WinForms Data Grid - Draw a thick border around the focused cell (CustomDrawCell event)

This example handles the CustomDrawCell event to paint a thick border around the focused cell.

private void gridView1_CustomDrawCell(object sender, DevExpress.XtraGrid.Views.Base.RowCellCustomDrawEventArgs e) {
    GridView view = sender as GridView;
    if (e.Column == view.FocusedColumn && e.RowHandle == view.FocusedRowHandle) {
        e.DefaultDraw();
        CellDrawHelper.DrawCellBorder(e);
        e.Handled = true;
    }
}

Files to Review

• Form1.cs (VB: Form1.vb)

Documentation

• Custom Painting Basics
• Custom Painting Scenarios

See Also

• DevExpress WinForms Troubleshooting - Grid Control

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