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MergedCellsStyleSelector

Updated on Sep 23, 2026

RadGridView's MergedCellsStyleSelector can be used to style merged cells differently based on a specific condition.

Bear in mind that the MergedCellsStyle takes precedence over the MergedCellsStyleSelector and will overwrite it if both are defined simultaneously.

To do so, first create a new class that inherits the StyleSelector class and override its SelectStyle method:

Example 1: The StadiumCapacityStyleSelector class

C#
public class StadiumCapacityStyleSelector : StyleSelector
{
    public override Style SelectStyle(object item, DependencyObject container)
    {
        var cell = item as MergedCellInfo;

        if (cell != null)
        {
            if (int.Parse(cell.Value.ToString()) > 50000)
            {
                return BigStadiumStyle;
            }
            else
            {
                return SmallStadiumStyle;
            }
        }

        return null;
    }
    public Style BigStadiumStyle { get; set; }
    public Style SmallStadiumStyle { get; set; }
}
VB.NET
Public Class StadiumCapacityStyleSelector
	Inherits StyleSelector
	Public Overrides Function SelectStyle(item As Object, container As DependencyObject) As Style
		Dim cell = TryCast(item, MergedCellInfo)

		If cell IsNot Nothing Then
			If Integer.Parse(cell.Value.ToString()) > 50000 Then
				Return BigStadiumStyle
			Else
				Return SmallStadiumStyle
			End If
		End If

		Return Nothing
	End Function
	Public Property BigStadiumStyle() As Style
		Get
			Return m_BigStadiumStyle
		End Get
		Set
			m_BigStadiumStyle = Value
		End Set
	End Property
	Private m_BigStadiumStyle As Style
	Public Property SmallStadiumStyle() As Style
		Get
			Return m_SmallStadiumStyle
		End Get
		Set
			m_SmallStadiumStyle = Value
		End Set
	End Property
	Private m_SmallStadiumStyle As Style
End Class

In the XAML file, define the style selector as a resource and set the properties of the BigStadiumStyle and SmallStadiumStyle:

Example 2: Setting the BigStadiumStyle and SmallStadiumStyle

XAML
<Grid.Resources>
       <my:StadiumCapacityStyleSelector x:Key="StadiumCapacityStyleSelector">
           <my:StadiumCapacityStyleSelector.BigStadiumStyle>
               <Style TargetType="telerik:GridViewMergedCell">
                   <Setter Property="Background" Value="Red"/>
               </Style>
           </my:StadiumCapacityStyleSelector.BigStadiumStyle>
           <my:StadiumCapacityStyleSelector.SmallStadiumStyle>
               <Style TargetType="telerik:GridViewMergedCell">
                   <Setter Property="Background" Value="Yellow" />
               </Style>
           </my:StadiumCapacityStyleSelector.SmallStadiumStyle>
       </my:StadiumCapacityStyleSelector>
</Grid.Resources>

The "my:" prefix before StadiumCapacityStyleSelector specifies the mapping for the namespace of the project: xmlns:my="..."

Finally, set the MergedCellsStyleSelector property:

Example 3: Setting the MergedCellsStyleSelector property

XAML
<telerik:RadGridView MergedCellsDirection="Vertical" MergedCellsStyleSelector="{StaticResource StadiumCapacityStyleSelector}" />

And here is the final result:

Figure 1: The merged cells styled using the MergedCellsStyleSelector property

Telerik UI for WPF RadGridView with MergedCellsStyleSelector applying different styles to vertically merged cells

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