Setting the BackColor of indvidual cells in a DataGridView

[Paul]

Hello All,

I have been trying to figure out how to set the BackColor of
individual cells in a DataGridView. I found the following solution in
a VB usenet group
DataGridView1.Item(ColumnIndex, RowIndex).Style.BackColor = Color
DataGridView1.Item(ColumnIndex, RowIndex).Style.ForeColor = Color

or

DataGridView1.CurrentCell.Style.BackColor = Color
DataGridView1.CurrentCell.Style.ForeColor = Color
I figured I could just change the () to [] and it would work in C#.
Howver, the DataGridView does not seem to have an Item property. How
can I accomplish this using C#?

Thanks,

Paul

 

[ClayB]

The syntax is to use the indexer directly on the DataGridView and not
on an Items property.

Me.DataGridView1(2, 3).Style.BackColor = Color.Red

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Clay Burch
Syncfusion, Inc.

 

[ClayB]

The C# syntax is

this.dataGridView1[2,3].Style.BackColor = Color.Red;

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Clay Burch
Syncfusion, Inc.

 

[RobinS]

You have to do it through the DefaultCellStyle property.

DataGridViewCellStyle MakeItRed = new DataGridViewCellStyle;
MakeItRed.BackColor = Color.Red;

//make a whole column red
myGrid.Columns(1).DefaultCellStyle = MakeItRed;

//make a specific cell red
DataGridViewRow row2 = myGrid.Rows(2);
row2.Cells(2).Style = MakeItRed

Robin S.
Ts'i mahnu uterna ot twan ot geifur hingts uto.
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Hello All,

I have been trying to figure out how to set the BackColor of
individual cells in a DataGridView. I found the following solution in
a VB usenet group
DataGridView1.Item(ColumnIndex, RowIndex).Style.BackColor = Color
DataGridView1.Item(ColumnIndex, RowIndex).Style.ForeColor = Color

or

DataGridView1.CurrentCell.Style.BackColor = Color
DataGridView1.CurrentCell.Style.ForeColor = Color
I figured I could just change the () to [] and it would work in C#.
Howver, the DataGridView does not seem to have an Item property. How
can I accomplish this using C#?

Thanks,

Paul

 

[RobinS]

Actually, I should have said, "You *can* do it through the DefaultCellStyle
property".

Robin S.
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You have to do it through the DefaultCellStyle property.

DataGridViewCellStyle MakeItRed = new DataGridViewCellStyle;
MakeItRed.BackColor = Color.Red;

//make a whole column red
myGrid.Columns(1).DefaultCellStyle = MakeItRed;

//make a specific cell red
DataGridViewRow row2 = myGrid.Rows(2);
row2.Cells(2).Style = MakeItRed

Robin S.
Ts'i mahnu uterna ot twan ot geifur hingts uto.
-----------------------------------------------

Hello All,

I have been trying to figure out how to set the BackColor of
individual cells in a DataGridView. I found the following solution in
a VB usenet group
DataGridView1.Item(ColumnIndex, RowIndex).Style.BackColor = Color
DataGridView1.Item(ColumnIndex, RowIndex).Style.ForeColor = Color

or

DataGridView1.CurrentCell.Style.BackColor = Color
DataGridView1.CurrentCell.Style.ForeColor = Color
I figured I could just change the () to [] and it would work in C#.
Howver, the DataGridView does not seem to have an Item property. How
can I accomplish this using C#?

Thanks,

Paul