Note: This event is new in the .NET Framework version 2.0.
Occurs before a
DataGridViewRow is painted
Namespace: System.Windows.Forms
Assembly: System.Windows.Forms (in system.windows.forms.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Event RowPrePaint As DataGridViewRowPrePaintEventHandler
Dim instance As DataGridView
Dim handler As DataGridViewRowPrePaintEventHandler
AddHandler instance.RowPrePaint, handler
public event DataGridViewRowPrePaintEventHandler RowPrePaint
public:
event DataGridViewRowPrePaintEventHandler^ RowPrePaint {
void add (DataGridViewRowPrePaintEventHandler^ value);
void remove (DataGridViewRowPrePaintEventHandler^ value);
}
/** @event */
public void add_RowPrePaint (DataGridViewRowPrePaintEventHandler value)
/** @event */
public void remove_RowPrePaint (DataGridViewRowPrePaintEventHandler value)
JScript supports the use of events, but not the declaration of new ones.
You can handle this event alone or in combination with the RowPostPaint 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 DataGridViewRowPrePaintEventArgs 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, see Visual Studio 2005 Image Library.
For more information about handling events, see Consuming Events.
The following code example demonstrates how to use a handler for the RowPrePaint event to paint a gradient row background if the row is selected. 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 custom selection background for selected rows.
Sub dataGridView1_RowPrePaint(ByVal sender As Object, _
ByVal e As DataGridViewRowPrePaintEventArgs) _
Handles dataGridView1.RowPrePaint
' Do not automatically paint the focus rectangle.
e.PaintParts = e.PaintParts And Not DataGridViewPaintParts.Focus
' 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
End Sub 'dataGridView1_RowPrePaint
// Paints the custom selection background for selected rows.
void dataGridView1_RowPrePaint(object sender,
DataGridViewRowPrePaintEventArgs e)
{
// Do not automatically paint the focus rectangle.
e.PaintParts &= ~DataGridViewPaintParts.Focus;
// 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);
}
}
}
Windows 98, Windows 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see System Requirements.
.NET Framework
Supported in: 2.0