Xceed DataGrid for WPF v7.2 Documentation
Templating Elements
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The following page provides a list of examples that demonstrate how to template various elements. For more template-related information, refer to the Templates topic.

All examples in this topic assume that the grid is bound to the Orders table of the Northwind database, unless stated otherwise.

Providing a cell-content template

The following example demonstrates how to provide a new CellContentTemplate, using property element syntax, for a boolean column that displays a check mark when the cell's value is true, and an "x" when it is false.

This example assumes that the grid is bound to the Products table of the Northwind database.

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<Grid xmlns:xcdg="http://schemas.xceed.com/wpf/xaml/datagrid">

  <Grid.Resources>

    <xcdg:DataGridCollectionViewSource x:Key="cvs_products"

                                    Source="{Binding Source={x:Static Application.Current},

                                                      Path=Products}"/>

  </Grid.Resources>

   <xcdg:DataGridControl x:Name="ProductsGrid"

                         ItemsSource="{Binding Source={StaticResource cvs_products}}">

      <xcdg:DataGridControl.Columns>

        <xcdg:Column FieldName="Discontinued">

           <xcdg:Column.CellContentTemplate>

              <DataTemplate>

                 <Image x:Name="img" Source="D:\true.png" Stretch="None" />

                    <DataTemplate.Triggers>

                       <DataTrigger Binding="{Binding}" Value="False">

                         <Setter TargetName="img" Property="Source" Value="D:\false.png" />

                       </DataTrigger>

                    </DataTemplate.Triggers>

              </DataTemplate>

           </xcdg:Column.CellContentTemplate>

        </xcdg:Column>

      </xcdg:DataGridControl.Columns>

   </xcdg:DataGridControl>

</Grid>

Providing a group-header control template

The following example demonstrates how to provide, through a style, a new GroupHeaderControl template.

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<Grid xmlns:xcdg="http://schemas.xceed.com/wpf/xaml/datagrid">

  <Grid.Resources>

    <Style TargetType="{x:Type xcdg:GroupHeaderControl}">

      <Setter Property="Template">

        <Setter.Value>

          <ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type xcdg:GroupHeaderControl}">

            <Border Background="Orange" BorderThickness="2">

              <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">

                <CheckBox IsChecked="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource

                                      TemplatedParent}, Path=Group.IsExpanded}"/>

                <ContentPresenter/>

              </StackPanel>

            </Border>

          </ControlTemplate>

        </Setter.Value>

      </Setter>

    </Style>

    <xcdg:DataGridCollectionViewSource x:Key="cvs_orders"

                                     Source="{Binding Source={x:Static Application.Current},

                                                      Path=Orders}">

      <xcdg:DataGridCollectionViewSource.GroupDescriptions>

        <xcdg:DataGridGroupDescription PropertyName="ShipCountry"/>

      </xcdg:DataGridCollectionViewSource.GroupDescriptions>

    </xcdg:DataGridCollectionViewSource>

  </Grid.Resources>

  <xcdg:DataGridControl x:Name="OrdersGrid"

                        ItemsSource="{Binding Source={StaticResource cvs_orders}}"/>

</Grid>

Providing a data-cell template

The following example demonstrates how to provide, through a style, a new ControlTemplate for the DataCells that will display the cells as buttons.

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<Grid xmlns:xcdg="http://schemas.xceed.com/wpf/xaml/datagrid">

  <Grid.Resources>

    <Style TargetType="{x:Type xcdg:DataCell}">

      <Setter Property="Template">

        <Setter.Value>

          <ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type xcdg:DataCell}">

            <Button>

              <Button.Content>

                <ContentPresenter/>

              </Button.Content>

            </Button>

          </ControlTemplate>

        </Setter.Value>

      </Setter>

    </Style>

    <xcdg:DataGridCollectionViewSource x:Key="cvs_orders"

                                    Source="{Binding Source={x:Static Application.Current},

                                                      Path=Orders}"/>

   </Grid.Resources>

   <xcdg:DataGridControl x:Name="OrdersGrid"

                         ItemsSource="{Binding Source={StaticResource cvs_orders}}"/>

</Grid>

Providing a data-row template for table view types

The following example demonstrates how to provide, through a style, a new ControlTemplate for DataRow objects. The columns that are contained in the grid will be limited to those specified in the ItemProperties of the DataGridCollectionViewSource.

