Alternation

RadVirtualGrid allows alternating its rows and columns when readability needs to be improved. This article covers the mechanism in details.

Row Alternation

The row alternation of the control can be utilized through the RowAlternationCount property.

Example 1: Setting the RowAlternationCount

XAML

	<telerik:RadVirtualGrid x:Name="VirtualGrid" 
                                InitialColumnCount="4" 
                                InitialRowCount="4"
                                RowAlternationCount="2"/>

Figure 1: Setting the RowAlternationCount property

Column Alternation

Respectively, the alternation of the columns of RadVirtualGrid can be manipulated through the ColumnAlternationCount property of the control.

Example 2: Setting the ColumnAlternationCount

XAML

	<telerik:RadVirtualGrid x:Name="VirtualGrid" 
                                InitialColumnCount="4" 
                                InitialRowCount="4"
                                ColumnAlternationCount="2"/>

Figure 2: Setting the ColumnAlternationCount property

Custom Alternation color

RadVirtualGrid exposes a property for altering the default background applied to the elements participating in the alternation: AlternationBrush.

Example 3: Setting the AlternationBrush

XAML

		<telerik:RadVirtualGrid x:Name="VirtualGrid" 
                                InitialColumnCount="4" 
                                InitialRowCount="4"
								RowAlternationCount="2"
                                ColumnAlternationCount="2"
								AlternationBrush="Beige"/>

Figure 3: Setting the AlternationBrush property

See Also

• Column and Row Resizing

• Editing

• Insert and Remove Data