| layout | post |
|---|---|
| title | Diagram Grid in Windows Forms Diagram control | Syncfusion® |
| description | Learn about Diagram Grid support in Syncfusion® Windows Forms Diagram control, its elements and more details. |
| platform | windowsforms |
| control | Diagram |
| documentation | ug |
The WinForms Diagram grid is drawn with evenly spaced points that provides a visual guidance to the user.
Draws a matrix of evenly spaced points in the view, and provides snap to the grid calculations.
It is a property of Diagram.View class and its return type is Syncfusion.Windows.Forms.Diagram.LayoutGrid.
Diagram Grid Properties
| Properties | Description |
|---|---|
| Color | Color used for drawing the grid. It accepts System.Color value. |
| ContainerView | Gets or sets the view that this grid is attached to. |
| DashOffset | Distance from the start of the line to the dash pattern. It accepts Float value. |
| DashStyle | Style used for dashed lines. It accepts System.Drawing.Drawing2D.DashStyle value. |
| GridStyle | Gets or sets the appearance of the grid. It is GridStyle enumerator type value. |
| HorizontalSpacing | Determines the horizontal distance between grid points. It accepts float value. |
| MinPixelSpacing | Indicates minimum spacing between grid points in device units. It accepts Float value. |
| SnapToGrid | Adjust the node with nearest grid point. Specifies whether the snap to grid feature is enabled. It accepts Boolean value (true or false). |
| VerticalSpacing | Determines the vertical distance between grid points. It accepts Float value. |
| Visible | Specifies whether the grid is visible. It accepts Boolean value (true or false). |
{% tabs %} {% highlight c# %}
diagram1.View.Grid.GridStyle = GridStyle.Line;
diagram1.View.Grid.DashStyle=System.Drawing.Drawing2D.DashStyle.Dot;
diagram1.View.Grid.Color = Color.LightGray
diagram1.View.Grid.VerticalSpacing = 15;
diagram1.View.Grid.HorizontalSpacing = 15;
diagram1.View.Grid.Visible = false;
diagram1.View.Grid.SnapToGrid = true;
{% endhighlight %} {% endtabs %}
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