IXlSheetViewOptions.ShowGridLines Property

Gets or sets whether worksheet gridlines are visible.

Namespace: DevExpress.Export.Xl

Assembly: DevExpress.Printing.v24.2.Core.dll

Declaration

C#

bool ShowGridLines { get; set; }

VB.NET

Property ShowGridLines As Boolean

Property Value

Type	Description
Boolean	true, to display worksheet gridlines; otherwise, false.

Property Paths

You can access this nested property as listed below:

Object Type	Path to ShowGridLines
IXlSheet	.ViewOptions .ShowGridLines

Remarks

The image below shows the worksheet when gridlines are displayed, and when gridlines are hidden (the workbook is opened in Microsoft® Excel®).

Example

The example below demonstrates how to control the visibility of worksheet gridlines (the faint lines that separate rows and columns in a worksheet). To do this, use the IXlSheetViewOptions.ShowGridLines property of the IXlSheetViewOptions object that contains worksheet display settings and can be accessed using the IXlSheet.ViewOptions property.

Note

A complete sample project is available at https://github.com/DevExpress-Examples/excel-export-api-examples

GeneralActions.cs

// Create a worksheet. 
using (IXlSheet sheet = document.CreateSheet())
{
    // Hide gridlines on the worksheet.
    sheet.ViewOptions.ShowGridLines = false;
}

GeneralActions.vb

' Create a worksheet. 
Using sheet As IXlSheet = document.CreateSheet()
    ' Hide gridlines on the worksheet.
    sheet.ViewOptions.ShowGridLines = False
End Using

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

excel-export-api-examples/CS/XLExportExamples/SpreadsheetActions/GeneralActions.cs#L142

    // Hide gridlines on the worksheet.
    sheet.ViewOptions.ShowGridLines = false;
}

VB.NET

excel-export-api-examples/VB/XLExportExamples/SpreadsheetActions/GeneralActions.vb#L137

    ' Hide gridlines on the worksheet.
    sheet.ViewOptions.ShowGridLines = False
End Using