DataGridView.RowHeadersDefaultCellStyle Property
Definition
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Gets or sets the default style applied to the row header cells.
public:
property System::Windows::Forms::DataGridViewCellStyle ^ RowHeadersDefaultCellStyle { System::Windows::Forms::DataGridViewCellStyle ^ get(); void set(System::Windows::Forms::DataGridViewCellStyle ^ value); };
public System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewCellStyle RowHeadersDefaultCellStyle { get; set; }
member this.RowHeadersDefaultCellStyle : System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewCellStyle with get, set
Public Property RowHeadersDefaultCellStyle As DataGridViewCellStyle
Property Value
The DataGridViewCellStyle that represents the default style applied to the row header cells.
Examples
The following code example illustrates how to use this property in a DataGridView with custom colors. Note how the DataGridViewCellStyle.SelectionBackColor property is set to Color.Empty so that the value is inherited from the DefaultCellStyle object.
This example is part of a larger example provided in the DataGridViewCellStyle class overview.
// Configures the appearance and behavior of a DataGridView control.
private void InitializeDataGridView()
{
// Initialize basic DataGridView properties.
dataGridView1.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;
dataGridView1.BackgroundColor = Color.LightGray;
dataGridView1.BorderStyle = BorderStyle.Fixed3D;
// Set property values appropriate for read-only display and
// limited interactivity.
dataGridView1.AllowUserToAddRows = false;
dataGridView1.AllowUserToDeleteRows = false;
dataGridView1.AllowUserToOrderColumns = true;
dataGridView1.ReadOnly = true;
dataGridView1.SelectionMode = DataGridViewSelectionMode.FullRowSelect;
dataGridView1.MultiSelect = false;
dataGridView1.AutoSizeRowsMode = DataGridViewAutoSizeRowsMode.None;
dataGridView1.AllowUserToResizeColumns = false;
dataGridView1.ColumnHeadersHeightSizeMode =
DataGridViewColumnHeadersHeightSizeMode.DisableResizing;
dataGridView1.AllowUserToResizeRows = false;
dataGridView1.RowHeadersWidthSizeMode =
DataGridViewRowHeadersWidthSizeMode.DisableResizing;
// Set the selection background color for all the cells.
dataGridView1.DefaultCellStyle.SelectionBackColor = Color.White;
dataGridView1.DefaultCellStyle.SelectionForeColor = Color.Black;
// Set RowHeadersDefaultCellStyle.SelectionBackColor so that its default
// value won't override DataGridView.DefaultCellStyle.SelectionBackColor.
dataGridView1.RowHeadersDefaultCellStyle.SelectionBackColor = Color.Empty;
// Set the background color for all rows and for alternating rows.
// The value for alternating rows overrides the value for all rows.
dataGridView1.RowsDefaultCellStyle.BackColor = Color.LightGray;
dataGridView1.AlternatingRowsDefaultCellStyle.BackColor = Color.DarkGray;
// Set the row and column header styles.
dataGridView1.ColumnHeadersDefaultCellStyle.ForeColor = Color.White;
dataGridView1.ColumnHeadersDefaultCellStyle.BackColor = Color.Black;
dataGridView1.RowHeadersDefaultCellStyle.BackColor = Color.Black;
// Set the Format property on the "Last Prepared" column to cause
// the DateTime to be formatted as "Month, Year".
dataGridView1.Columns["Last Prepared"].DefaultCellStyle.Format = "y";
// Specify a larger font for the "Ratings" column.
using (Font font = new Font(
dataGridView1.DefaultCellStyle.Font.FontFamily, 25, FontStyle.Bold))
{
dataGridView1.Columns["Rating"].DefaultCellStyle.Font = font;
}
// Attach a handler to the CellFormatting event.
dataGridView1.CellFormatting += new
DataGridViewCellFormattingEventHandler(dataGridView1_CellFormatting);
}
' Configures the appearance and behavior of a DataGridView control.
Private Sub InitializeDataGridView()
' Initialize basic DataGridView properties.
dataGridView1.Dock = DockStyle.Fill
dataGridView1.BackgroundColor = Color.LightGray
dataGridView1.BorderStyle = BorderStyle.Fixed3D
' Set property values appropriate for read-only display and
' limited interactivity.
dataGridView1.AllowUserToAddRows = False
dataGridView1.AllowUserToDeleteRows = False
dataGridView1.AllowUserToOrderColumns = True
dataGridView1.ReadOnly = True
dataGridView1.SelectionMode = DataGridViewSelectionMode.FullRowSelect
dataGridView1.MultiSelect = False
dataGridView1.AutoSizeRowsMode = DataGridViewAutoSizeRowsMode.None
dataGridView1.AllowUserToResizeColumns = False
dataGridView1.ColumnHeadersHeightSizeMode = _
DataGridViewColumnHeadersHeightSizeMode.DisableResizing
dataGridView1.AllowUserToResizeRows = False
dataGridView1.RowHeadersWidthSizeMode = _
DataGridViewRowHeadersWidthSizeMode.DisableResizing
' Set the selection background color for all the cells.
dataGridView1.DefaultCellStyle.SelectionBackColor = Color.White
dataGridView1.DefaultCellStyle.SelectionForeColor = Color.Black
' Set RowHeadersDefaultCellStyle.SelectionBackColor so that its default
' value won't override DataGridView.DefaultCellStyle.SelectionBackColor.
dataGridView1.RowHeadersDefaultCellStyle.SelectionBackColor = Color.Empty
' Set the background color for all rows and for alternating rows.
' The value for alternating rows overrides the value for all rows.
dataGridView1.RowsDefaultCellStyle.BackColor = Color.LightGray
dataGridView1.AlternatingRowsDefaultCellStyle.BackColor = Color.DarkGray
' Set the row and column header styles.
dataGridView1.ColumnHeadersDefaultCellStyle.ForeColor = Color.White
dataGridView1.ColumnHeadersDefaultCellStyle.BackColor = Color.Black
dataGridView1.RowHeadersDefaultCellStyle.BackColor = Color.Black
' Set the Format property on the "Last Prepared" column to cause
' the DateTime to be formatted as "Month, Year".
dataGridView1.Columns("Last Prepared").DefaultCellStyle.Format = "y"
' Specify a larger font for the "Ratings" column.
Dim font As New Font( _
dataGridView1.DefaultCellStyle.Font.FontFamily, 25, FontStyle.Bold)
Try
dataGridView1.Columns("Rating").DefaultCellStyle.Font = font
Finally
font.Dispose()
End Try
End Sub
Remarks
The default DataGridViewCellStyle returned by this property has the following initial property values.
DataGridViewCellStyle property | Default value |
---|---|
BackColor | The value of the SystemBrushes.Control property. |
ForeColor | The value of the SystemBrushes.WindowText property. |
SelectionBackColor | The value of the SystemBrushes.Highlight property. |
SelectionForeColor | The value of the SystemBrushes.HighlightText property. |
Font | The value of the Font property. |
Alignment | DataGridViewContentAlignment.MiddleLeft |
WrapMode | DataGridViewTriState.True |
These values automatically override the values set through the DefaultCellStyle property. To force row headers to inherit the DefaultCellStyle values, you must set the values in the RowHeadersDefaultCellStyle object to the default values indicated for the DataGridViewCellStyle class.
For more information about cell style inheritance, see Cell Styles in the Windows Forms DataGridView Control.