How can add space on entityframwork column alias ?

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I need to add alias to column because it must be Arabic, How can i add space ?

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C#

var CustomersQuery = from c in DB.Customers
                                 select new {
                                     اسم العميل = c.CustomerName
                                 };
            metroGridCustomers.DataSource = CustomersQuery.ToList();

Posted 21-Sep-17 10:38am

Walid Ibrahim Mohey-Eldin

Updated 23-Sep-17 11:52am

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Solution 1

You can't. The column alias is a C# identifier, which cannot contain any whitespace.

2.4.2 Identifiers (C#)[^]

You'll need to find another way to customise the column header.

Posted 22-Sep-17 7:16am

Richard Deeming

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Walid Ibrahim Mohey-Eldin · Accepted Answer · 2017-09-23T11:52:00

Solution 2

I have solved my issue by below code because it's the simplest

C#

metroGridCustomers.Columns[0].HeaderText = "Customer Name";

Posted 23-Sep-17 11:52am

Walid Ibrahim Mohey-Eldin

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