C# datagridview - highlight row (not select row) and then keep it highlight it after selecting column

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Hi everyone!

I need some advice on how to keep a row highlighted (backcolor) after a column header is clicked to resort.

This is what I have right now:

C#

foreach (DataGridViewRow dgvr in dataGridView1.Rows)
            {
                if ((int)dataGridView1.CurrentRow.Cells["KEY"].Value == colorHighlightedRowIndex)
                {
                    dataGridView1.Rows[colorHighlightedRowIndex].DefaultCellStyle.BackColor = Color.Yellow;
                }
            }

colorhighlightedrowindex is supposed to represent an ID of the record in the database. How can I check for that particular ID after a column header is selected?
KEY is a column in the table.

Google has been no help for the last 30 minutes.

Thanks everyone!

Posted 19-Feb-13 11:08am

joshrduncan2012

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov · Answer 1 · 2013-02-19T11:25:00

Solution 1

You can do it by changing the default style of the row: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.forms.datagridview.rowsdefaultcellstyle.aspx[^].

For more information on cell styles and presentation, please see: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/1yef90x0.aspx[^].

—SA

Posted 19-Feb-13 11:25am

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov

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joshrduncan2012 19-Feb-13 17:27pm

Thanks SA! Is that supposed to stay in tact after clicking a column header? What I have now doesn't keep the yellow highlighting after a column header click.