Spread Windows Forms 12.0 Product Documentation
Creating Borders with Diagonal Lines
Spread Windows Forms 12.0 Product Documentation > Developer's Guide > Customizing Row, Column, and Cell Appearance > Customizing the Appearance of a Cell > Customizing Cell Borders > Creating Borders with Diagonal Lines

You can create cell borders with diagonal lines as shown in the following image.

You can also display the diagonal lines in a cell border that is part of a shape as displayed in the following image.

The cell must have a border and the text orientation must not be zero. The EnableDiagonalLine property should also be set to true.

The ComplexBorder class also allows you to create diagonal border lines in the cell.

Using Code

  1. Create a text cell.
  2. Set the TextOrientation property.
  3. Set the TextRotationAngle property.

Example

This example code creates a text cell with a diagonal border.

C#
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fpSpread1.Sheets[0].Cells[1, 3].Text = "Test"; //Cell has to have value
fpSpread1.Sheets[0].Cells[1, 3].Border = new FarPoint.Win.ComplexBorder(new FarPoint.Win.ComplexBorderSide(Color.Red, 2));// Cell has to have border

FarPoint.Win.Spread.CellType.TextCellType cellType = new FarPoint.Win.Spread.CellType.TextCellType();
cellType.TextOrientation = FarPoint.Win.TextOrientation.TextRotateCustom;
cellType.TextRotationAngle = 60; // Cell has to have rotation angle to see the effect.
fpSpread1.Sheets[0].Cells[1, 3].CellType = cellType;
fpSpread1.Sheets[0].EnableDiagonalLine = true;
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fpSpread1.Sheets(0).Cells(1, 3).Text = "Test" 'Cell has to have value
fpSpread1.Sheets(0).Cells(1, 3).Border = New FarPoint.Win.ComplexBorder(New FarPoint.Win.ComplexBorderSide(Color.Red, 2)) ' Cell has to have border

Dim cellType As New FarPoint.Win.Spread.CellType.TextCellType()
cellType.TextOrientation = FarPoint.Win.TextOrientation.TextRotateCustom
cellType.TextRotationAngle = 60 ' Cell has to have rotation angle to see the effect.
fpSpread1.Sheets(0).Cells(1, 3).CellType = cellType
fpSpread1.Sheets(0).EnableDiagonalLine = True

Example

This example code creates a text cell with a diagonal border and a shape that contains the cell.

C#
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fpSpread1.Sheets[0].Cells[1, 3].Text = "Test"; //Cell has to have value
fpSpread1.Sheets[0].Cells[1, 3].Border = new FarPoint.Win.ComplexBorder(new FarPoint.Win.ComplexBorderSide(Color.Red, 2));// Cell has to have border

FarPoint.Win.Spread.CellType.TextCellType cellType = new FarPoint.Win.Spread.CellType.TextCellType();
cellType.TextOrientation = FarPoint.Win.TextOrientation.TextRotateCustom;
cellType.TextRotationAngle = 60; // Cell has to have rotation angle to see the effect.
fpSpread1.Sheets[0].Cells[1, 3].CellType = cellType;

FarPoint.Win.Spread.DrawingSpace.TriangleShape a = new FarPoint.Win.Spread.DrawingSpace.TriangleShape();
a.BackColor = Color.Blue;
fpSpread1.ActiveSheet.AddShape(a, 1, 1);
FarPoint.Win.Spread.DrawingSpace.SpreadCameraShape test = new FarPoint.Win.Spread.DrawingSpace.SpreadCameraShape();
test.Formula = "B1:E6";
test.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(20, 20);
fpSpread1.Sheets[0].AddShape(test);
fpSpread1.Sheets[0].EnableDiagonalLine = true;
VB
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fpSpread1.Sheets(0).Cells(1, 3).Text = "Test" 'Cell has to have value
fpSpread1.Sheets(0).Cells(1, 3).Border = New FarPoint.Win.ComplexBorder(New FarPoint.Win.ComplexBorderSide(Color.Red, 2)) ' Cell has to have border

Dim cellType As New FarPoint.Win.Spread.CellType.TextCellType()
cellType.TextOrientation = FarPoint.Win.TextOrientation.TextRotateCustom
cellType.TextRotationAngle = 60 ' Cell has to have rotation angle to see the effect.
fpSpread1.Sheets(0).Cells(1, 3).CellType = cellType

Dim a As New FarPoint.Win.Spread.DrawingSpace.TriangleShape()
a.BackColor = Color.Blue
fpSpread1.ActiveSheet.AddShape(a, 1, 1)
Dim test As New FarPoint.Win.Spread.DrawingSpace.SpreadCameraShape()
test.Formula = "B1:E6"
test.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(20, 20)
fpSpread1.Sheets(0).AddShape(test)
fpSpread1.Sheets(0).EnableDiagonalLine = True
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