Propagate the TextAlignment of the GridViewColumn to the Merged Cells in RadGridView for WPF

Updated on Sep 15, 2025

Environment

Property	Value
Product	RadGridView for WPF
Version	2023.1.117

Description

How to sync the TextAlignment setting of the GridViewColumn with the text in the merged cells in RadGridView.

Solution

To do that, use the MergedCellsStyleSelector property of RadGridView. This will allow you to define Styles that target the GridViewMergedCell element and set its HorizontalContentAlignment or VerticalContentAlignment property.

In the merged cell styles selector, you can get the MergedCellInfo object and use it to access the corresponding column. Based on its alignment setting, you can select the proper Style.

XAML

   	<Window.Resources>
		<Style x:Key="RightAlignedMergedCellStyle" TargetType="telerik:GridViewMergedCell" BasedOn="{StaticResource GridViewMergedCellStyle}">
			<Setter Property="HorizontalContentAlignment" Value="Right" />
		</Style>

		<Style x:Key="CenterAlignedMergedCellStyle" TargetType="telerik:GridViewMergedCell" BasedOn="{StaticResource GridViewMergedCellStyle}">            
			<Setter Property="HorizontalContentAlignment" Value="Center" />
		</Style>

		<local:VerticalMergedCellsStyleSelector x:Key="VerticalMergedCellsStyleSelector"
												RightAlignedCellStyle="{StaticResource RightAlignedMergedCellStyle}"
												CenterAlignedCellStyle="{StaticResource CenterAlignedMergedCellStyle}"/>
	</Window.Resources>
	<Grid>
		<telerik:RadGridView GroupRenderMode="Flat"
							 MergedCellsDirection="Vertical"
							 ItemsSource="{Binding MyItemsSource}"
							 AutoGenerateColumns="False"
							 MergedCellsStyleSelector="{StaticResource VerticalMergedCellsStyleSelector}">         
			<telerik:RadGridView.Columns>
				<telerik:GridViewDataColumn DataMemberBinding="{Binding Name}" Width="150" />
				<telerik:GridViewDataColumn DataMemberBinding="{Binding Value}" Width="150" TextAlignment="Right"/>
				<telerik:GridViewDataColumn DataMemberBinding="{Binding Value}" Width="150" TextAlignment="Center"/>
				<telerik:GridViewDataColumn DataMemberBinding="{Binding Value}" Width="150"/>
			</telerik:RadGridView.Columns>
		</telerik:RadGridView>
	</Grid>

C#

	public class VerticalMergedCellsStyleSelector : StyleSelector
	{
		public Style RightAlignedCellStyle { get; set; }
		public Style CenterAlignedCellStyle { get; set; }

		public override Style SelectStyle(object item, DependencyObject container)
		{
			var cellVisual = (GridViewMergedCell)container;
			var cellInfo = (MergedCellInfo)item;
			var column = cellVisual.ParentDataControl.Columns
				.OfType<Telerik.Windows.Controls.GridViewColumn>()
				.First(x => cellInfo.HorizontalStart == x.DisplayIndex);

			if (column.TextAlignment == TextAlignment.Right)
			{
				return RightAlignedCellStyle;
			}
			else if (column.TextAlignment == TextAlignment.Center)
			{
				return CenterAlignedCellStyle;
			}
			return base.SelectStyle(item, container);
		}
	}