removing the empty gray space in datagrid in c#

Question

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how do i remove the empty space i.e. i want the datagrid to automatically resize itself depending upon the no. of rows. i know for columns we can do that by using fill value in AutoSizeColumnMode, but there is no fill value for AutoSizeRowsMode.

Answer 1

It can be done, you'd have to adjust the ClientSize when a row is added or removed. However, it doesn't hide the background completely once the vertical scrollbar appears and the grid height is not a divisble by the row height. Add a new class to your project and paste the code shown below. Compile. Drop the new control from the top of the toolbox onto your form.

using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Windows.Forms;

class AutoSizeGrid : DataGridView {
  private int gridHeight;
  private bool resizing;
  protected override void OnClientSizeChanged(EventArgs e) {
    if (!resizing) gridHeight = this.ClientSize.Height;
    base.OnClientSizeChanged(e);
  }
  protected override void OnRowsAdded(DataGridViewRowsAddedEventArgs e) {
    setGridHeight();
    base.OnRowsAdded(e);
  }
  protected override void OnRowsRemoved(DataGridViewRowsRemovedEventArgs e) {
    setGridHeight();
    base.OnRowsRemoved(e);
  }
  protected override void OnHandleCreated(EventArgs e) {
    this.BeginInvoke(new MethodInvoker(setGridHeight));
    base.OnHandleCreated(e);
  }
  private void setGridHeight() {
    if (this.DesignMode || this.RowCount > 99) return;
    int height = this.ColumnHeadersHeight + 2;
    if (this.HorizontalScrollBar.Visible) height += SystemInformation.HorizontalScrollBarHeight;
    for (int row = 0; row < this.RowCount; ++row) {
      height = Math.Min(gridHeight, height + this.Rows[row].Height);
      if (height >= gridHeight) break;
    }
    resizing = true;
    this.ClientSize = new Size(this.ClientSize.Width, height);
    resizing = false;
    if (height < gridHeight && this.RowCount > 0) this.FirstDisplayedScrollingRowIndex = 0;
  }
}

Answer 2

A bit of a hack but you may try this:

dataGridView1.BackgroundColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.Control;

Btw this has been reported as a bug.