How to change a cell's background color in WinForms GridControl?
GridStyleInfo object has a BackColor property that you can set to select a background color in WinForms GridControl. You can also use the Interior property of the cell’s background by setting it to a BrushInfo object to specify the background as a brush.
Similarly, the BackColor of range of cells can be changed using ChangeCells method.
C#
//set the backcolor for particular cell this.gridControl1[2, 3].BackColor = Color.Red; // set the backcolor for the cell using interior property gridControl1[3, 2].Interior = new BrushInfo(GradientStyle.Horizontal, Color.Yellow, Color.Blue); gridControl1[4, 2].Interior = new BrushInfo(PatternStyle.DashedHorizontal, Color.Black, Color.White); //set the backcolor for range of cells GridStyleInfo style = new GridStyleInfo(); style.BackColor = Color.Aquamarine; this.gridControl1.ChangeCells(GridRangeInfo.Cells(4,4,5,5),style);
VB
'set the backcolor for particular cell Me.gridControl1(2, 3).BackColor = Color.Red 'set the backcolor for the cell using interior property gridControl1(3, 2).Interior = New BrushInfo(GradientStyle.Horizontal, Color.Yellow, Color.Blue) gridControl1(4, 2).Interior = New BrushInfo(PatternStyle.DashedHorizontal, Color.Black, Color.White) 'set the backcolor for range of cells Dim style As New GridStyleInfo() style.BackColor = Color.Aquamarine Me.gridControl1.ChangeCells(GridRangeInfo.Cells(4,4,5,5),style)
Using QueryCellInfo Event
QueryCellInfo Event can also be used to set the BackColor of a cell or range of cells.
C#
void gridControl1_QueryCellInfo(object sender, GridQueryCellInfoEventArgs e)
{
//set the backcolor for particular cell
if (e.RowIndex == 2 && e.ColIndex == 3)
e.Style.BackColor = Color.Red;
// set the backcolor for the cell using interior property
if (e.RowIndex == 3 && e.ColIndex == 2)
e.Style.Interior = new BrushInfo(GradientStyle.Horizontal, Color.Yellow, Color.Blue);
if (e.RowIndex == 4 && e.ColIndex == 2)
e.Style.Interior = new BrushInfo(PatternStyle.DashedHorizontal, Color.Black, Color.White);
//set the backcolor for range of cells
if ((e.RowIndex == 4 || e.RowIndex == 5)&&(e.ColIndex == 4 || e.ColIndex == 5))
e.Style.BackColor = Color.Aquamarine;
}
VB
Private Sub gridControl1_QueryCellInfo(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As GridQueryCellInfoEventArgs) 'set the backcolor for particular cell If e.RowIndex = 2 AndAlso e.ColIndex = 3 Then e.Style.BackColor = Color.Red End If 'set the backcolor for the cell using interior property If e.RowIndex = 3 AndAlso e.ColIndex = 2 Then e.Style.Interior = New BrushInfo(GradientStyle.Horizontal, Color.Yellow, Color.Blue) End If If e.RowIndex = 4 AndAlso e.ColIndex = 2 Then e.Style.Interior = New BrushInfo(PatternStyle.DashedHorizontal, Color.Black, Color.White) End If 'set the backcolor for range of cells If (e.RowIndex = 4 OrElse e.RowIndex = 5) AndAlso (e.ColIndex = 4 OrElse e.ColIndex = 5) Then e.Style.BackColor = Color.Aquamarine End If End Sub
After applying the properties, the grid cell is shown below,
Figure 1: Change the background of the cells
Samples:
CS: Changing the cells background color
VB: Changing the cells background color
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