DatagrifView AlternatingRowsDefaultCellStyle overides the DefaultCellStyle.BackColor

Question

Hi I want to change a columns background color: dgvtxbQty.DefaultCellStyle.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.White; But on the Grid I have a AlternatingRowsDefaultCellStyle which set every other row format. The problem is it overides the dgvtxbQty.DefaultCellStyle.BackColor & the backcolor only works for the rows not being set by the AlternatingRowsDefaultCellStyle Is there a way around this? Regards

ic ic · Answer

I tried the following on the CellPaint Event but no luck: DataGridView dgv = sender as DataGridView ; e.CellStyle.BackColor = dgv.Columns[e.ColumnIndex].DefaultCellStyle.BackColor; but unfortunately the alternatingrowdefaultcellstyle still overides it I removed the alternatingrowdefaultcellstyle but the RowSelectionColor is now overiding the cell background color. ??

Nagesh R · Answer

Define instance in code behind means try to create an instance of it.like DataGridviewcell cell; and then set the background color as required...

ic ic · Answer

Hi All Please Help. I'm not sure how to the instance on the codebehind (i'm a beginner) - please provide some code? I also don't have a onPreRender Event on my DatagridView? Please Assist!

Roei Bar · Answer

sure you can mate on the Item_Create Event you can overwrite the Color or on Item.DataBound or you can do it all in the OnPreRender Event that is the Last event for the Page to load and all Controls are already there you can then go to the GridViewObject and alter the cell colors

Trinity · Answer

this is the wrong way define an instance of DataGridviewcell cell in your code behind and define its background color then assign it to the DataGridColum.celltemplate property