GridColumn.AppearanceCell Property

Gets the appearance settings used to paint the column’s data cells.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraGrid.Columns

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraGrid.v17.2.dll

Declaration

C#

[XtraSerializablePropertyId(1)]
[XtraSerializableProperty(XtraSerializationVisibility.Content, XtraSerializationFlags.DefaultValue)]
[DXCategory("Appearance")]
public AppearanceObjectEx AppearanceCell { get; }

VB.NET

<XtraSerializableProperty(XtraSerializationVisibility.Content, XtraSerializationFlags.DefaultValue)>
<XtraSerializablePropertyId(1)>
<DXCategory("Appearance")>
Public ReadOnly Property AppearanceCell As AppearanceObjectEx

Property Value

Type	Description
AppearanceObjectEx	A AppearanceObjectEx object which provides the appearance settings used to paint the column’s data cells.

Remarks

Use the AppearanceCell property to specify the appearance of the data cells within an individual column. In this case, the appearance settings common to all the data cells (in Grid Views) or field values (in Card Views) are ignored. For more information on appearances, see the Appearance and Conditional Formatting document.

To specify custom appearance settings for an individual cell within a view, handle the GridView.RowCellStyle event. Individual data cells can also be custom painted via the GridView.CustomDrawCell event.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

how-to-select-a-column-in-the-xtragrid-like-in-ms-excel-e635/CS/Form1.cs#L41

{
    info.Column.AppearanceCell.BackColor = Color.Gold;
    selectedColumns.Add(info.Column.Name);

how-to-obtain-information-about-any-cell-in-gridview-e20029/CS/Form1.cs#L36

    gridControl1.DataSource = CreateTable(20);
    gridView1.Columns[2].AppearanceCell.BackColor = Color.Gray;
}

how-to-asynchronously-load-large-data-in-an-unbound-column-e4539/CS/WindowsApplication3/Main.cs#L60

// Customize the appearance settings.
unbColumn.AppearanceCell.BackColor = Color.LemonChiffon;
// Assign to helper class

how-to-immediately-update-gridview-states-after-a-cell-value-is-changed-e4300/CS/WindowsFormsApplication1/Form1.cs#L69

    // Customize the appearance settings.
    unbColumn.AppearanceCell.BackColor = Color.LemonChiffon;
}

VB.NET

how-to-select-a-column-in-the-xtragrid-like-in-ms-excel-e635/VB/Form1.vb#L44

If selectedColumns.IndexOf(info.Column.Name, 0, selectedColumns.Count) = -1 Then
    info.Column.AppearanceCell.BackColor = Color.Gold
    selectedColumns.Add(info.Column.Name)

how-to-obtain-information-about-any-cell-in-gridview-e20029/VB/Form1.vb#L35

    gridControl1.DataSource = CreateTable(20)
    gridView1.Columns(2).AppearanceCell.BackColor = Color.Gray
End Sub

how-to-asynchronously-load-large-data-in-an-unbound-column-e4539/VB/WindowsApplication3/Main.vb#L65

' Customize the appearance settings.
unbColumn.AppearanceCell.BackColor = Color.LemonChiffon
' Assign to helper class

how-to-immediately-update-gridview-states-after-a-cell-value-is-changed-e4300/VB/WindowsFormsApplication1/Form1.vb#L71

    ' Customize the appearance settings.
    unbColumn.AppearanceCell.BackColor = Color.LemonChiffon
End Sub