Wpf - how to do datagrid column header multiline text alignment?

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Text columns are defined with 
 in header text to multiline them:

C#

<DataGrid.Columns>
    ...
    <DataGridTextColumn Header="first&#x0a;secondline" />
    ...
</DataGrid.Columns>

How do I center each line of multiline column header?

What I have tried:

If I use DataGridColumnHeader style like this:

<Style TargetType="{x:Type DataGridColumnHeader}" x:Key="DataGridColumnHeaderStyle">
        <Setter Property="VerticalContentAlignment" Value="Center" />
        <Setter Property="HorizontalContentAlignment" Value="Center"/>
    </Style>

It will center content but not each line.

[    first         ]
[    secondline    ]

I need this:

[      first       ]
[    secondline    ]

Posted 21-Apr-23 1:52am

Ilya Ivanov 2023

Updated 21-Apr-23 2:34am

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<Style TargetType="{x:Type DataGridColumnHeader}" x:Key="DataGridColumnHeaderStyle">
        <Setter Property="VerticalContentAlignment" Value="Center" />
        <Setter Property="HorizontalContentAlignment" Value="Center"/>
        <Setter Property="ContentTemplate">
            <Setter.Value>
                <DataTemplate>
                    <TextBlock TextAlignment="Center"
                               VerticalAlignment="Center"
                               Text="{TemplateBinding Content}" />
                </DataTemplate>
            </Setter.Value>
        </Setter>
    </Style>

Posted 21-Apr-23 2:34am

Ilya Ivanov 2023

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Graeme_Grant · Accepted Answer · 2023-04-21T02:03:00

Solution 1

I did a quick Google Search: wpf datagrid center multiline cell text - Google Search[^] and the first result returned this: Datagrid column formatting: how to specify multiline and right-align text?[^]. So, for you, rather than use "Right" alignment, change it to "Center" and it works.

Posted 21-Apr-23 2:03am

Graeme_Grant