Alternate row styles

[Lucia Diaconu]

I could not find the way to define alternate row styles for the grid. Is this possible?

[haneefm]

Hi Lucia,

Normally, we would recommend you handle PrepareViewStyleInfo to alternately color the rows in a grid. Below is the forum thread that shows this task.
http://www.syncfusion.com/support/Forums/message.aspx?&MessageID=59492

Best regards,
Haneef

[Lucia]

Than you again, Haneef.

Your answer lead me to another solution that I think is better, since I was using the QueryCellInfo event anyway:
if (e.ColIndex == -1) // row style needed
{
if (e.RowIndex % 2 == 1) //odd row
{
e.Style.BackColor = myOddRowColor;
}
}

I like more this method because I have to set the style once per row and not once for each cell. Or is it not so?

[haneefm]

Hi Lucia,

The QueryCellInfo is hit anytime the grid needs a cell style for any reason. So QueryCellInfo is hit prior to PrepareViewStyleInfo, and may be hit for other reasons than preparing the style for drawing. If you use code like grid[row, col], then QueryCellInfo is hit, but PrepareViewStyleInfo may not hit. So, if you are setting a style property that may be of use to you for something other than be drawn a certain way, then you should use QueryCellInfo to set the property dynamically.

Best regards,
Haneef