C / C++ / MFC

void CConsoleView::OnCustomDraw(NMHDR* pNMHDR, LRESULT* pResult)
{
	NMLVCUSTOMDRAW* pLVCD = reinterpret_cast<NMLVCUSTOMDRAW*>( pNMHDR );

    // Take the default processing unless we set this to something else below.
    *pResult = CDRF_DODEFAULT;

    // First thing - check the draw stage. If it's the control's prepaint
    // stage, then tell Windows we want messages for every item.

    if ( CDDS_PREPAINT == pLVCD->nmcd.dwDrawStage )
    {
        *pResult = CDRF_NOTIFYITEMDRAW;
    }
    else if ( CDDS_ITEMPREPAINT == pLVCD->nmcd.dwDrawStage )
	{
        // This is the prepaint stage for an item. Here's where we set the
        // item's text color. Our return value will tell Windows to draw the
        // item itself, but it will use the new color we set here.
        
        COLORREF crText;

		long nItems = GetListCtrl().GetItemCount();

		while(nItems > 0)
		{
			if(!GetListCtrl().GetItemText(nItems-1,7).Compare("Stopped"))
			{
				//if the item is stopped then color it red
				if (long (pLVCD->nmcd.dwItemSpec) == nItems-1 )
				crText = RGB(255,0,0);
			}
			else
			{
				//else color it black
				if (long (pLVCD->nmcd.dwItemSpec) == nItems-1 )
				crText = RGB(0,0,0);
			}
			nItems--;
		}
		
        // Store the color back in the NMLVCUSTOMDRAW struct.
        pLVCD->clrText = crText;

        // Tell Windows to paint the control itself.
        *pResult = CDRF_DODEFAULT;    
	}
}