Article #16045: Different colored characters in a string grid

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TI1045D.txt   Different colored characters in a string grid
Category   :General Programming
Platform    :All
Product    :Delphi  All

Description:
This unit will show how to have text in a string grid where the 
characters are different colors.

unit Strgr;

interface

uses
  SysUtils, WinTypes, WinProcs, Messages, Classes, Graphics, Controls,
  Forms, Dialogs, Grids, StdCtrls, DB;

type
  TForm1 = class(TForm)
    StringGrid1: TStringGrid;
    procedure StringGrid1DrawCell(Sender: TObject; Col, Row: Longint;
      Rect: TRect; State: TGridDrawState);
  private
    { Private declarations }
  public
    { Public declarations }
  end;

var
  Form1: TForm1;

implementation

{$R *.DFM}

procedure TForm1.StringGrid1DrawCell(Sender: TObject; Col, Row: Longint;
  Rect: TRect; State: TGridDrawState);
const
  CharOffset = 3;
begin
  with StringGrid1.canvas do
  begin
    font.color := clMaroon;
    textout(rect.left + CharOffset, rect.top + CharOffset, 'L');
      font.color := clNavy;
    textout(rect.left + CharOffset + TextWidth('L'),
      rect.top + CharOffset, 'loyd');
  end;
end;

end.


Reference:


7/16/98 4:33:59 PM
 

Last Modified: 01-SEP-99