Class KanbanColumn

Represents a Kanban column, providing functionality for property limits, column titles, item grouping, and card drag-and-drop operations.

Inheritance

System.Object

KanbanColumn

Implements

System.ComponentModel.INotifyPropertyChanged

Namespace: Syncfusion.UI.Xaml.Kanban

Assembly: Syncfusion.SfKanban.WPF.dll

Syntax

public class KanbanColumn : ItemsControl, INotifyPropertyChanged

Constructors

KanbanColumn()

Initializes a new instance of the KanbanColumn class.

Declaration

public KanbanColumn()

Fields

AllowDragProperty

Using a DependencyProperty as the backing store for AllowDrag. This enables animation, styling, binding, etc...

Declaration

public static readonly DependencyProperty AllowDragProperty

Field Value

Type
System.Windows.DependencyProperty

CardsProperty

Using a DependencyProperty as the backing store for Cards. This enables animation, styling, binding, etc...

Declaration

public static readonly DependencyProperty CardsProperty

Field Value

Type
System.Windows.DependencyProperty

CategoriesProperty

Using a DependencyProperty as the backing store for Categories. This enables animation, styling, binding, etc...

Declaration

public static readonly DependencyProperty CategoriesProperty

Field Value

Type
System.Windows.DependencyProperty

ErrorBarSettingsProperty

Using a DependencyProperty as the backing store for WIPLimit. This enables animation, styling, binding, etc...

Declaration

public static readonly DependencyProperty ErrorBarSettingsProperty

Field Value

Type
System.Windows.DependencyProperty

IsExpandedProperty

Using a DependencyProperty as the backing store for IsExpanded. This enables animation, styling, binding, etc...

Declaration

public static readonly DependencyProperty IsExpandedProperty

Field Value

Type
System.Windows.DependencyProperty

MaximumLimitProperty

Using a DependencyProperty as the backing store for MaximumLimit. This enables animation, styling, binding, etc...

Declaration

public static readonly DependencyProperty MaximumLimitProperty

Field Value

Type
System.Windows.DependencyProperty

MinimumLimitProperty

Using a DependencyProperty as the backing store for MinimumLimit. This enables animation, styling, binding, etc...

Declaration

public static readonly DependencyProperty MinimumLimitProperty

Field Value

Type
System.Windows.DependencyProperty

TitleProperty

Using a DependencyProperty as the backing store for Title. This enables animation, styling, binding, etc...

Declaration

public static readonly DependencyProperty TitleProperty

Field Value

Type
System.Windows.DependencyProperty

Properties

AllowDrag

Gets or sets a value indicating whether items can be dragged within or out of this KanbanColumn.

Declaration

public bool AllowDrag { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Boolean	The default value of AllowDrag is true.

Remarks

Setting this property to true enables drag operations for the column, allowing cards to be moved within the column or to other columns. This is useful for managing tasks and workflow in a Kanban board.

Examples

The below examples shows, how to set AllowDrag property of KanbanColumn in the SfKanban.

# [XAML](#tab/tabid-19)

<kanban:SfKanban x:Name="kanban"
                 ItemsSource="{Binding TaskDetails}">
    <kanban:SfKanban.DataContext>
           <local:ViewModel />
     </kanban:SfKanban.DataContext>
    <kanban:KanbanColumn AllowDrag="false"
                         Categories="Open"
                         HeaderText="Open"/>
</kanban:SfKanban>

# [C#](#tab/tabid-20)

public class ViewModel
{
    public ViewModel()
    {
        TaskDetails = new ObservableCollection<KanbanModel>();
        TaskDetails.Add(new KanbanModel()
        {
            Title = "Universal App",
            Id = "6593",
            Description = "Draft preliminary software specifications",
            Category = "Review",
            IndicatorColorKey = "High",
            Tags = new List<string> { "Analysis" },
        });
    }
    public ObservableCollection<KanbanModel> TaskDetails { get; set; }
}

# [C#](#tab/tabid-21)

this.kanban.ItemsSource = new ViewModel().TaskDetails;
this.kanban.Columns.Add(new KanbanColumn()
{
   Categories = "Open",
   HeaderText="Open",
   AllowDrag = false,
});

See Also

AutoGenerateColumns

ErrorBarSettings

Categories

IsExpanded

ValidationColor

Cards

Declaration

public KanbanCardCollection Cards { get; set; }

Property Value

Type
KanbanCardCollection

Categories

Gets or sets a string that specifies the fields used for grouping in KanbanColumn.

Declaration

public string Categories { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.String	The default value of Categories is System.String.Empty.

Remarks

This property allows you to define which categories or fields will be used for data grouping, enabling effective categorization within the Kanban model.

Examples

The below examples shows, how to set Categories property of KanbanColumn in the SfKanban.

