How to specify the Line back color in EditControl?

In WinForms EditControl, user can specify back color for particular line using its function named SetLineBackColor. The function contains the following arguments.

Line Number: It is helps to specify the line number, for which BackColor to be applied.

Full Line: It helps to specify whether the BackColor is applied for full line or just particular co-ordinates.

Format: It helps to specify the format of the background.

The following code example demonstrates the same.

C#

//To set the Line back color of the EditControl
for (int lineNumber = 1; lineNumber <= this.editControl1.PhysicalLineCount; lineNumber++)
{
    this.editControl1.SetLineBackColor(lineNumber, true, this.editControl1.RegisterBackColorFormat(this.colorUIControl1.SelectedColor, Color.Empty));
}

VB

'To set the Line back color of the EditControl
For lineNumber As Integer = 1 To Me.editControl1.PhysicalLineCount
 Me.editControl1.SetLineBackColor(lineNumber, True, Me.editControl1.RegisterBackColorFormat(Me.colorUIControl1.SelectedColor, Color.Empty))
Next lineNumber

Figure 1: Before specifying the Line backcolor in EditControl.

Figure 2: After specifying the Line backcolor in EditControl.

Sample Links:

C#: EditControl_LineColor_C#

VB: EditControl_LineColor_VB

Conclusion

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