This example assumes that the grid is bound to the Employees table of the Northwind database.

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<Grid xmlns:xcdg="http://schemas.xceed.com/wpf/xaml/datagrid">

 <Grid.Resources>

   <xcdg:DataGridCollectionViewSource x:Key="cvsEmployees"

                                      Source="{Binding Source={x:Static Application.Current}, Path=Employees}"

                                      AutoCreateItemProperties="False">

     <xcdg:DataGridCollectionViewSource.ItemProperties>

       <xcdg:DataGridItemProperty Name="LastName" />

       <xcdg:DataGridItemProperty Name="FirstName" />

       <xcdg:DataGridItemProperty Name="Photo" />

       <xcdg:DataGridItemProperty Name="Title" />

       <xcdg:DataGridItemProperty Name="Notes" />

       <xcdg:DataGridItemProperty Name="EmployeeID" />

       <xcdg:DataGridItemProperty Name="TitleOfCourtesy" />

       <xcdg:DataGridItemProperty Name="HireDate" />

       <xcdg:DataGridItemProperty Name="Extension" />

     </xcdg:DataGridCollectionViewSource.ItemProperties>

   </xcdg:DataGridCollectionViewSource>

   <ControlTemplate x:Key="customTableViewDataRowTemplate"

                    TargetType="xcdg:DataRow">

     <!-- This Grid is used to layout the GroupLevelIndicatorPane placeholder and the CellsHost panel. -->

     <Grid x:Name="rootGrid">

       <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>

         <!-- HierarchicalGroupLevelIndicatorPane -->

         <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />

         <!-- GroupLevelIndicatorPane -->

         <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />

         <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />

         <!-- CellsHost panel -->

         <ColumnDefinition Width="*" />

       </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>

       <Grid.RowDefinitions>

         <RowDefinition />

         <RowDefinition />

       </Grid.RowDefinitions>

       <xcdg:HierarchicalGroupLevelIndicatorPane xcdg:TableView.CanScrollHorizontally="False"

                                                 Grid.Column="0" />

       <!-- GroupLevelIndicatorPane is a placeholder for individual GroupLevelIndicator elements that are added

            whenever this Row is part of a group. -->

       <xcdg:GroupLevelIndicatorPane x:Name="groupLevelIndicatorPane"

                                     xcdg:TableView.CanScrollHorizontally="False"

                                     Grid.Column="1" />

       <Border x:Name="outerBackground"

               Grid.Column="2"

               Grid.ColumnSpan="2"

               Background="{TemplateBinding Background}"

               BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}"

               BorderThickness="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}"

               xcdg:TableView.CanScrollHorizontally="False" />

       <Border x:Name="rowBorder"

               Grid.Column="2"

               Grid.ColumnSpan="2"

               Grid.RowSpan="2"

               BorderThickness="1"

               CornerRadius="3"

               xcdg:TableView.CanScrollHorizontally="False">

         <Border x:Name="innerBackground"

                 BorderThickness="1"

                 CornerRadius="2" />

       </Border>

       <!-- The PART_CellsHost part designates the Panel to which this Row's Cells should be added.

            In table view types, a FixedCellPanel is required for column management features (e.g. fixed columns, drag&drop column reordering) to be supported -->

       <xcdg:FixedCellPanel x:Name="PART_CellsHost"

                            Grid.Column="3"

                            ColumnStretchMinWidth="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource Self}, Path=(xcdg:DataGridControl.DataGridContext).ColumnStretchMinWidth}"

                            ColumnStretchMode="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource Self}, Path=(xcdg:DataGridControl.DataGridContext).ColumnStretchMode}"

                            FixedCellCount="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource Self}, Path=(xcdg:DataGridControl.DataGridContext).FixedColumnCount, Mode=TwoWay}"

                            SplitterStyle="{TemplateBinding xcdg:TableView.FixedColumnSplitterStyle}"

                            SplitterWidth="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource Self}, Path=(xcdg:DataGridControl.DataGridContext).FixedColumnSplitterWidth}"

