GridView.CustomDrawColumnHeader Event
Enables you to paint column headers manually.
Namespace: DevExpress.XtraGrid.Views.Grid
Assembly: DevExpress.XtraGrid.v18.2.dll
Declaration
[DXCategory("CustomDraw")]
public event ColumnHeaderCustomDrawEventHandler CustomDrawColumnHeaderEvent Data
The CustomDrawColumnHeader event's data class is ColumnHeaderCustomDrawEventArgs. The following properties provide information specific to this event:
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Appearance | Gets the painted element’s appearance settings. Inherited from CustomDrawEventArgs. |
| Bounds | Returns a value specifying limits for the drawing area. Inherited from CustomDrawEventArgs. |
| Cache | Provides methods to paint on drawing surfaces in GDI+ and DirectX modes. See DirectX hardware acceleration to learn more. Inherited from CustomDrawEventArgs. |
| Column | Gets the GridColumn whose header is to be drawn. Returns null if an “empty column header” is currently being painted. |
| Graphics | A GDI+ drawing surface. Use the CustomDrawEventArgs.Cache property instead if you enable the DirectX hardware acceleration. Inherited from CustomDrawEventArgs. |
| Handled | Gets or sets a value specifying whether an event was handled and that the default element painting is therefore not required. Inherited from CustomDrawEventArgs. |
| Info | Gets an object providing information necessary to paint a column header. |
| Painter | Gets the painter object that provides the default element painting mechanism. Inherited from CustomDrawObjectEventArgs. |
The event data class exposes the following methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| DefaultDraw() | Performs default painting of an element. Inherited from CustomDrawEventArgs. |
Remarks
The CustomDrawColumnHeader event is raised each time a column header is about to be painted. The column is identified by the ColumnHeaderCustomDrawEventArgs.Column parameter. See the Custom Painting Basics and Custom Painting Scenarios topics for information on using custom draw events.
Important
Never change cell values or modify the control’s layout on this event, or any other event designed to tune the control’s appearance. Any action that causes a layout update can cause the control to malfunction.
Example
This example demonstrates how to fill the “Category_Name” column header with the Coral color.
using DevExpress.Utils;
using DevExpress.Utils.Drawing;
using DevExpress.XtraGrid;
using DevExpress.XtraGrid.Views.Grid;
private void Form3_Load1(object sender, EventArgs e) {
CustomDrawColumnHeader(gridControl1, gridView1);
}
public static void CustomDrawColumnHeader(GridControl gridControl, GridView gridView) {
// Handle this event to paint columns headers manually
gridView.CustomDrawColumnHeader += (s, e) => {
if (e.Column == null || e.Column.FieldName != "Category_Name")
return;
// Fill column headers with the specified colors.
e.Cache.FillRectangle(Color.Coral, e.Bounds);
e.Appearance.DrawString(e.Cache, e.Info.Caption, e.Info.CaptionRect);
// Draw the filter and sort buttons.
foreach (DrawElementInfo info in e.Info.InnerElements) {
if (!info.Visible) continue;
ObjectPainter.DrawObject(e.Cache, info.ElementPainter, info.ElementInfo);
}
e.Handled = true;
};
}
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