Feature Comparison Matrix

FlexGrid for WinForms

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Explore all of the features offered by FlexGrid, TrueDBGrid, and MS DataGridView. You can download the matrix in PDF.

Data Binding

Data Presentation

Data Exchange

Cells Manipulations

Layout and Styling

Input and Navigation

Data Manipulations

Localization

Other Features

Features	FlexGrid	TrueDBGrid	MS DataGridView
Binding Data Sources	✓	✓	✓
Binding Data Sources with hierarchical data relations	With custom code	✓
Unbound data storage and manipulations	✓	✓	✓

Features	FlexGrid	TrueDBGrid	MS DataGridView
Hierarchical Styles	With custom code	✓
TreeView-like Styles	✓	✓
MultiLine Data View		✓
Grouping	✓	✓
Built-in Drag And Drop Grouping		✓
Horizontal and Vertical Interactive Splits		✓
Child grids within master grid support	✓	✓
Drop-Down Objects Support	✓	✓
Drop-Down Multicolumn Object support	✓	✓
Drop-Down Multicolumn Bindable and Sortable Object support		✓

Features	FlexGrid	TrueDBGrid	MS DataGridView
Export Data (Delimited Text, XLS and XLSX)	✓	✓
Export Data in other formats (PDF, HTML, RTF, JPG and other)		✓
Load data from Excel files	✓
Enhanced Printing data from grid and Print Preview support	✓	✓

Features	FlexGrid	TrueDBGrid	MS DataGridView
In-Cell Objects	✓	✓	✓
Enhanced Cell Editing with Custom Editors	✓	✓
Merging Cells and Rows	✓	✓
Customize Cells Merging	✓
Drag And Drop Columns and rows	✓	✓
Automatic Cell Sizing	✓	✓	✓
Fixed, Non-scrolling Columns	✓	✓	✓
Excel-style Cell Selection	✓	✓
Customize each Cell Rendering	✓
Zooming Cells	✓	✓
Run-Time CellTips	✓	✓
Data Manipulations with Cell Ranges	✓

Features	FlexGrid	TrueDBGrid	MS DataGridView
Visual Styles Support	✓	✓	✓
Dynamic Support of 38 Decoration Themes	✓	✓
Office 2007 and 2010 Styling	✓	✓
Alternating Row Colors	✓	✓	✓
Customizable Cell Border Style	✓	✓
Add Special Drawing Effects	✓	✓
Data-Sensitive Display	✓	✓