showColumn

Shows the specified column.

Check the Column widths help section for additional relevant information.

Parameters

column Number|String|Object

The index of the column, or the field to which the columns is bound, or the column object obtained from the columns collection.

When using multicolumn headers, using an index will hide a top-level column together will all its "child columns". In such scenarios, using field names or column objects may be more appropriate.

Example - show a hidden column by index

<div id="grid"></div>
<script>
$("#grid").kendoGrid({
  columns: [
    { field: "name" },
    { field: "age", hidden: true }
  ],
  dataSource: [
      { name: "Jane Doe", age: 30 },
      { name: "John Doe", age: 33 }
  ]
});
var grid = $("#grid").data("kendoGrid");
grid.showColumn(1);
</script>

Example - show a hidden column by field

<div id="grid"></div>
<script>
$("#grid").kendoGrid({
  columns: [
    { field: "name" },
    { field: "age", hidden: true }
  ],
  dataSource: [
      { name: "Jane Doe", age: 30 },
      { name: "John Doe", age: 33 }
  ]
});
var grid = $("#grid").data("kendoGrid");
grid.showColumn("age");
</script>

Example - show a column by column object reference

<div id="grid"></div>
<script>
$("#grid").kendoGrid({
    columns: [{
        title: "Person",
        columns: [
            { field: "fname", title: "First name"},
            { field: "lname", title: "Last name", hidden: true}
        ]}, {
            field: "age"
        }
    ],
    dataSource: [
        { fname: "Jane", lname: "Smith", age: 30 },
        { fname: "John", lname: "Stevens", age: 33 }
    ]
});
var grid = $("#grid").data("kendoGrid");
grid.hideColumn(grid.columns[0].columns[1]);
</script>