Please how can I color tab controls in c# windows form app

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Good day please i have been trying to color my tab control (built it from scratch not drag and drop) but I have come across many examples but none is working please kindly help. Thanks

Oladotun Obileye · Answer

Thanks but I tried that code it is not working

Mukil Vendhan · Answer

private void tabControl1_DrawItem( object sender, System.Windows.Forms.DrawItemEventArgs e) { try { //This line of code will help you to //change the apperance like size,name,style. Font f; //For background color Brush backBrush; //For forground color Brush foreBrush; //This construct will hell you to decide //which tab page have current focus //to change the style. if (e.Index == this .tabControl1.SelectedIndex) { //This line of code will help you to //change the apperance like size,name,style. f = new Font(e.Font, FontStyle.Bold | FontStyle.Bold); f = new Font(e.Font,FontStyle.Bold); backBrush = new System.Drawing.SolidBrush(Color.DarkGray); foreBrush = Brushes.White; } else { f = e.Font; backBrush = new SolidBrush(e.BackColor); foreBrush = new SolidBrush(e.ForeColor); } //To set the alignment of the caption. string tabName = this .tabControl1.TabPages[e.Index].Text; StringFormat sf = new StringFormat(); sf.Alignment = StringAlignment.Center; //Thsi will help you to fill the interior portion of //selected tabpage. //Continue......... } }

Please how can I color tab controls in c# windows form app

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