#1,046 – Setting the Background Color of a Cell in a Grid

There are several different ways to set the background color of a cell within a Grid.  They include:

• Setting the Background property of the element within a cell (e.g. a Label)
• Including a Rectangle in the same cell as another element and setting its Fill property
• Using a Border element and setting its Background property

    <Grid>
        <Grid.RowDefinitions>
            <RowDefinition/>
            <RowDefinition/>
        </Grid.RowDefinitions>
        <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
            <ColumnDefinition/>
            <ColumnDefinition/>
        </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>

        <Label Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0" Content="Larry" Margin="5" Background="Lavender"/>
        <Label Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="1" Content="Moe" Margin="5" />

        <Rectangle Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="0" Fill="Bisque"/>
        <CheckBox Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="0" Margin="5" Content="Nose Tweak"
                  VerticalAlignment="Center"/>

        <Border Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="1"  Background="MediumSpringGreen"
                CornerRadius="5" Margin="5">
            <Button Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="1" Margin="5" Content="Do Eye Poke"
                    VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
        </Border>
    </Grid>