How do I toggle the background color of a datagridview row with checkbox column?

Here is What you want :) Here Column[0] is CheckBox Column


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thanks for the las reply that is Posted on: 9/19/2008 6:00:42 PM.

Your code works, but it can only change the color of one row at a time, when I select another row, the previously-selected row color is toggled back to normal. I figured out another way to toggle the color of multiple rows. For those who have similar question:

        private void DataGridView1_CellClick(object sender, DataGridViewCellEventArgs e)
        {
            bool selected = !Convert.ToBoolean(dataGridView1.Rows[e.RowIndex].Cells["ckb_column"].Value);
            if (selected)
            {
                dataGridView1.Rows[e.RowIndex].DefaultCellStyle.BackColor = Color.Gray;
                dataGridView1.Rows[e.RowIndex].Cells["ckb_column"].Value =
                    !Convert.ToBoolean(dataGridView1.Rows[e.RowIndex].Cells["ckb_column"].Value);
            }
            else
            {
                dataGridView1.Rows[e.RowIndex].DefaultCellStyle.BackColor = Color.White;
                dataGridView1.Rows[e.RowIndex].Cells["ckb_column"].Value =
                    !Convert.ToBoolean(dataGridView1.Rows[e.RowIndex].Cells["ckb_column"].Value);
            }
        }

where "ckb_column" is the name of the checkbox column. No need to change the "RowTemplate" property. And of course, I add this to the Form_Load even:

            //Delegate the CellClick event
            dataGridView1.CellClick +=
                new DataGridViewCellEventHandler(DataGridView1_CellClick);

Thank you for answering

In the properties for the DataGridView, choose the "RowTemplate" property(you will need to drill-down), then open the "DefaultCellStyle" property that is part of the "RowTemplate" property.  Set the "SelectionForeColor" and "SelectionBackColor" to whatever you want.

now, in the "CellClick" event for the DataGridView, add this code.

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// this will work if your checkbox is the first column in the grid
// if your checkbox is another column, you will need to change the "Cells" index to the correct column index
// This will allow the clicking of any cell in the grid and will "check" the checkbox if it is not checked, and will uncheck
// the checkbox if it is checked.
if (Convert.ToBoolean(dataGridView1.Rows[e.RowIndex].Cells[0].Value))
{
        dataGridView1.Rows[e.RowIndex].Cells[0].Value = false;
        dataGridView1.Rows[e.RowIndex].Selected = false;
}
else
{
        dataGridView1.Rows[e.RowIndex].Cells[0].Value = true;
        dataGridView1.Rows[e.RowIndex].Selected = true;
}

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