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DataGridView::PaintBackground Method (Graphics^, Rectangle, Rectangle)

 

Paints the background of the DataGridView.

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

protected:
virtual void PaintBackground(
	Graphics^ graphics,
	Rectangle clipBounds,
	Rectangle gridBounds
)

Parameters

graphics
Type: System.Drawing::Graphics^

The Graphics used to paint the background.

clipBounds
Type: System.Drawing::Rectangle

A Rectangle that represents the area of the DataGridView that needs to be painted.

gridBounds
Type: System.Drawing::Rectangle

A Rectangle that represents the area in which cells are drawn.

The clipBounds parameter represents the area of the DataGridView that needs to be repainted. For example, if a user covers the entire DataGridView with another window and then uncovers it, then clipBounds represents the entire DataGridView. If a user covers a small area of the DataGridView and then uncovers it, then clipBounds represents the small area that was covered.

.NET Framework
Available since 2.0
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