How to customize the color of metro theme in WinForms GridControl?
Customize the metro style
WinForms GridControl has default colors for Metro theme. You can customize the metro theme colors through GridMetroColors by using SetMetroStyle method.
The following
code example explains the same.
//VisualStyles and themes
GridMetroColors theme = new GridMetroColors();
//changes the header color on mouse hovering.
theme.HeaderColor.HoverColor = Color.CadetBlue;
//sets the header color on normal state.
theme.HeaderColor.NormalColor = Color.PowderBlue;
//sets the BottomBorderColor.
theme.HeaderBottomBorderColor = Color.Red;
//sets the headertextcolor.
theme.HeaderTextColor.NormalTextColor = Color.Navy;
//changes the header text color on mouse hovering.
theme.HeaderTextColor.HoverTextColor = Color.GhostWhite;
//Applys the customized theme to the gridControl metrostyle.
this.gridControl1.SetMetroStyle(theme);'VisualStyles and themes
Dim theme As New GridMetroColors()
'changes the header color on mouse hovering.
theme.HeaderColor.HoverColor = Color.CadetBlue
'sets the header color on normal state.
theme.HeaderColor.NormalColor = Color.PowderBlue
'sets the BottomBorderColor.
theme.HeaderBottomBorderColor = Color.Red
'sets the headertextcolor.
theme.HeaderTextColor.NormalTextColor = Color.Navy
'changes the header text color on mouse hovering.
theme.HeaderTextColor.HoverTextColor = Color.GhostWhite
'Applys the customized theme to the gridControl metrostyle.
Me.gridControl1.SetMetroStyle(theme)The following
screenshot displays the customized metro style.
Figure 1: Customized metro style
Note:
The same procedure is applicable for GridDataBoundGrid.
Conclusion
I hope you enjoyed learning how to customize the color of metro theme in WinForms GridControl.
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