DataGridView.RowPostPaint Event
Definition
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Occurs after a DataGridViewRow is painted.
public:
event System::Windows::Forms::DataGridViewRowPostPaintEventHandler ^ RowPostPaint;public event System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewRowPostPaintEventHandler RowPostPaint;public event System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewRowPostPaintEventHandler? RowPostPaint;member this.RowPostPaint : System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewRowPostPaintEventHandler Public Custom Event RowPostPaint As DataGridViewRowPostPaintEventHandler Event Type
Examples
The following code example demonstrates how to use a handler for the RowPostPaint event to paint textual content that spans the entire row below the normal cell values. This example is part of a larger example available in How to: Customize the Appearance of Rows in the Windows Forms DataGridView Control.
// Paints the content that spans multiple columns and the focus rectangle.
void dataGridView1_RowPostPaint(object sender,
DataGridViewRowPostPaintEventArgs e)
{
// 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);
SolidBrush forebrush = null;
try
{
// Determine the foreground color.
if ((e.State & DataGridViewElementStates.Selected) ==
DataGridViewElementStates.Selected)
{
forebrush = new SolidBrush(e.InheritedRowStyle.SelectionForeColor);
}
else
{
forebrush = new SolidBrush(e.InheritedRowStyle.ForeColor);
}
// Get the content that spans multiple columns.
object recipe =
this.dataGridView1.Rows.SharedRow(e.RowIndex).Cells[2].Value;
if (recipe != null)
{
String text = recipe.ToString();
// Calculate the bounds for the content that spans multiple
// columns, adjusting for the horizontal scrolling position
// and the current row height, and displaying only whole
// lines of text.
Rectangle textArea = rowBounds;
textArea.X -= this.dataGridView1.HorizontalScrollingOffset;
textArea.Width += this.dataGridView1.HorizontalScrollingOffset;
textArea.Y += rowBounds.Height - e.InheritedRowStyle.Padding.Bottom;
textArea.Height -= rowBounds.Height -
e.InheritedRowStyle.Padding.Bottom;
textArea.Height = (textArea.Height / e.InheritedRowStyle.Font.Height) *
e.InheritedRowStyle.Font.Height;
// Calculate the portion of the text area that needs painting.
RectangleF clip = textArea;
clip.Width -= this.dataGridView1.RowHeadersWidth + 1 - clip.X;
clip.X = this.dataGridView1.RowHeadersWidth + 1;
RectangleF oldClip = e.Graphics.ClipBounds;
e.Graphics.SetClip(clip);
// Draw the content that spans multiple columns.
e.Graphics.DrawString(
text, e.InheritedRowStyle.Font, forebrush, textArea);
e.Graphics.SetClip(oldClip);
}
}
finally
{
forebrush.Dispose();
}
if (this.dataGridView1.CurrentCellAddress.Y == e.RowIndex)
{
// Paint the focus rectangle.
e.DrawFocus(rowBounds, true);
}
}
' Paints the content that spans multiple columns and the focus rectangle.
Sub dataGridView1_RowPostPaint(ByVal sender As Object, _
ByVal e As DataGridViewRowPostPaintEventArgs) _
Handles dataGridView1.RowPostPaint
' 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)
Dim forebrush As SolidBrush = Nothing
Try
' Determine the foreground color.
If (e.State And DataGridViewElementStates.Selected) = _
DataGridViewElementStates.Selected Then
forebrush = New SolidBrush(e.InheritedRowStyle.SelectionForeColor)
Else
forebrush = New SolidBrush(e.InheritedRowStyle.ForeColor)
End If
' Get the content that spans multiple columns.
Dim recipe As Object = _
Me.dataGridView1.Rows.SharedRow(e.RowIndex).Cells(2).Value
If (recipe IsNot Nothing) Then
Dim text As String = recipe.ToString()
' Calculate the bounds for the content that spans multiple
' columns, adjusting for the horizontal scrolling position
' and the current row height, and displaying only whole
' lines of text.
Dim textArea As Rectangle = rowBounds
textArea.X -= Me.dataGridView1.HorizontalScrollingOffset
textArea.Width += Me.dataGridView1.HorizontalScrollingOffset
textArea.Y += rowBounds.Height - e.InheritedRowStyle.Padding.Bottom
textArea.Height -= rowBounds.Height - e.InheritedRowStyle.Padding.Bottom
textArea.Height = (textArea.Height \ e.InheritedRowStyle.Font.Height) * _
e.InheritedRowStyle.Font.Height
' Calculate the portion of the text area that needs painting.
Dim clip As RectangleF = textArea
clip.Width -= Me.dataGridView1.RowHeadersWidth + 1 - clip.X
clip.X = Me.dataGridView1.RowHeadersWidth + 1
Dim oldClip As RectangleF = e.Graphics.ClipBounds
e.Graphics.SetClip(clip)
' Draw the content that spans multiple columns.
e.Graphics.DrawString(text, e.InheritedRowStyle.Font, forebrush, _
textArea)
e.Graphics.SetClip(oldClip)
End If
Finally
forebrush.Dispose()
End Try
If Me.dataGridView1.CurrentCellAddress.Y = e.RowIndex Then
' Paint the focus rectangle.
e.DrawFocus(rowBounds, True)
End If
End Sub
Remarks
You can handle this event alone or in combination with the RowPrePaint event to customize the appearance of rows in the control. You can paint entire rows yourself, or paint specific parts of rows and use the following methods of the DataGridViewRowPostPaintEventArgs class to paint other parts:
You can also use the VisualStyleRenderer class to paint standard controls using the current theme. For more information, see Rendering Controls with Visual Styles. If you are using Visual Studio 2005, you also have access to a large library of standard images that you can use with the DataGridView control.
For more information about how to handle events, see Handling and Raising Events.
