How to set the header cell color for the WinForms GridControl?

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Applied header cell color

You can change the color of the particular header cell in a WinForms GridControl by setting its BackColor property. You can achieve this by using the PrepareViewStyleInfo event handler. And also, by using the ChangeCells method, you can change the BackColor property for the particular range of cells.

Using PrepareViewStyleInfo Event

//Hook the event to change the back color for the header cells.
this.gridControl1.PrepareViewStyleInfo += gridControl1_PrepareViewStyleInfo;

void gridControl1_PrepareViewStyleInfo(object sender, GridPrepareViewStyleInfoEventArgs e)
{
   if (e.RowIndex == 0)
   {
      if (e.ColIndex == 1)
      {
         e.Style.BackColor = Color.LightBlue;
      }
      if (e.ColIndex == 2)
      {
         e.Style.BackColor = Color.LightGreen;
      }
      if (e.ColIndex == 3)
      {
         e.Style.BackColor = Color.LightPink;
      }
      if (e.ColIndex == 4)
      {
         e.Style.BackColor = Color.LightGray;
      }
   }
}

'Hook the event to change the back color for the header cells.
AddHandler Me.gridControl1.PrepareViewStyleInfo, AddressOf gridControl1_PrepareViewStyleInfo

Private Sub gridControl1_PrepareViewStyleInfo(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As GridPrepareViewStyleInfoEventArgs)
   If e.RowIndex = 0 Then
      If e.ColIndex = 1 Then
        e.Style.BackColor = Color.LightBlue
      End If
      If e.ColIndex = 2 Then
        e.Style.BackColor = Color.LightGreen
      End If
      If e.ColIndex = 3 Then
        e.Style.BackColor = Color.LightPink
      End If
      If e.ColIndex = 4 Then
        e.Style.BackColor = Color.LightGray
      End If
   End If
End Sub

Using the ChangeCells method

GridStyleInfo style = this.gridControl1[0, 0];
style.BackColor = Color.Pink;

//Change the Header color usign style object
this.gridControl1.ChangeCells(GridRangeInfo.Cells(0, 5, 0, 8), style);

Dim style As GridStyleInfo = Me.gridControl1(0, 0)
style.BackColor = Color.Pink

'Change the Header color usign style object
Me.gridControl1.ChangeCells(GridRangeInfo.Cells(0, 5, 0, 8), style)

The following screenshot illustrates the output.

Applied header color in WinForms Grid

Figure 1: Applied Header Color

Conclusion

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