                            ShowSplitter="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource Self}, Path=(xcdg:DataGridControl.DataGridContext).ShowFixedColumnSplitter}"

                            FixedColumnDropMarkPen="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource Self}, Path=(xcdg:DataGridControl.DataGridContext).FixedColumnDropMarkPen}"

                            TextElement.Foreground="{TemplateBinding Foreground}"

                            Margin="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}" />

       <!-- Preview Row  -->

       <TextBlock Text="{Binding Notes}"

                  Grid.Column="3"

                  Grid.Row="1"

                  TextWrapping="Wrap"

                  Width="600"

                  HorizontalAlignment="Left"

                  Margin="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}" />

     </Grid>

     <ControlTemplate.Triggers>

       <!-- This trigger is used to display the Active Selection look -->

       <MultiDataTrigger>

         <MultiDataTrigger.Conditions>

           <Condition Binding="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource Self},Path=IsSelected}"

                      Value="True" />

           <Condition Binding="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource Self},Path=(xcdg:DataGridControl.DataGridContext).DataGridControl.IsKeyboardFocusWithin}"

                      Value="True" />

         </MultiDataTrigger.Conditions>

         <Setter TargetName="rowBorder"

                 Property="Background"

                 Value="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent},Path=SelectionBackground}" />

         <Setter TargetName="rootGrid"

                 Property="TextElement.Foreground"

                 Value="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent},Path=SelectionForeground}" />

       </MultiDataTrigger>

       <!-- When the DataRow is Selected but the parent DataGridControl is not focused, we want to change

            the DataRow's background/foreground to the appropriate brushes. -->

       <MultiDataTrigger>

         <MultiDataTrigger.Conditions>

           <Condition Binding="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource Self},Path=IsSelected}"

                      Value="True" />

           <Condition Binding="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource Self},Path=(xcdg:DataGridControl.DataGridContext).DataGridControl.IsKeyboardFocusWithin}"

                      Value="False" />

           <Condition Binding="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource Self},Path=(xcdg:DataGridControl.DataGridContext).DataGridControl.HideSelection}"

                      Value="False" />

         </MultiDataTrigger.Conditions>

         <Setter TargetName="rowBorder"

                 Property="Background"

                 Value="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent},Path=InactiveSelectionBackground}" />

         <Setter TargetName="rootGrid"

                 Property="TextElement.Foreground"

                 Value="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent},Path=InactiveSelectionForeground}" />

       </MultiDataTrigger>

     </ControlTemplate.Triggers>

   </ControlTemplate>

   <LinearGradientBrush x:Key="maleBackground"

                        StartPoint="0.034974093264248704,0.6914893617021277"

                        EndPoint="0.18756476683937826,0.010638297872340425">

     <LinearGradientBrush.GradientStops>

       <GradientStopCollection>

         <GradientStop Color="#FF008acc"

                       Offset="0" />

         <GradientStop Color="#000099cc"

                       Offset="0.9722222089767456" />

       </GradientStopCollection>

     </LinearGradientBrush.GradientStops>

   </LinearGradientBrush>

   <LinearGradientBrush x:Key="femaleBackground"

                        StartPoint="0.034974093264248704,0.6914893617021277"

                        EndPoint="0.18756476683937826,0.010638297872340425">

     <LinearGradientBrush.GradientStops>

       <GradientStopCollection>

         <GradientStop Color="#FFae0057"

                       Offset="0" />

         <GradientStop Color="#00D60080"

                       Offset="0.9722222089767456" />

         <GradientStop Color="#00d70081"

                       Offset="0.9777777791023254" />

       </GradientStopCollection>

     </LinearGradientBrush.GradientStops>

   </LinearGradientBrush>

   <Style x:Key="customTableViewDataRowStyle"

          TargetType="{x:Type xcdg:DataRow}">

     <Setter Property="Background"

             Value="{StaticResource maleBackground}" />

     <Setter Property="Template"

             Value="{StaticResource customTableViewDataRowTemplate}" />

     <Style.Triggers>

       <!-- To access one of the cells in the System.Data.DataRow, its name indexer must be used. -->

