Styling in Windows Forms Rating Control (Rating)

29 Apr 20212 minutes to read

Styling of shapes can be done either by using predefined visual styles or by BackColor, BorderColor, HighlightColor, SelectionColor and GradientColor settings.

Built-in

Rating control supports predefined visual styles such as Default, Office2007, Office2010, Metro, Office2016ColorFul, Office2016DarkGray, Office2016White, Office2016Black for Office Styles. The style can be set by the VisualStyle property.

  • c#
    • this.ratingControl1.VisualStyle = Syncfusion.Windows.Forms.Tools.RatingControl.Style.Office2016ColorFul;
  • vb
    • Me.ratingControl1.VisualStyle = Syncfusion.Windows.Forms.Tools.RatingControl.Style.Office2016ColorFul

    Visual style

    OfficeColorScheme for Rating Control can be set using below code

  • c#
    • this.ratingControl1.OfficeColorScheme = Syncfusion.Windows.Forms.Tools.OfficeColorSchemes.Blue;
  • vb
    • Me.ratingControl1.OfficeColorScheme = Syncfusion.Windows.Forms.Tools.OfficeColorSchemes.Blue

    Visual style

    Custom

    The properties ItemHighlightStartColor, ItemHighlightEndColor, ItemSelectionStartColor, ItemSelectionEndColor are applied only if the ApplyGradientColors property is enabled.

  • c#
    • this.ratingControl3.ItemHighlightEndColor = Color.Red;

this.ratingControl3.ItemHighlightStartColor = Color.Green;

this.ratingControl3.ItemSelectionEndColor = Color.Yellow;

this.ratingControl3.ItemSelectionStartColor = Color.LightYellow;
  • vb
    • Me.ratingControl3.ItemHighlightEndColor = Color.Red

Me.ratingControl3.ItemHighlightStartColor = Color.Green

Me.ratingControl3.ItemSelectionEndColor = Color.Yellow

Me.ratingControl3.ItemSelectionStartColor = Color.LightYellow
  • c#
    • this.ratingControl1.ApplyGradientColors = true;
  • vb
    • Me.ratingControl1.ApplyGradientColors = True

    style