Customize the metro styleWinForms GridControl have default colors for metro theme. You can customize the metro theme colors through GridMetroColors by using SetMetroStyle method. The following code example explains the same. C# //VisualStyles and themes GridMetroColors theme = new GridMetroColors(); //changes the header color on mouse hovering. theme.HeaderColor.HoverColor = Color.CadetBlue; //sets the header color on normal state. theme.HeaderColor.NormalColor = Color.PowderBlue; //sets the BottomBorderColor. theme.HeaderBottomBorderColor = Color.Red; //sets the headertextcolor. theme.HeaderTextColor.NormalTextColor = Color.Navy; //changes the header text color on mouse hovering. theme.HeaderTextColor.HoverTextColor = Color.GhostWhite; //Applys the customized theme to the gridControl metrostyle. this.gridControl1.SetMetroStyle(theme); VB 'VisualStyles and themes Dim theme As New GridMetroColors() 'changes the header color on mouse hovering. theme.HeaderColor.HoverColor = Color.CadetBlue 'sets the header color on normal state. theme.HeaderColor.NormalColor = Color.PowderBlue 'sets the BottomBorderColor. theme.HeaderBottomBorderColor = Color.Red 'sets the headertextcolor. theme.HeaderTextColor.NormalTextColor = Color.Navy 'changes the header text color on mouse hovering. theme.HeaderTextColor.HoverTextColor = Color.GhostWhite 'Applys the customized theme to the gridControl metrostyle. Me.gridControl1.SetMetroStyle(theme) The following screenshot displays the customized metro style.
Figure 1: Customized metro style Note: The same procedure is applicable for GridDataBoundGrid.
Conclusion I hope you enjoyed learning how to customize the color of metro theme in WinForms GridControl or GridDataBoundGrid.
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