       <DataTrigger Binding="{Binding [TitleOfCourtesy]}"

                    Value="Ms.">

         <Setter Property="Background"

                 Value="{StaticResource femaleBackground}" />

       </DataTrigger>

       <!-- To access one of the cells in the System.Data.DataRow, its name indexer must be used. -->

       <DataTrigger Binding="{Binding [TitleOfCourtesy]}"

                    Value="Mrs.">

         <Setter Property="Background"

                 Value="{StaticResource femaleBackground}" />

       </DataTrigger>

     </Style.Triggers>

   </Style>

 </Grid.Resources>

 <xcdg:DataGridControl x:Name="employeeGrid"

                       ItemsSource="{Binding Source={StaticResource cvsEmployees}}"

                       ItemContainerStyle="{StaticResource customTableViewDataRowStyle}">

   <xcdg:DataGridControl.View>

     <xcdg:TableView UseDefaultHeadersFooters="False">

       <xcdg:TableView.Headers>

         <DataTemplate>

           <xcdg:ColumnManagerRow />

         </DataTemplate>

       </xcdg:TableView.Headers>

     </xcdg:TableView>

   </xcdg:DataGridControl.View>

   <xcdg:DataGridControl.Columns>

     <xcdg:Column FieldName="Photo" />

   </xcdg:DataGridControl.Columns>

 </xcdg:DataGridControl>

</Grid>

Providing a data-row template for card view types

The following example demonstrates how to provide, through a style, a new ControlTemplate for DataRow objects. The columns that are contained in the grid will be limited to those specified in the ItemProperties of the DataGridCollectionViewSource.

This example assumes that the grid is bound to the Employees table of the Northwind database.

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<Grid>

 <Grid.Resources>

   <xcdg:DataGridCollectionViewSource x:Key="cvsEmployees"

                                      Source="{Binding Source={x:Static Application.Current}, Path=Employees}"

                                      AutoCreateItemProperties="False">

     <xcdg:DataGridCollectionViewSource.ItemProperties>

       <xcdg:DataGridItemProperty Name="LastName" />

       <xcdg:DataGridItemProperty Name="FirstName" />

       <xcdg:DataGridItemProperty Name="Photo" />

       <xcdg:DataGridItemProperty Name="Title" />

       <xcdg:DataGridItemProperty Name="Notes" />

       <xcdg:DataGridItemProperty Name="EmployeeID" />

       <xcdg:DataGridItemProperty Name="TitleOfCourtesy" />

       <xcdg:DataGridItemProperty Name="HireDate" />

       <xcdg:DataGridItemProperty Name="Extension" />

     </xcdg:DataGridCollectionViewSource.ItemProperties>

   </xcdg:DataGridCollectionViewSource>

   <!-- This Cell Template is very simple. It only shows the Cell's value, without its

        parent column's Title.-->

   <ControlTemplate x:Key="titleLessCell"

                    TargetType="xcdg:DataCell">

     <xcdg:CellContentPresenter />

   </ControlTemplate>

   <Style x:Key="customCardViewDataRow"

          TargetType="{x:Type xcdg:DataRow}">

     <Setter Property="Background"

             Value="Transparent" />

     <Setter Property="FocusVisualStyle"

             Value="{x:Null}" />

     <Setter Property="Template">

       <Setter.Value>

         <ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type xcdg:DataRow}">

           <Border x:Name="PART_RowFocusRoot"

                   Background="{TemplateBinding Background}"

                   BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}"

                   BorderThickness="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}"

                   Padding="{TemplateBinding Padding}">

             <Grid>

               <StackPanel>

                 <DockPanel>

                   <!-- The photo is at the left. -->

                   <Grid DockPanel.Dock="Left"

                         Margin="3,4,2,2"

                         MaxWidth="85"

                         MaxHeight="85">

                     <xcdg:DataCell FieldName="Photo"

                                    Template="{StaticResource titleLessCell}" />

                   </Grid>

                   <StackPanel Margin="8,0,0,0">

                     <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">

                       <xcdg:DataCell FieldName="TitleOfCourtesy"

                                      FontSize="16"

                                      Template="{StaticResource titleLessCell}" />

                       <TextBlock Text=" " />

                       <xcdg:DataCell FieldName="FirstName"

