Highlight Cell in a grid which matches search result

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Dim DataGridView1 = New DataGridView
      'add columns to DGV
      DataGridView1.Columns.Add("Year", "Year")
      DataGridView1.Columns.Add("Make", "Make")
      DataGridView1.Columns.Add("Model", "Model")
      DataGridView1.Columns("Year").AutoSizeMode = DataGridViewAutoSizeColumnMode.Fill
      DataGridView1.Columns("Make").AutoSizeMode = DataGridViewAutoSizeColumnMode.Fill
      DataGridView1.Columns("Model").AutoSizeMode = DataGridViewAutoSizeColumnMode.Fill
      DataGridView1.RowHeadersVisible = False

      'add items to DGV
      DataGridView1.Rows.Add("2010", "Chevrolet", "Camaro")
      DataGridView1.Rows.Add("2006", "Ford", "Mustang")
      DataGridView1.Rows.Add("2008", "Dodge", "Charger")
      DataGridView1.Rows.Add("2007", "Chevrolet", "Corvette")

In this Datagridview if i type "ro" in a text box i need any column that having "ro" (eg: Chevrolet,Camaro ) should be highlight. Please give me a solution for this

Posted 3-Oct-14 22:27pm

Moses Geo

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MuhammadUSman1 4-Oct-14 5:54am

Check Solution 1 if any Question then let me know.

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MuhammadUSman1 · Accepted Answer · 2014-10-03T23:49:00

You can use cell formate event or use following code.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.forms.datagridview.cellformatting%28v=vs.110%29.aspx[^]

C#

 for (int i = 0; i < dataGridView1.Rows.Count; i++)
                {
                    if (dataGridView1.Rows[i].Cells["Make"].Value.ToString().ToUpper().Contains("ro"))
                    {
                        dataGridView1.Rows[i].Cells["Make"].Style = new DataGridViewCellStyle() { Font = new Font(dataGridView1.Font, FontStyle.Bold), ForeColor = Color.DodgerBlue };
//it will change cell forecolor you can use according to you required action
// same like forecolor you can change backcolor or cell and also row.

                    }
//ro 
// or you can use textbox value.
                    if (dataGridView1.Rows[i].Cells["Model"].Value.ToString().ToUpper().Contains(txtBox1.Text))
                    {
                        dataGridView1.Rows[i].Cells["Model"].Style = new DataGridViewCellStyle() { Font = new Font(dataGridView1.Font, FontStyle.Bold), ForeColor = Color.DodgerBlue };

// for full row colors you can use following
// dataGridView1.Rows[i].DefaultCellStyle = new DataGridViewCellStyle() { Font = new Font(dataGridView1.Font, FontStyle.Bold), ForeColor = Color.DodgerBlue, BackColor = Color.Green };
                    }                   
		}

if any question then let me know.

-> M.U