Cells Colors

[Alex]

I have created a GridDataBound and it's data source i chose a DataTable .
now , each time I add something to the DataTable it also appears on the GridDataBound . my problem is like this , I wanna change the background of one or more rows , or if that is not possible I wanna change cells colors .
I tried changing the color of the cells like this :
gridDataBound1 [ 1 , 1 ].BackColor = Color.Aqua
but it won't change it ... why is that ?
and how can I change a whole row or at least one cell .
thanks for the help .

[Administrator]

There are a couple of KB articles that discuss how to do this.

http://www.syncfusion.com/KB/Grid/Grid_c35c.asp#q560q

http://www.syncfusion.com/KB/Grid/Grid_c35c.asp#q561q

[Alex]

but how do I call this function , it is an event and not a function . i want a function that recevies a primary key in the DataTable and changes the row color in the GridDataBound .
please help me ...

[Administrator]

You cannot call a function and change the color of a row in a GridDataBoundGrid. The reason is that there no properties stored on a row basis in a GridDataBoundGrid.

Instead, you must listened for the PrepareViewStyleInfo event. There, if e.RowIndex and e.ColIndex point to a cell that you want to color, you should set e.Style.BackColor to the desired color. (This way, there is never any color saved for a particular cell or row. It is always provided on demand through this event).

You can use grid.Binder.NameToColIndex to find out the column index for your key column. Attached is a little sample that colors any row whose 'primary key' value is divisible by 4.

[Alex]

well , ok thanks I will try it tommorow at work and see if it works .