                                      FontSize="16"

                                      Template="{StaticResource titleLessCell}" />

                       <TextBlock Text=" " />

                       <xcdg:DataCell FieldName="LastName"

                                      FontSize="16"

                                      Template="{StaticResource titleLessCell}" />

                       <!-- This is the "CurrentItem" glyph. Its content is set in a trigger below. -->

                       <ContentPresenter x:Name="glyphPresenter"

                                         Content="{x:Null}"

                                         ContentTemplate="{x:Null}"

                                         HorizontalAlignment="Right"

                                         Margin="15,0,0,0" />

                     </StackPanel>

                     <xcdg:DataCell FieldName="Title"

                                    FontSize="14"

                                    Template="{StaticResource titleLessCell}" />

                     <Border BorderThickness="1"

                             BorderBrush="#999999"

                             Margin="0,2,0,2" />

                     <!-- The PART_CellsHost part designates the Panel to which this Row's Cells - not 

                          explicitly added above and below - will be added.

                          It is set as a Grid.IsSharedSizeScope because the Cell template will use a 

                          SharedSizeGroup to layout the field names. -->

                     <StackPanel x:Name="PART_CellsHost"

                                 Orientation="Vertical"

                                 Grid.IsSharedSizeScope="True" />

                   </StackPanel>

                 </DockPanel>

                 <!-- Finally, the Notes Cell - a bit less relevant and too cumbersome in a 

                      card view context - is explicitly put in an Expander. -->

                 <Expander Header="Notes"

                           Padding="5"

                           TextElement.Foreground="{TemplateBinding Foreground}">

                   <xcdg:DataCell FieldName="Notes"

                                  Template="{StaticResource titleLessCell}" />

                 </Expander>

               </StackPanel>

             </Grid>

           </Border>

           <!-- We have redefined the DataRow's Template. We have to reproduce the behaviors of 

                the default DataRow Template that interest us. In our case, we only want to bring

                back the CurrentItemGlyph. 

                The other visual cues that we could have wanted to activate are:

                SelectionBackground, SelectionForeground, InactiveSelectionBackground, 

                InactiveSelectionForeground, EditingRowGlyph, ValidationErrorGlyph. -->

           <ControlTemplate.Triggers>

             <Trigger Property="IsCurrent"

                      Value="True">

               <Setter TargetName="glyphPresenter"

                       Property="ContentTemplate"

                       Value="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource Self}, Path=(xcdg:DataGridControl.DataGridContext).CurrentItemGlyph}" />

             </Trigger>

           </ControlTemplate.Triggers>

         </ControlTemplate>

       </Setter.Value>

     </Setter>

   </Style>

 </Grid.Resources>

 <xcdg:DataGridControl x:Name="employeeGrid"

                       ItemsSource="{Binding Source={StaticResource cvsEmployees}}"

                       ItemContainerStyle="{StaticResource customCardViewDataRow}">

   <xcdg:DataGridControl.View>

     <xcdg:CompactCardView UseDefaultHeadersFooters="False"

                           CardWidth="325" />

   </xcdg:DataGridControl.View>

   <xcdg:DataGridControl.Columns>

     <xcdg:Column FieldName="Notes"

                  TextWrapping="Wrap" />

   </xcdg:DataGridControl.Columns>

 </xcdg:DataGridControl>

</Grid>

Providing an insertion-row template

The following example demonstrates how to provide, through a style, a new InsertionRow template. In order to preserve the fixed-column splitter in the insertion row, we need to use a FixedCellPanel as the "PART_CellsHost" template part.

