GridControl.Background Property

Gets or sets the brush used to paint the background of the GridControl. This is a dependency property.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Grid

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Grid.v20.2.dll

NuGet Packages: DevExpress.WindowsDesktop.Wpf.Grid.Core, DevExpress.Wpf.Grid.Core

Declaration

C#

public Brush Background { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Property Background As Brush

Property Value

Type	Description
Brush	Paints the GridControl’s background.

Remarks

Use the Background and DataAreaBackground properties to change the background of the GridControl and its data area:

Xaml

<dxg:GridControl ItemsSource="{Binding Orders}" 
                 Background="LightBlue" 
                 DataAreaBackground="LightCyan" ... />

Example

The following example allows you to use the ColorEdit controls to specify the Background and DataAreaBackground properties.

View Example: How to Specify Data Grid Background

Limitations

The CardView does not support the Background property.

Related GitHub Examples

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XAML

how-to-specify-wpf-data-grid-background/CS/MainWindow.xaml#L25

<dxg:GridControl Grid.Column="0"
                 Background="{Binding SelectedColor, Converter={dxmvvm:ColorToBrushConverter}}"
                 DataAreaBackground="{Binding DataAreaSelectedColor, Converter={dxmvvm:ColorToBrushConverter}}"