TreeList.CustomDrawNodeImages Event

Provides access to a GDI+/DirectX drawing surface and allows you to draw node icons manually.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraTreeList

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraTreeList.v20.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Win.TreeList

Declaration

C#

[DXCategory("CustomDraw")]
public event CustomDrawNodeImagesEventHandler CustomDrawNodeImages

VB.NET

<DXCategory("CustomDraw")>
Public Event CustomDrawNodeImages As CustomDrawNodeImagesEventHandler

Event Data

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

Property	Description
Appearance	Gets the painted element’s appearance settings. Inherited from CustomDrawEventArgs.
Bounds	Gets the painted element’s bounding rectangle. Inherited from CustomDrawEventArgs.
Cache	Gets an object specifying the storage for the most used pens, fonts and brushes. Inherited from CustomDrawEventArgs.
Graphics	Gets an object used to paint. 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.
IsRightToLeft	Gets a value indicating whether the TreeList’s elements are aligned to support locales using right-to-left fonts. Inherited from CustomDrawEventArgs.
ObjectArgs	Gets an object containing information about the painted element. Inherited from CustomDrawEventArgs.
Painter	Gets the painter object that provides the default element’s painting mechanism. Inherited from CustomDrawEventArgs.
SelectImageIndex	Gets or sets the index of the image displayed within the painted node when it is focused.
SelectImageLocation	Gets the location of the select image’s top-left corner.
SelectRect	Gets the bounding rectangle of the select image.
StateImageIndex	Gets or sets the index of the state image displayed within the node.
StateImageLocation	Gets the location of the state image’s top-left corner.
StateRect	Gets the bounding rectangle of the state image.

The event data class exposes the following methods:

Method	Description
DefaultDraw()	Performs default painting of an element. Inherited from CustomDrawEventArgs.

Remarks

Nodes can display the following icons:

• Select Image - two icons that automatically switch when a node gets / loses the focus.
• State Image - any custom icon.

Draw Node Images

The TreeList.CustomDrawNodeImages event provides access to a GDI+/DirectX drawing surface and allows you to draw node icons manually.

See Custom Draw Scenarios for more information on how to use a drawing surface.

Example

The code below shows how to fill the background with a custom color and then draw the image on top.

C#

private void TreeList_CustomDrawNodeImages(object sender, CustomDrawNodeImagesEventArgs e) {
    if (e.Node.Focused)
        e.Cache.FillRectangle(e.Cache.GetSolidBrush(Color.Orange), e.StateRect);
    e.DefaultDraw();
}

VB.NET

Private Sub treeList1_CustomDrawNodeImages(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As DevExpress.XtraTreeList.CustomDrawNodeImagesEventArgs) _
    Handles treeList1.CustomDrawNodeImages
    If e.Node.Focused Then
        e.Cache.FillRectangle(e.Cache.GetSolidBrush(Color.Orange), e.StateRect)
    End If
    e.DefaultDraw()
End Sub

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.