InstantForum 2017-1 FinalStrataFrame Forumhttp://forum.strataframe.net/StrataFrame ForumWed, 08 Apr 2026 09:45:14 GMT20http://forum.strataframe.net/FindPost31916.aspx<span id="result_box" class="" lang="en"><span class="hps">Hello,</span><br/><br/><span class="hps">How to display</span> <span class="hps">a color in the</span> <span class="hps">second column of a</span> <span class="hps">listview</span> <span class="hps">in</span> <span class="hps">the event</span> <span class="hps">RowPopulating</span><br/><br/><span class="hps">cordially</span><br/><span class="hps">Mohamed</span> <span class="hps">Mimouni</span></span>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 11:47:41 GMTMimouni Mohamedhttp://forum.strataframe.net/FindPost31922.aspxThe MicroFour.StrataFrame.UI.Windows.Forms.ListView does not support changing the background color of a single column by default. &nbsp;We use standard System.Windows.Forms.ListViewItems for that list view, and the only way to change the background color on a column would be to implement OWNER_DRAW on the list view, which is a very involved process.<br/><br/><div>The MicroFour.StrataFrame.UI.Windows.Forms.StrataListView DOES support background colors on each of the individual sub-items (cells) in the list view. &nbsp;It does not, however, have the same ListPopulationSettings as the standard ListView, so you would need to populate the list with the StrataListViewItems manually. &nbsp;While you are building the list, you would set the background color on the column like this:<br/><br/><div>if (condition)<div>{<div>&nbsp; &nbsp;strataListItem.SubItems[3].BackgroundColor = Color.Red;<div>}Fri, 15 Mar 2013 11:47:41 GMTStrataFrame Team