DataGridViewRowPrePaintEventArgs.Graphics Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Windows.Forms

Assembly:

System.Windows.Forms.dll

Gets the Graphics used to paint the current DataGridViewRow.

public:
 property System::Drawing::Graphics ^ Graphics { System::Drawing::Graphics ^ get(); };

public System.Drawing.Graphics Graphics { get; }

member this.Graphics : System.Drawing.Graphics

Public ReadOnly Property Graphics As Graphics

Property Value

Graphics

The Graphics used to paint the current DataGridViewRow.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to use the Graphics property to paint the custom background. The variable, e, is of type DataGridViewRowPrePaintEventArgs. This code example is part of a larger example provided in How to: Customize the Appearance of Rows in the Windows Forms DataGridView Control.

// Determine whether the cell should be painted
// with the custom selection background.
if ((e.State & DataGridViewElementStates.Selected) ==
            DataGridViewElementStates.Selected)
{
    // Calculate the bounds of the row.
    Rectangle rowBounds = new Rectangle(
        this.dataGridView1.RowHeadersWidth, e.RowBounds.Top,
        this.dataGridView1.Columns.GetColumnsWidth(
            DataGridViewElementStates.Visible) -
        this.dataGridView1.HorizontalScrollingOffset + 1,
        e.RowBounds.Height);

    // Paint the custom selection background.
    using (Brush backbrush =
        new System.Drawing.Drawing2D.LinearGradientBrush(rowBounds,
            this.dataGridView1.DefaultCellStyle.SelectionBackColor,
            e.InheritedRowStyle.ForeColor,
            System.Drawing.Drawing2D.LinearGradientMode.Horizontal))
    {
        e.Graphics.FillRectangle(backbrush, rowBounds);
    }
}

' Determine whether the cell should be painted with the 
' custom selection background.
If (e.State And DataGridViewElementStates.Selected) = _
    DataGridViewElementStates.Selected Then

    ' Calculate the bounds of the row.
    Dim rowBounds As New Rectangle( _
        Me.dataGridView1.RowHeadersWidth, e.RowBounds.Top, _
        Me.dataGridView1.Columns.GetColumnsWidth( _
        DataGridViewElementStates.Visible) - _
        Me.dataGridView1.HorizontalScrollingOffset + 1, _
        e.RowBounds.Height)

    ' Paint the custom selection background.
    Dim backbrush As New _
        System.Drawing.Drawing2D.LinearGradientBrush(rowBounds, _
        Me.dataGridView1.DefaultCellStyle.SelectionBackColor, _
        e.InheritedRowStyle.ForeColor, _
        System.Drawing.Drawing2D.LinearGradientMode.Horizontal)
    Try
        e.Graphics.FillRectangle(backbrush, rowBounds)
    Finally
        backbrush.Dispose()
    End Try
End If

Remarks

The Graphics class provides properties and methods that are useful for custom drawing.

See also

• DataGridView
• Graphics
• DataGridViewRow