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GridControl.Background Property

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GridControl.Background Property

Gets or sets the brush used to paint the background of the GridControl. This is a dependency property.

Namespace : DevExpress.Xpf.Grid

Assembly : DevExpress.Xpf.Grid.v25.2.dll

NuGet Package : DevExpress.Wpf.Grid.Core

Declaration

csharp
public Brush Background { get; set; }
vb
Public Property Background As Brush

Property Value

TypeDescription
Brush

Paints the GridControl’s background.

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Remarks

Use the Background and DataAreaBackground properties to change the background of the GridControl and its data area:

xaml
<dxg:GridControl ItemsSource="{Binding Orders}" 
                 Background="LightBlue" 
                 DataAreaBackground="LightCyan" ... />

Example

The following example allows you to use the ColorEdit controls to specify the Background and DataAreaBackground properties.

View Example: How to Specify Data Grid Background

Limitations

The CardView does not support the Background property.

The following code snippet (auto-collected from DevExpress Examples) contains a reference to the Background property.

Note

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wpf-data-grid-customize-background/CS/MainWindow.xaml#L25

xml
<dxg:GridControl Grid.Column="0"
                 Background="{Binding SelectedColor, Converter={dxmvvm:ColorToBrushConverter}}"
                 DataAreaBackground="{Binding DataAreaSelectedColor, Converter={dxmvvm:ColorToBrushConverter}}"

See Also

TreeListControl.Background

DataAreaBackground

GridControl Class

GridControl Members

DevExpress.Xpf.Grid Namespace