PivotGridControl.CustomDrawFieldValue Event

Enables column and row headers to be painted manually.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraPivotGrid

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraPivotGrid.v23.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Win.PivotGrid

Declaration

C#

public event PivotCustomDrawFieldValueEventHandler CustomDrawFieldValue

VB.NET

Public Event CustomDrawFieldValue As PivotCustomDrawFieldValueEventHandler

Event Data

The CustomDrawFieldValue event's data class is PivotCustomDrawFieldValueEventArgs. The following properties provide information specific to this event:

Property	Description
Appearance	Gets the painted element’s appearance settings. Inherited from PivotCustomDrawEventArgs.
Area	Gets the header area where the field is displayed.
Bounds	Gets the bounding rectangle of the painted element. Inherited from PivotCustomDrawEventArgs.
CustomTotal	Gets the custom total which the currently processed column/row header corresponds to.
DisplayText	Gets the display text of the header currently being painted.
Field	Gets the field whose value is to be painted.
FieldIndex	Gets the field’s position among the visible fields within the header area.
Graphics	Gets an object used to paint an element. Inherited from PivotCustomDrawEventArgs.
GraphicsCache	Gets an object which specifies the storage for the most used pens, fonts and brushes. Inherited from PivotCustomDrawEventArgs.
Handled	Gets or sets whether an event was handled, if it was handled the default actions are not required. Inherited from PivotCustomDrawEventArgs.
Info	Gets an object which provides the information required to paint a field value.
IsOthersValue	Gets whether the current header corresponds to the “Others” row/column.
MaxIndex	Gets the maximum row index (for row fields) or column index (for column fields) that corresponds to the field value currently being processed.
MinIndex	Gets the minimum row index (for row fields) or column index (for column fields) that corresponds to the field value currently being processed.
Painter	Gets the painter object that provides the default element painting mechanism.
ThreadSafeArgs	Gets an event parameter that provides thread-safe access to event data.
Value	Gets the value of the column field or row field which the currently processed column/row header corresponds to.
ValueType	Gets the type of the currently processed column/row header.

The event data class exposes the following methods:

Method	Description
DefaultDraw()	Performs default painting of an element. Inherited from PivotCustomDrawEventArgs.
GetCellValue(Int32, Int32)	Returns a value displayed in the specified cell.
GetFieldValue(PivotGridField, Int32)	Returns the specified column or row field’s value for the cell addressed by its zero-based index in the Data Area.
GetHigherLevelFields()	Returns the parent field(s) for the field value being currently processed.
GetHigherLevelFieldValue(PivotGridField)	Returns the value of a specific parent field corresponding to the field value currently being processed.

Remarks

The CustomDrawFieldValue event occurs before painting the field value, total header, grand total header or data field header. The event’s parameters provide the information required to paint the control’s headers.

The following table helps you identify the painted visual element:

Element	e.Field value
field value	identifies the column field or row field
data field header	the data field
grand total header	null

Set the e.Handled property to true to skip default header painting.

Important

The Pivot Grid control ignores custom draw in export procedures.

To access event data in an asynchronous operation, use a thread-safe event parameter returned by the PivotCustomDrawFieldValueEventArgs.ThreadSafeArgs property. For more information, refer to the Asynchronous Mode article.

Important

Do not change cell values, modify the control’s layout, or change the control’s object model in the events used for custom control painting. Actions that update the layout can cause the control to malfunction.

Example

If UserLookAndFeel.Style is set to Skin, the appearance background color settings have no effect. To set a custom background color, draw the field header manually in the PivotGridControl.CustomDrawFieldValue event handler.

View Example

Form1.cs

private void pivotGridControl1_CustomDrawFieldValue(object sender, PivotCustomDrawFieldValueEventArgs e) {
    if (e.Area == PivotArea.ColumnArea) {
        e.Appearance.BackColor = Color.GreenYellow;
    }
    else if (e.Area == PivotArea.RowArea) {
        e.Painter.DrawObject(e.Info);
        e.Painter.DrawIndicator(e.Info);
        e.GraphicsCache.FillRectangle(e.GraphicsCache.GetSolidBrush(Color.FromArgb(50, 0, 0, 200)), e.Bounds);
        e.Handled = true;
    }
}

Form1.vb

Private Sub pivotGridControl1_CustomDrawFieldValue(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As PivotCustomDrawFieldValueEventArgs) Handles pivotGridControl1.CustomDrawFieldValue
    If e.Area = PivotArea.ColumnArea Then
        e.Appearance.BackColor = Color.GreenYellow
    ElseIf e.Area = PivotArea.RowArea Then
        e.Painter.DrawObject(e.Info)
        e.Painter.DrawIndicator(e.Info)
        e.GraphicsCache.FillRectangle(e.GraphicsCache.GetSolidBrush(Color.FromArgb(50, 0, 0, 200)), e.Bounds)
        e.Handled = True
    End If
End Sub

More Examples

View Example: Draw a Custom Element When a User Hovers Over a Field Value

View Example: Hide Unnecessary Grid Lines and Text

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

winforms-pivot-grid-hide-the-grand-total-column-and-text-labels/CS/RemoveGridLinesExample/Form1.cs#L17

InitializeFields();
pivotGridControl1.CustomDrawFieldValue += pivotGridControl1_CustomDrawFieldValue;
pivotGridControl1.Appearance.Lines.BackColor = Color.Transparent;

VB.NET

winforms-pivot-grid-hide-the-grand-total-column-and-text-labels/VB/RemoveGridLinesExample/Form1.vb#L20

InitializeFields()
AddHandler pivotGridControl1.CustomDrawFieldValue, AddressOf pivotGridControl1_CustomDrawFieldValue
pivotGridControl1.Appearance.Lines.BackColor = Color.Transparent