DataGrid: Changing color of a row 1

[abds]

I would like to change the background color of rows that have a special value in a particular column.
Example: Most rows have a value of 1 in the status column, some do not.
I would like to render the rows that do not have a status of 1 in a different color.
Can this be done using a datagrid?

 

[LV]

Yes, this can be done. Assumming that you are binding your grid: set the DataKeyField property to "status" item of your recordset:
<aspataGrid id=myGrid DataKeyField=&quot;status&quot;>

Register an event handler for Ithe temDataBound event of your grid in code behind:
private void InitializeComponent()
{
this.myGrid.ItemDataBound += new System.Web.UI.WebControls.DataGridItemEventHandler(this.myGrid_ItemDataBound);
}

private void myGrid_ItemDataBound(object sender, System.Web.UI.WebControls.DataGridItemEventArgs e)
{
if(e.Item.ItemType == ListItemType.Item || e.Item.ItemType == ListItemType.AlternatingItem || e.Item.ItemType == ListItemType.SelectedItem)
{
int key = Convert.ToInt32(myGrid.DataKeys[(int)e.Item.ItemIndex]);
if(key < 1)
{
e.Item.BackColor = Color.Green;
}
// if status > 0, then row color will be set to whatever default color is
}
}

 

[abds]

Thank you very much LV.

I simplified it slightly by adding in not only the DataKeyField, but also OnItemDataBound=&quot;myGrid_ItemDataBound&quot;.

I then added your subroutine (in Visual Basic):

Public Sub myGrid_ItemDataBound(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As DataGridItemEventArgs)
If ((e.Item.ItemType = ListItemType.Item) Or (e.Item.ItemType = ListItemType.AlternatingItem) Or (e.Item.ItemType = ListItemType.SelectedItem)) Then
Dim key As Integer
key = CInt(myGrid.DataKeys(e.Item.ItemIndex))
If key <> 1 Then
e.Item.BackColor = Color.Green
End If
End If
End Sub

 

[LV]

Sweet! It's another way of registering an event handler. Glad it helped.