DataGrid::BackgroundColor Property

.NET Framework (current version)
 

Gets or sets the color of the non-row area of the grid.

Namespace:   System.Windows.Forms
Assembly:  System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)

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public:
property Color BackgroundColor {
	Color get();
	void set(Color value);
}

Property Value

Type: System.Drawing::Color

A Color that represents the color of the grid's background. The default is the AppWorkspace color.

The BackgroundColor determines the color of the nonrow area of the grid, which is only visible when no table is displayed by the System.Windows.Forms::DataGrid, or if the grid is scrolled to the bottom, or if only a few rows are contained in the grid.

The following code example sets the BackColor, and BackgroundColor properties.

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   void SetGridColors()
   {
      dataGrid1->BackColor = System::Drawing::Color::Red;
      dataGrid1->AlternatingBackColor = System::Drawing::Color::AliceBlue;
      dataGrid1->BackgroundColor = System::Drawing::Color::Yellow;
   }

.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
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