Text alignment in a WPF DataGrid

Question

How can I align the column data to center in a WPF DataGrid?

Answer 1

Or in code behind:

grid.CellStyle = newCellStyle();

public static Style newCellStyle()
{
    //And here is the C# code to achieve the above
    System.Windows.Style style = new Style(typeof(DataGridCell));
    style.Setters.Add(new System.Windows.Setter
    {
        Property = Control.HorizontalAlignmentProperty,
        Value = HorizontalAlignment.Center
    });
    return style;
}

Answer 2

Ok, I used the frameworkElement approach but there was a strange behavior when you try to highlight the row.

I've put another example of WPF Datagrid alignment in this thread!

Answer 3

I ended up having problems with the cell being shifted and looking funky using the accepted answer. I know it's late, but hopefully my findings will help someone. I use:

<DataGridTextColumn.ElementStyle>
     <Style>
          <Setter Property="FrameworkElement.HorizontalAlignment" Value="Center"/>
     </Style>

rather than the CellStyle.

Answer 4

If you are using DataGridTextColumn you can use the following code snippet:

<Style TargetType="DataGridCell">
     <Style.Setters>
            <Setter Property="TextBlock.TextAlignment" Value="Center" />
     </Style.Setters>
</Style>

Answer 5

I really like Bruno's TextBlock.TextAlignment approach. You can use this in conjunction with horizontal alignment and then any background will stretch across the whole grid cell.

e.g. (in VB)

    Dim sty = New System.Windows.Style(GetType(DataGridCell))
    sty.Setters.Add(New Setter(HorizontalAlignmentProperty, HorizontalAlignment.Stretch))
    sty.Setters.Add(New Setter(TextBlock.TextAlignmentProperty, TextAlignment.Right))
    sty.Setters.Add(New Setter(BackgroundProperty, Brushes.LightGray))

Answer 6

For me this one works well

<DataGridTextColumn Width="1*" Binding="{Binding Balance, StringFormat=C} "Header="Balance">
  <DataGridTextColumn.CellStyle>
      <Style>
        <Setter Property="TextBlock.TextAlignment"  Value="Right"/>
      </Style>
   </DataGridTextColumn.CellStyle>
 </DataGridTextColumn>