DataGridView.PaintBackground(Graphics, Rectangle, Rectangle) Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.Windows.Forms

Assembly:

System.Windows.Forms.dll

Source:

DataGridView.Methods.cs

Paints the background of the DataGridView.

protected:
 virtual void PaintBackground(System::Drawing::Graphics ^ graphics, System::Drawing::Rectangle clipBounds, System::Drawing::Rectangle gridBounds);

protected virtual void PaintBackground (System.Drawing.Graphics graphics, System.Drawing.Rectangle clipBounds, System.Drawing.Rectangle gridBounds);

override this.PaintBackground : System.Drawing.Graphics * System.Drawing.Rectangle * System.Drawing.Rectangle -> unit

Protected Overridable Sub PaintBackground (graphics As Graphics, clipBounds As Rectangle, gridBounds As Rectangle)

Parameters

graphics

Graphics

The Graphics used to paint the background.

clipBounds

Rectangle

A Rectangle that represents the area of the DataGridView that needs to be painted.

gridBounds

Rectangle

A Rectangle that represents the area in which cells are drawn.

Remarks

The clipBounds parameter represents the area of the DataGridView that needs to be repainted. For example, if a user covers the entire DataGridView with another window and then uncovers it, then clipBounds represents the entire DataGridView. If a user covers a small area of the DataGridView and then uncovers it, then clipBounds represents the small area that was covered.

See also

• DataGridView Control (Windows Forms)