Show gridview rows in a different colour

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iam displaying records in gridview,now my requirement is based on the transaction i want to show that rows in a different colour

Lalit M · Answer

you can also do to put in form_load: Me.DataGridView1.RowsDefaultCellStyle.BackColor = Color.Coral Me.DataGridView1.AlternatingRowsDefaultCellStyle.BackColor = Color.LightCoral

Lalit M · Answer

You can use and handle the RowDataBound event and then manipulate the DataRow. decimal priceTotal = 0; int quantityTotal = 0; void detailsGridView_RowDataBound(object sender, GridViewRowEventArgs e) { if (e.Row.RowType == DataControlRowType.DataRow) { // add the UnitPrice and QuantityTotal to the running total variables priceTotal += Convert.ToDecimal(DataBinder.Eval(e.Row.DataItem, _ "UnitPrice")); quantityTotal += Convert.ToInt32(DataBinder.Eval(e.Row.DataItem, _ "Quantity")); } else if (e.Row.RowType == DataControlRowType.Footer) { e.Row.Cells[0].Text = "Totals:"; // for the Footer, display the running totals e.Row.Cells[1].Text = priceTotal.ToString("c"); e.Row.Cells[2].Text = quantityTotal.ToString("d"); e.Row.Cells[1].HorizontalAlign = _ e.Row.Cells[2].HorizontalAlign = HorizontalAlign.Right; e.Row.Font.Bold = true; } }

Nilanka Dharmadasa · Answer

Hi Santhosh, Use datagridview's CellPainting method to do that. Let's say you want to check the value of 'Column2' and color your rows based on the value of that column. So. you can write code as below. private void dataGridView1_CellPainting(object sender, DataGridViewCellPaintingEventArgs e) { try { if (e.RowIndex If you find this answer useful, do not forgrt to mark this as accepted.

Show gridview rows in a different colour

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