include a image in devexpress datagrid

• Add an ImageCollection to yout form and add some icons 16x16 to it.
• Add a column to the Grid for the icons.
• Set the column's fieldName to image (whatever you like).
• Set the column's UnboundType to Object.
• Add a repositoryItemPictureEdit to the column's columnEdit.

All the above can be done in the designer. Then do the following

privatevoid gridView1_CustomUnboundColumnData(object sender,DevExpress.XtraGrid.Views.Base.CustomColumnDataEventArgs e){if(e.Column== colImage1 && e.IsGetData){string someValueFromDatabase =(string)gridView1.GetRowCellValue(e.RowHandle, colOne);if(someValueFromDatabase =="a"){//Set an icon with index 0
            e.Value= imageCollection1.Images(0);}else{//Set an icon with index 1
            e.Value= imageCollection1.Images(1);}}}

The key here is handling the CustomUnboundColumnData and the repositoryItemPictureEdit.

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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using DevExpress.XtraEditors.Repository;

namespace WindowsApplication1
{
    public partial class Form1 : Form
    {
        private DataTable CreateTable(int RowCount)
        {
            Image[] images = new Image[] { WindowsApplication1.Properties.Resources.about, WindowsApplication1.Properties.Resources.add, WindowsApplication1.Properties.Resources.apple, WindowsApplication1.Properties.Resources.arrow_down, WindowsApplication1.Properties.Resources.arrow_left};
            DataTable tbl = new DataTable();
            tbl.Columns.Add("Name", typeof(string));
            tbl.Columns.Add("ID", typeof(int));
            tbl.Columns.Add("Number", typeof(int));
            tbl.Columns.Add("Date", typeof(DateTime));
            tbl.Columns.Add("Image", typeof(Image));
            for (int i = 0; i < RowCount; i++)
                tbl.Rows.Add(new object[] { String.Format("Name{0}", i), i, 3 - i, DateTime.Now.AddDays(i), images[i % images.Length] });
            return tbl;
        }

        public Form1()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
            gridControl1.DataSource = CreateTable(20);
            gridView1.Columns["Image"].ColumnEdit = new RepositoryItemPictureEdit();
        }
    }
}