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This topic demonstrates how to create distinct borders around a row and a column by using the LineDef class. This topic assumes you already have a table with three columns and three rows.

  1. The following code should already exist in your source file:

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    Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load    

    ' Make a table.    
    Dim table As C1.C1Preview.RenderTable = New C1.C1Preview.RenderTable(Me.C1PrintDocument1)    
    table.Style.GridLines.All = New C1.C1Preview.LineDef(Color.DarkGray)

    Dim r As Integer = 3    
    Dim c As Integer = 3    
    Dim row As Integer    
    Dim col As Integer    
    For row = 0 To r - 1 Step +1    
        For col = 0 To c - 1 Step +1    
            Dim celltext As C1.C1Preview.RenderText = New C1.C1Preview.RenderText(Me.C1PrintDocument1)

            ' Add empty cells.     
            celltext.Text = String.Format("", row, col)    
            table.Cells(row, col).RenderObject = celltext    
        Next    
    Next

    ' Generate the document.     
    Me.C1PrintDocument1.Body.Children.Add(table)    
    Me.C1PrintDocument1.Generate()    
End Sub

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    private void Form1_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)    
{    
        // Make a table.     
    C1.C1Preview.RenderTable table = new C1.C1Preview.RenderTable(this.c1PrintDocument1);   
    table.Style.GridLines.All = new C1.C1Preview.LineDef(Color.DarkGray);

    const int r = 3;    
    const int c = 3;    
    for (int row = 0; row < r; ++row)    
    {    
        for (int col = 0; col < c; ++col)    
        {    
        C1.C1Preview.RenderText celltext = new C1.C1Preview.RenderText(this.c1PrintDocument1);    
            celltext.Text = string.Format("", row, col);

            // Add empty cells.     
            table.Cells[row, col].RenderObject = celltext;    
        }    
    }

    // Generate the document.     
    this.c1PrintDocument1.Body.Children.Add(table);    
    this.c1PrintDocument1.Generate();    
}
  2. Add the following code to your project to make the table's width and height fifteen centimeters long:

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    table.Height = New C1.C1Preview.Unit(15, C1.C1Preview.UnitTypeEnum.Cm)    
table.Width = New C1.C1Preview.Unit(15, C1.C1Preview.UnitTypeEnum.Cm)

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    table.Height = new C1.C1Preview.Unit(15, C1.C1Preview.UnitTypeEnum.Cm);    
table.Width = new C1.C1Preview.Unit(15, C1.C1Preview.UnitTypeEnum.Cm);
  3. Add the following code to your project to assign a new instance of the LineDef class to the borders of the third row as follows (note that the constructor we use specifies that the new border will be red and 2 points wide):

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    table.Rows(2).Style.Borders.All = New C1.C1Preview.LineDef("2pt", Color.Red)

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    table.Rows[2].Style.Borders.All = new C1.C1Preview.LineDef("2pt", Color.Red);
  4. Assign a new instance of the LineDef class to the borders of the first column as follows (note that the constructor we use specifies that the new border will be blue and 6 points wide):

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    table.Cols(0).Style.Borders.All = New C1.C1Preview.LineDef("6pt", Color.Blue)

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    table.Cols[0].Style.Borders.All = new C1.C1Preview.LineDef("6pt", Color.Blue);

Run the program and observe the following:

Your borders will appear similar to the table below at run time: