GridControl.LookAndFeel Property

Provides access to settings controlling the grid control’s look and feel.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraGrid

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraGrid.v18.2.dll

Declaration

C#

[DXCategory("Appearance")]
public virtual UserLookAndFeel LookAndFeel { get; }

VB.NET

<DXCategory("Appearance")>
Public Overridable ReadOnly Property LookAndFeel As UserLookAndFeel

Property Value

Type	Description
UserLookAndFeel	A UserLookAndFeel object whose properties specify the grid control’s look and feel.

Remarks

Settings provided by the LookAndFeel property enable you to specify how the grid control’s headers, scrollbars, borders, buttons and other visual elements are painted. Note that these settings are applied to all Views whose BaseView.PaintStyleName property value is ‘Default‘. If setting this property to any other value, the View overrides settings provided by the grid control’s LookAndFeel property.

Please refer to the Appearance and Conditional Formatting topic for details.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

creating-quick-column-customization-popup-window-e991/CS/E991/GridViewQuickColumnCustomization.cs#L88

ContainerEdit.Properties.AutoHeight = false;
ContainerEdit.Properties.LookAndFeel.ParentLookAndFeel = View.GridControl.LookAndFeel;
ContainerEdit.Properties.Appearance.BackColor = Color.Transparent;

how-to-implement-your-own-filter-builder-dialog-for-the-gridview-e1919/CS/B143073/GridControl.cs#L31

FilterColumn defaultFilterColumn) {
return new MyFilterBuilder(filterColumns, GridControl.MenuManager, GridControl.LookAndFeel, this,
    defaultFilterColumn);

how-to-show-the-textedit-within-a-columns-header-to-allow-end-users-to-change-the-columns-ca-e1966/CS/WindowsApplication1/MyGridColumnRenameHelper.cs#L57

{
    Skin currentSkin = CommonSkins.GetSkin(gridView.GridControl.LookAndFeel);
    return currentSkin.TranslateColor(SystemColors.Control);

how-to-set-custom-names-for-grid-filters-and-save-restore-these-names-with-a-grid-layout-t329217/CS/WindowsApplication3/FilterNameProvider.cs#L70

if (e.Button == MouseButtons.Right && hitInfo.HitTest == GridHitTest.FilterPanelText) {
    ((IDXDropDownControl)menu).Show(new SkinMenuManager(view.GridControl.LookAndFeel), view.GridControl, e.Location);
}

how-to-pin-the-new-item-row-to-the-gridview-bottom-e4910/CS/Grid_BottomNewItemRow/BottomNewItemRowEx.cs#L68

{
    Skin skin = CommonSkins.GetSkin(_Container.Grid.LookAndFeel);
    SkinElement element = skin[CommonSkins.SkinSplitterHorz];

VB.NET

creating-quick-column-customization-popup-window-e991/VB/E991/GridViewQuickColumnCustomization.vb#L119

ContainerEdit.Properties.AutoHeight = False
ContainerEdit.Properties.LookAndFeel.ParentLookAndFeel = View.GridControl.LookAndFeel
ContainerEdit.Properties.Appearance.BackColor = Color.Transparent

how-to-implement-your-own-filter-builder-dialog-for-the-gridview-e1919/VB/B143073/GridControl.vb#L43

Protected Overrides Function CreateFilterBuilderDialog(ByVal filterColumns As FilterColumnCollection, ByVal defaultFilterColumn As FilterColumn) As Form
    Return New MyFilterBuilder(filterColumns, GridControl.MenuManager, GridControl.LookAndFeel, Me, defaultFilterColumn)
End Function

how-to-show-the-textedit-within-a-columns-header-to-allow-end-users-to-change-the-columns-ca-e1966/VB/WindowsApplication1/MyGridColumnRenameHelper.vb#L55

Private Function GetColor() As Color
    Dim currentSkin As Skin = CommonSkins.GetSkin(gridView.GridControl.LookAndFeel)
    Return currentSkin.TranslateColor(SystemColors.Control)

how-to-set-custom-names-for-grid-filters-and-save-restore-these-names-with-a-grid-layout-t329217/VB/WindowsApplication3/FilterNameProvider.vb#L71

If e.Button = MouseButtons.Right AndAlso hitInfo.HitTest = GridHitTest.FilterPanelText Then
    CType(menu, IDXDropDownControl).Show(New SkinMenuManager(view.GridControl.LookAndFeel), view.GridControl, e.Location)
End If

how-to-pin-the-new-item-row-to-the-gridview-bottom-e4910/VB/Grid_BottomNewItemRow/BottomNewItemRowEx.vb#L61

Public Sub SetSplitterPosition()
    Dim skin As Skin = CommonSkins.GetSkin(_Container.Grid.LookAndFeel)
    Dim element As SkinElement = skin(CommonSkins.SkinSplitterHorz)