Change forecolor of selected text in datagridview cell

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I have datagridview column containing Item Names and search texBox. I am able to search items in columns using search text. But problem is that I want to change forecolor of datagridview cell text matching with search textbox text.

Posted 13-Feb-13 17:08pm

Ravndra22

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov · Answer 1 · 2013-02-13T17:33:00

Solution 1

You want exactly three links, but the last one is the most important:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.forms.datagridviewcell.style.aspx[^] (read Remarks section thoroughly),
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.forms.datagridviewcellstyle.aspx[^],
Microsoft Q209354.

Please, no offense, OK? This is what you really need: the ability to find out things in documentation, especially such trivial things.

[EDIT]

Please read on customization: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms171618%28v=vs.110%29.aspx[^].

You can render custom image of the cell: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.forms.datagridview.cellpainting%28v=vs.80%29.aspx[^].

Using the instance of System.Drawing.Graphics, draw your text in parts: selected and unselected parts in different color.

—SA

Posted 13-Feb-13 17:33pm

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov

Updated 13-Feb-13 18:54pm

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Ravndra22 13-Feb-13 23:49pm

Sergey-I dont want to change forecolor of whole cell, I want to highlight some text of cell which match with search text

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 13-Feb-13 23:55pm

Selected only? No, a text cell only support text. You can create a custom cell class, which would render formatted text, RTF, maybe...
—SA

Ravndra22 14-Feb-13 0:10am

Can you give me hint to where to start?

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 14-Feb-13 0:51am

From the class System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewCell as a base class. You will see what derived classes are already there:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.forms.datagridviewcell.aspx
—SA

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 14-Feb-13 0:54am

Please see my updated answer, after [EDIT]. It will take some time and effort...
—SA

Espen Harlinn 14-Feb-13 16:28pm

5'ed!

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 14-Feb-13 16:40pm

Thank you, Espen.
—SA

Shubh Agrahari · Answer 2 · 2013-02-13T19:12:00

Solution 2

Hi Professional,

i think it will helps you.....

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12202751/how-can-i-make-a-datagridview-cells-font-a-particular-color[^]

Posted 13-Feb-13 19:12pm

Shubh Agrahari

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Espen Harlinn 14-Feb-13 16:29pm

Nice link :-D

Shubh Agrahari 17-Feb-13 7:56am

ya its ma pleasure boss.