How to Change the Look of a Columns Border in Windows Forms GridDataBoundGrid(Classic)

28 Apr 2021 / 3 minutes to read

This page explains How to Change the Look of a Column’s Border and more details.

How to Change the Look of a Column’s Border

You can use the Borders property of GridStyleInfo to change the style and appearance of grid cell’s border. Each border side of the cell can be configured individually with GridBorder value. There is BorderMargins property to control the margins on all four sides. In GridDataBoundGrid, you can set style properties column by column using GridDataBoundGrid.GridBoundColumns or GridDataBoundGrid.Binder.InternalColumns depending upon whether you had explicitly added GridBoundColumns or not.

//Borders on all four sides of the cell.
GridStyleInfo style = this.gridDataBoundGrid1.GridBoundColumns[1].StyleInfo;
style.Borders.All = new GridBorder(GridBorderStyle.Solid, Color.Red, GridBorderWeight.Thin);
style = this.gridDataBoundGrid1.GridBoundColumns[2].StyleInfo;
style.Borders.Right = new GridBorder(GridBorderStyle.Dotted, Color.LightBlue, GridBorderWeight.ExtraThick);
style.Borders.Bottom = new GridBorder(GridBorderStyle.Solid, Color.Pink, GridBorderWeight.Medium);
style.Borders.Left = new GridBorder(GridBorderStyle.DashDot, Color.LightGreen, GridBorderWeight.ExtraThick);
style.Borders.Top = new GridBorder(GridBorderStyle.DashDotDot, Color.Purple, GridBorderWeight.ExtraExtraThick);

//Borders Margins.
this.gridDataBoundGrid1.GridBoundColumns[4].StyleInfo.BorderMargins.Right = 20;
this.gridDataBoundGrid1.GridBoundColumns[4].StyleInfo.BorderMargins.Left = 22;
this.gridDataBoundGrid1.GridBoundColumns[4].StyleInfo.BorderMargins.Top = 24;
this.gridDataBoundGrid1.GridBoundColumns[4].StyleInfo.BorderMargins.Bottom = 26;
'Borders on all four sides of the cell.
Dim style As GridStyleInfo = Me.gridDataBoundGrid1.GridBoundColumns(1).StyleInfo
style.Borders.All = New GridBorder(GridBorderStyle.Solid, Color.Red, GridBorderWeight.Thin)
style = Me.gridDataBoundGrid1.GridBoundColumns(2).StyleInfo
style.Borders.Right = New GridBorder(GridBorderStyle.Dotted, Color.LightBlue, GridBorderWeight.ExtraThick)
style.Borders.Bottom = New GridBorder(GridBorderStyle.Solid, Color.Pink, GridBorderWeight.Medium)
style.Borders.Left = New GridBorder(GridBorderStyle.DashDot, Color.LightGreen, GridBorderWeight.ExtraThick)
style.Borders.Top = New GridBorder(GridBorderStyle.DashDotDot, Color.Purple, GridBorderWeight.ExtraExtraThick)

'BorderMargins.
Me.gridDataBoundGrid1.GridBoundColumns(4).StyleInfo.BorderMargins.Right = 20
Me.gridDataBoundGrid1.GridBoundColumns(4).StyleInfo.BorderMargins.Left = 22
Me.gridDataBoundGrid1.GridBoundColumns(4).StyleInfo.BorderMargins.Top = 24
Me.gridDataBoundGrid1.GridBoundColumns(4).StyleInfo.BorderMargins.Bottom = 26