how to wrap wpf datagrid columns text when it is populated using a List dynamically?

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I have an xaml like:

<GroupBox Header="groupBox1" Height="174" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="36,38,0,0" Name="groupBox1" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="285">
        <ScrollViewer HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="Auto" VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto">
            <Grid x:Name="caseListGrid">
            </Grid>
        </ScrollViewer>
</GroupBox>

and in the .cs file i have a function:

private void LoadDataGrid()
{
    caseElementList = new List<CaseElement>();
    caseElementList.Clear();

    //add 1st element
    caseElementList.Add(new CaseElement
    {
        CaseName = "First Name",
        Description = "Recently I came across the need to customize the look of the standard message box in the application. To do this I’ve decided to create a new class named WPFMessageBox"
    });

    //add second
    caseElementList.Add(new CaseElement
    {
        CaseName = "Second Name",
        Description = "Recently I came across the need to customize the look of the standard message box in the application. To do this I’ve decided to create a new class named WPFMessageBox"
    });

    caseElementList.Add(new CaseElement
    {
        CaseName = "Third Name",
        Description = "Recently I came across the need to customize the look of the standard message box in the application. To do this I’ve decided to create a new class named WPFMessageBox"
    });


    DataGrid dGrid = new DataGrid();                        
    dGrid.AutoGenerateColumns = true;            
    dGrid.ItemsSource = caseElementList;
    this.caseListGrid.Children.Add(dGrid);
}

here in the function i have created a List of custom case objects. Then i have assigned the list to the datagrid (after creating the datagrid).

But as because i have not added styles in the datagrid.. and the texts are very big. So, it is expanding in a scrollview.

But i want to display them using text wrapping. So, can anyone give me any solution??

I have found that using textblock it can be solved. But i can't figured out how i can add textblocks in that datagrid as because i am creating this dynamically..!!

Bas Bas · Accepted Answer · 2011-08-23T09:59:12

Solution 1: Do not AutoGenerateColumns and specify the columns yourself.

Solution 2: Subscribe to the AutoGeneratingColumn event and change the column to something that wraps (e.g. using the ElementStyle property of the column).

how to wrap wpf datagrid columns text when it is populated using a List dynamically?

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