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<Grid xmlns:xcdg="http://schemas.xceed.com/wpf/xaml/datagrid">

  <Grid.Resources>

    <xcdg:DataGridCollectionViewSource x:Key="cvs_orders"

                                    Source="{Binding Source={x:Static Application.Current},

                                                        Path=Orders}"/>

   <Style x:Key="insertionrow_style"

          TargetType="{x:Type xcdg:InsertionRow}">

     <Setter Property="Template">

       <Setter.Value>

         <ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type xcdg:InsertionRow}">

            <Expander Header="Insert New Data">

              <Border BorderBrush="LightBlue"

                      BorderThickness="0, 1, 0, 1">

               <xcdg:FixedCellPanel x:Name="PART_CellsHost"

                  FixedCellCount="{xcdg:ViewBinding FixedColumnCount, Mode=TwoWay}"

                  SplitterStyle="{TemplateBinding xcdg:TableView.FixedColumnSplitterStyle}"

                  SplitterWidth="{xcdg:ViewBinding FixedColumnSplitterWidth}"

                  ShowSplitter="{xcdg:ViewBinding ShowFixedColumnSplitter}"

                  FixedColumnDropMarkPen="{xcdg:ViewBinding FixedColumnDropMarkPen}"

                  Background="LightBlue"/>

              </Border>

            </Expander>

         </ControlTemplate>

       </Setter.Value>

     </Setter>

   </Style>

  </Grid.Resources>

  <xcdg:DataGridControl x:Name="OrdersGrid"

                        ItemsSource="{Binding Source={StaticResource cvs_orders}}">

    <xcdg:DataGridControl.View>

      <xcdg:TableView>

        <xcdg:TableView.FixedFooters>

         <DataTemplate>

           <xcdg:InsertionRow Style="{StaticResource insertionrow_style}"/>

         </DataTemplate>

        </xcdg:TableView.FixedFooters>

      </xcdg:TableView>

    </xcdg:DataGridControl.View>

  </xcdg:DataGridControl>   

</Grid>

Formatting a cell's content

The following example demonstrates how to format a cell's content to display a numeric value as a currency value. Although it might be tempting to apply the converter to a column's DisplayMemberBindingInfo, this is not the recommended location as not only will the cells' content be formatted but the data type of the cells' content will be changed to the converter's.

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<Grid xmlns:xcdg="http://schemas.xceed.com/wpf/xaml/datagrid"

      xmlns:local="clr-namespace:Xceed.Wpf.Documentation">

  <Grid.Resources>

    <xcdg:DataGridCollectionViewSource x:Key="cvs_orderdetails"

                                    Source="{Binding Source={x:Static Application.Current},

                                                      Path=OrderDetails}"/>          

          

    <xcdg:CurrencyConverter x:Key="currencyConverter"/>

    <DataTemplate x:Key="currency_celltemplate">

      <TextBlock Text="{Binding Converter={StaticResource currencyConverter}}"/>

    </DataTemplate>

  </Grid.Resources>

  <xcdg:DataGridControl x:Name="OrderDetailGrid"

                        ItemsSource="{Binding Source={StaticResource cvs_orderdetails}}">

    <xcdg:DataGridControl.Columns>

      <xcdg:Column FieldName="UnitPrice"

                   CellContentTemplate="{StaticResource currency_celltemplate}"/>

    </xcdg:DataGridControl.Columns>

  </xcdg:DataGridControl>

</Grid>

Changing the group-header text

The following example demonstrates how to change the information displayed in each GroupHeaderControl by creating an implicit DataTemplate targeting the Group data type.

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<Grid xmlns:xcdg="http://schemas.xceed.com/wpf/xaml/datagrid">

  <Grid.Resources>

    <xcdg:DataGridCollectionViewSource x:Key="cvs_orders"

                                       Source="{Binding Source={x:Static Application.Current},

                                                        Path=Orders}">

      <xcdg:DataGridCollectionViewSource.GroupDescriptions>

        <xcdg:DataGridGroupDescription PropertyName="ShipCountry"/>

      </xcdg:DataGridCollectionViewSource.GroupDescriptions>

    </xcdg:DataGridCollectionViewSource>

    <DataTemplate DataType="{x:Type xcdg:Group}">

      <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">

        <TextBlock Text="The "/>

        <TextBlock Text="{Binding Value}"/>

        <TextBlock Text=" group contains "/>

        <TextBlock Text="{Binding Items.Count}"/>

        <TextBlock Text=" items."/>

      </StackPanel>

    </DataTemplate>

  </Grid.Resources>

  <xcdg:DataGridControl x:Name="OrdersGrid"

                        ItemsSource="{Binding Source={StaticResource cvs_orders}}"/>

</Grid>