/// <summary>
/// Centralize the string format settings. Does the work of checking for user
/// overrides, and if they're not present, setting the cell alignment to match
/// (somewhat) the source control's string alignment.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="alignment">String alignment</param>
/// <param name="flags">String format flags</param>
/// <param name="controlstyle">DataGridView style to apply (if available)</param>
/// <param name="overrideformat">True if user overrode alignment or flags</param>
/// <returns></returns>
private static StringFormat managestringformat(StringAlignment alignment, StringFormatFlags flags,
DataGridViewCellStyle controlstyle, bool overrideformat)
{
// start with the provided
StringFormat format = new StringFormat();
format.Trimming = StringTrimming.Word;
format.Alignment = alignment;
format.FormatFlags = flags;
// if the format was overridded by the user, make no adjustments
if (!overrideformat)
{
// check to see if a style is provided
if (null != controlstyle)
{
// Adjust the format based on the control settings, bias towards centered
DataGridViewContentAlignment cellalign = controlstyle.Alignment;
if (cellalign.ToString().Contains("Middle"))
{
format.Alignment = StringAlignment.Center;
}
else if (cellalign.ToString().Contains("Right"))
{
format.Alignment = StringAlignment.Near;
}
else if (cellalign.ToString().Contains("Left"))
{
format.Alignment = StringAlignment.Far;
}
}
}
return(format);
}
/// <summary>
/// Get text horizontal alignement in given cell
/// </summary>
/// <param name="cell"></param>
/// <returns>text horizontal alignement in given cell</returns>
public static StringAlignment HorizontalAlignement(this DataGridViewCell cell)
{
DataGridViewContentAlignment alignement = DataGridViewContentAlignment.TopLeft;
if (cell.HasStyle && cell.Style.Alignment != DataGridViewContentAlignment.NotSet)
{
alignement = cell.Style.Alignment;
}
else
{
alignement = cell.InheritedStyle.Alignment;
}
// Check the CurrentCell alignment and apply it to the CellFormat
if (alignement.ToString().Contains("Right"))
{
return(StringAlignment.Far);
}
else if (alignement.ToString().Contains("Center"))
{
return(StringAlignment.Center);
}
else
{
return(StringAlignment.Near);
}
}
