How to clear the grid

You should set the GridControl.DataSource property to null (Nothing in VB.NET) and call the Columns.Clear() method against the grid's main view.

 
 

  
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gridControl1.DataSource = null;

gridView1.Columns.Clear();

If you need to restore the original grid view later, you can dynamically create a temporary empty GridView and assign it to the GridControl.

 
 

  
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using DevExpress.XtraGrid.Views.Grid;



object ds;



// clear

ds = gridControl1.DataSource;

gridControl1.DataSource = null;

GridView view = new GridView(gridControl1);

view.OptionsView.ShowGroupPanel = false;

view.OptionsView.ShowColumnHeaders = false;

gridControl1.MainView = view;



// restore

gridControl1.MainView = gridView1;

gridControl1.DataSource = ds;