BackColor Property

Sets the background color of cells in the Grid Control and the background color of the text area in ListBox and ComboBox Controls.

Syntax

object.BackColor [= OLE_COLOR]

Parameters

The BackColor property syntax has these parts:

Part

Description

object

An object expression that evaluates to an object in the Applies To list.

OLE COLOR

The value of the color you select from the displayed color palette; for example: &H0000FF00&

Remarks

In a Grid Control, this property sets the background color each cell in the grid. To set:

  • The background color of the column headings and the column for the current row pointer, use the BackColorFixed property.
  • To set the background color of the portion of the control not occupied by the grid, use the BackColorBackGround property.
  • To set the color of the grid lines, use the GridColor property.
  • To set the color of the cell text, use the ForeColor property.
  • To set the color of the column headings, use the ForeColorFixed property.

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