# [XAML](#tab/tabid-1)

<kanban:SfKanban x:Name="kanban"
                 ItemsSource="{Binding TaskDetails}">
    <kanban:SfKanban.DataContext>
           <local:ViewModel />
     </kanban:SfKanban.DataContext>
    <kanban:KanbanColumn Categories="Open" />
</kanban:SfKanban>

# [C#](#tab/tabid-2)

public class ViewModel
{
    public ViewModel()
    {
        TaskDetails = new ObservableCollection<KanbanModel>();
        TaskDetails.Add(new KanbanModel()
        {
            Title = "Universal App",
            Id = "6593",
            Description = "Draft preliminary software specifications",
            Category = "Review",
            IndicatorColorKey = "High",
            Tags = new List<string> { "Analysis" },
        });
    }
    public ObservableCollection<KanbanModel> TaskDetails { get; set; }
}

# [C#](#tab/tabid-3)

this.kanban.ItemsSource = new ViewModel().TaskDetails;
this.kanban.Columns.Add(new KanbanColumn()
{
   Categories = "Open",
});

See Also

AutoGenerateColumns

ErrorBarSettings

AllowDrag

IsExpanded

ValidationColor

ErrorBarSettings

Gets or sets ErrorBarSettings which used to set minimum and maximum validation color for KanbanColumn.

Declaration

public ErrorBarSettings ErrorBarSettings { get; set; }

Property Value

Type
ErrorBarSettings

IsExpanded

Gets or sets a value indicating whether the KanbanColumn is in an expanded or collapsed state.

Declaration

public bool IsExpanded { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Boolean	The default value of IsExpanded is true.

Remarks

When set, this property determines the visibility and layout of the column content based on its state. Expanding the column shows all its cards, while collapsing hides them, providing a more compact view.

Examples

The below examples shows, how to set IsExpanded property of KanbanColumn in the SfKanban.

# [XAML](#tab/tabid-16)

<kanban:SfKanban x:Name="kanban"
                 ItemsSource="{Binding TaskDetails}">
    <kanban:SfKanban.DataContext>
           <local:ViewModel />
     </kanban:SfKanban.DataContext>
    <kanban:KanbanColumn IsExpanded="false"
                         Categories="Open"
                         HeaderText="Open"/>
</kanban:SfKanban>

# [C#](#tab/tabid-17)

public class ViewModel
{
    public ViewModel()
    {
        TaskDetails = new ObservableCollection<KanbanModel>();
        TaskDetails.Add(new KanbanModel()
        {
            Title = "Universal App",
            Id = "6593",
            Description = "Draft preliminary software specifications",
            Category = "Review",
            IndicatorColorKey = "High",
            Tags = new List<string> { "Analysis" },
        });
    }
    public ObservableCollection<KanbanModel> TaskDetails { get; set; }
}

# [C#](#tab/tabid-18)

this.kanban.ItemsSource = new ViewModel().TaskDetails;
this.kanban.Columns.Add(new KanbanColumn()
{
   Categories = "Open",
   HeaderText="Open",
   IsExpanded = false,
});

See Also

AutoGenerateColumns

ErrorBarSettings

Categories

AllowDrag

ValidationColor

Items

Gets a collection of KanbanCardItem.

Declaration

public KanbanCardCollection Items { get; }

Property Value

Type
KanbanCardCollection

MaximumLimit

Gets or sets a value that indicates maximum validation limit using validation color.

Declaration

public int MaximumLimit { get; set; }

Property Value

Type
System.Int32

MinimumLimit

Gets or sets a value that indicates minimum validation limit using validation color.

Declaration

public int MinimumLimit { get; set; }

Property Value

Type
System.Int32

Tags

Gets or sets a ColumnTag which used to customize header properties like Header, Minimum, Maximum, IsExpanded.

Declaration

public ColumnTag Tags { get; set; }

Property Value

Type
ColumnTag

Title

Gets or sets a object that indicates header for KanbanColumn.

Declaration

public object Title { get; set; }

Property Value

Type
System.Object

ValidationColor

Gets a brush that specifies the color of the error bar for the KanbanColumn.

Declaration

public Brush ValidationColor { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Windows.Media.Brush	The default value of ValidationColor is System.Windows.Media.Colors.Gray.

Remarks

This property allows customization of the error bar's appearance by specifying a System.Windows.Media.Brush. It helps in visually indicating validation states within the Kanban column. Based on the values of , , , and , this property value will be set for the specific column.

Methods

GetContainerForItemOverride()

Provides a container for each item in the KanbanColumn.

Declaration

protected override DependencyObject GetContainerForItemOverride()

Returns

Type	Description
System.Windows.DependencyObject	The new instance of KanbanCardItem.

IsItemItsOwnContainerOverride(Object)

Method to check whether the item is kanban card item or not.

Declaration

protected override bool IsItemItsOwnContainerOverride(object item)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Object	item	The item to check.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean	True if the item is a KanbanCardItem; otherwise, false.

Events

PropertyChanged

Occurs when a property value changes.

Declaration

public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged

Event Type

Type
System.ComponentModel.PropertyChangedEventHandler

Implements

System.ComponentModel.INotifyPropertyChanged