CustomDrawEventArgs.DrawHtml(HtmlTemplate, DxHtmlPainterContext, Action<DxHtmlPainterArgs>) Method

Paints the required HTML template inside an element that raised this event. The context parameter allows you to assign an object that transfers mouse events to template elements.

Namespace : DevExpress.XtraGrid.Views.Base

Assembly : DevExpress.XtraGrid.v25.2.dll

NuGet Packages : DevExpress.Win.Grid, DevExpress.Win.Navigation

csharp

public void DrawHtml(
    HtmlTemplate template,
    DxHtmlPainterContext context,
    Action<DxHtmlPainterArgs> setupArgs = null
)

Public Sub DrawHtml(
    template As HtmlTemplate,
    context As DxHtmlPainterContext,
    setupArgs As Action(Of DxHtmlPainterArgs) = Nothing
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
template	HtmlTemplate

A template to draw.

| | context | DxHtmlPainterContext |

The object that transfers mouse events from a control to a template instance. This allows you to switch visual states (regular, hovered, pressed, and others) of template elements.

Optional Parameters

Name	Type	Default	Description
setupArgs	Action<DxHtmlPainterArgs>	null

Sets up required properties of the DxHtmlPainterArgs object.

Remarks

The DrawHtml method allows you to paint custom HTML templates inside DevExpress controls. For instance, the code below illustrates how to handle the GridView.CustomDrawCell event to paint a template stored in an HtmlTemplateCollection inside cells that belong to the “Name” column.

C#
VB.NET

csharp

void OnCustomDrawCell(object sender, RowCellCustomDrawEventArgs e) {
    e.DefaultDraw();
    e.Handled = true;
    if (e.Column.FieldName == "Name")
        e.DrawHtml(htmlTemplateCollection1[0]);
}

Private Sub OnCustomDrawCell(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As RowCellCustomDrawEventArgs)
    e.DefaultDraw()
    e.Handled = True
    If e.Column.FieldName = "Name" Then e.DrawHtml(htmlTemplateCollection1(0))
End Sub

The optional setupArgs delegate allows you to set up additional settings: specify interactivity keys, modify drawing bounds, assign custom values to elements with ${FieldName} placeholders, and more.

The following example demonstrates how to clip the content based on the container bounds:

C#
VB.NET

csharp

void OnCustomDrawCell(object sender, RowCellCustomDrawEventArgs e) {
    var clipInfo = e.Cache.SaveAndSetClip(e.Bounds);
    try {
        e.DrawHtml(templates[0]);
    } finally {
        e.Cache.ClipInfo.RestoreClipRelease(clipInfo);
    }
}

Private Sub OnCustomDrawCell(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As RowCellCustomDrawEventArgs)
    Dim clipInfo = e.Cache.SaveAndSetClip(e.Bounds)
    Try
        e.DrawHtml(templates(0))
    Finally
        e.Cache.ClipInfo.RestoreClipRelease(clipInfo)
    End Try
End Sub

Read the following topic for more information and examples: Custom Draw Templates.