DatatGridView Advanced Styling

[mason84]

Hi Need help in styling a DGV that is attached to a Dataset using the database built in to VB,

1)How do i go about changing the color of each row

Example :-
First Row Background Color = #F1F1F1
Next Row Background Color = #FFFFFF

Every Row after that is repeated

2) How do i Go about having No Border for a column But Border For Rows i.e

Demo Pic also includes the Row color example from question 1



3) How can i have the whole DGV area filled with empty rows when the form loads

Example :-

Say the dataset only has 3 rows of data but the DGV area on the form can contain 9
How can i make the remainding 6 rows show on screen empty.






Sorry if this is all to much but i have honestly been playing in vb around and browsing google for 2 weeks trying to work this out but have had no luck

Thanks in advanced

[Crzyrio]

EDIT: dunfiddlin's post below is the right way and much more effective than this


Here is what I would do for the background color

Dim yourcolour As New Color
                    yourcolour = ColorTranslator.FromHtml("#FFFFD2")
 
                    Dim yourcolour2 As New Color
                    yourcolour2 = ColorTranslator.FromHtml("#FFFFFF")
 
                   
 
                    For cnt = 0 To (DataGridView1.Rows.Count-1) Step 2
 
                        DataGridView1.Rows(cnt).DefaultCellStyle.BackColor = yourcolour
                        DataGridView1.Rows(cnt + 1).DefaultCellStyle.BackColor = yourcolour2
 
 
                    
                    Next

That will go through your entire datagridview changing the background colors to the ones your specified.

[dunfiddlin]

1 & 2: Edit the default cell style and the alternating row default cell style. You can do that in the designer by selecting the appropriate properties in the properties window and clicking on the ... button. Cellborderstyle and Borderstyle likewise. As with all properties you can also code for changes at runtime though in this case it's a bit tedious with a lot of values to keep track of.

3. This one's not possible, especially for a databound DGV, without adding empty rows which would seriously throw off employing the data. If you wanted to do it so that the rows were visible but didn't count, as it were, you would need to customise the control itself and, with some experience in doing just that, I'm really not sure it would be possible even then.

[dunfiddlin]

Here is what I would do for the background color

Dim yourcolour As New Color
                    yourcolour = ColorTranslator.FromHtml("#FFFFD2")
 
                    Dim yourcolour2 As New Color
                    yourcolour2 = ColorTranslator.FromHtml("#FFFFFF")
 
                   
 
                    For cnt = 0 To (DataGridView1.Rows.Count-1) Step 2
 
                        DataGridView1.Rows(cnt).DefaultCellStyle.BackColor = yourcolour
                        DataGridView1.Rows(cnt + 1).DefaultCellStyle.BackColor = yourcolour2
 
 
                    
                    Next

That will go through your entire datagridview changing the background colors to the ones your specified.

Really not necessary. The DGV is the most customisable of controls with design wizards aplenty. Alternate row management is completely automatic!

[Crzyrio]

Really not necessary. The DGV is the most customisable of controls with design wizards aplenty. Alternate row management is completely automatic!

Fair enough, did not know there was this option -- "alternating row default cell style."

thanks

[mason84]

Thanks guys but i still can not find a way to make the column Borders to not exist so i only have row boarders. (ref to demo pic 2)

[mason84]

Also How do i have the vertical scroll bar showing on screen but disabled before it is needed

[mason84]

WOW got it lol, it was right under my eye the whole time lol just had to have a break to find it lmao

Thanks for all your help guys. Most appreciated


Just one thing left

How do i have the vertical scroll bar showing on screen but disabled before it is needed