shows that you can subscribe to the event either declaratively or at runtime like this:

Subscribing to the FrozenColumnsChanged Event

XAML

<telerik:RadGridView x:Name="gridView"
             FrozenColumnsChanged="gridView_FrozenColumnsChanged" />

Subscribing to the FrozenColumnsChanged Event

C#

gridView.FrozenColumnsChanged += new EventHandler<FrozenColumnsChangedEventArgs>(gridView_FrozenColumnsChanged);

VB.NET

AddHandler Me.gridView.FrozenColumnsChanged, AddressOf gridView_FrozenColumnsChanged

Via the FrozenColumnsChangedEventArgs, you can get the:

• AddedFrozenColumns—the columns that were added to the collection of frozen columns
• RemovedFrozenColumns—the columns that were removed from the collection of frozen columns
• AllFrozenColumns—the collection of frozen columns

The next example shows how you can get the names of the columns currently in the frozen columns collection as well as the columns added or removed from it.

Using the FrozenColumnsChanged Event

C#

private void gridView_FrozenColumnsChanged(object sender, Telerik.Windows.Controls.GridView.GridView.FrozenColumnsChangedEventArgs e)
{
    var msg = "Added: " + string.Join(", ", e.AddedFrozenColumns.Select(x => x.UniqueName)) +
        "\nRemoved: " + string.Join(", ", e.RemovedFrozenColumns.Select(x => x.UniqueName)) +
        "\nAll: " + string.Join(", ", e.AllFrozenColumns.Select(x => x.UniqueName));
    MessageBox.Show(msg);
}

VB.NET

Private Sub gridView_FrozenColumnsChanged(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As Telerik.Windows.Controls.GridView.GridView.FrozenColumnsChangedEventArgs)
    Dim msg = "Added: " & String.Join(", ", e.AddedFrozenColumns.Select(Function(x) x.UniqueName)) & ControlChars.Lf & "Removed: " & String.Join(", ", e.RemovedFrozenColumns.Select(Function(x) x.UniqueName)) & ControlChars.Lf & "All: " & String.Join(", ", e.AllFrozenColumns.Select(Function(x) x.UniqueName))
    MessageBox.Show(msg)
End Sub

Frozen Columns Threshold

The RadGridView control allows you to specify a threshold for both the left and right frozen columns' splitters when dragging. The drag delta (distance) required for the splitter to freeze or unfreeze a column is controlled by the LeftFrozenColumnSplitterThreshold and RightFrozenColumnSplitterThreshold properties of RadGridView. The properties are of type double and accepted values are between 0 and 1. Setting one of the properties to 0 means that the column will be frozen/unfrozen immediately when the splitter is dragged and 1 means that the column will be frozen/unfrozen only when the splitter is dragged all the way to the end of the column's width. The default value for both properties is 0.5, which means that the column will be frozen/unfrozen when the splitter drag delta reaches at least half (50%) of the column's width.

Setting the LeftFrozenColumnSplitterThreshold and RightFrozenColumnSplitterThreshold Properties

XAML

<telerik:RadGridView x:Name="radGridView"
             	LeftFrozenColumnSplitterThreshold="0.3"
             	RightFrozenColumnSplitterThreshold="0.7" />

C#

this.radGridView.LeftFrozenColumnSplitterThreshold = 0.3;
this.radGridView.RightFrozenColumnSplitterThreshold = 0.7;

VB.NET

Me.radGridView.LeftFrozenColumnSplitterThreshold = 0.3
Me.radGridView.RightFrozenColumnSplitterThreshold = 0.7

See Also

• RadGridView Overview

• Bound/Unbound Columns

• Customizing Columns

• Customizing Rows

• Column Groups