Visual Basic - Add line(s) on individual rows in datagridview - Flickering

I have a datagridview in my application (at this moment Visual Basic 2008, but in the near future Visual Basic 2010) and I want to create line(s) in individual rows.

At this moment I use the following code:

Private Sub datagridview1_CellPainting(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewCellPaintingEventArgs) Handles datagridview1.CellPainting

        Dim row As DataGridViewRow = datagridview1.Rows(e.RowIndex)
               
        Dim BackColorBrush As New SolidBrush(e.CellStyle.BackColor)
       	Dim GridBrush As New SolidBrush(Me.datagridview1.GridColor)
        Dim GridLinePen As New Pen(GridBrush)

      	' -- Erase the cell
       	e.Graphics.FillRectangle(BackColorBrush, e.CellBounds)
                     
      	Dim ProgressBarBrush As New SolidBrush(Color.Black)
      	Dim CellProgressBarRect As New Rectangle(e.CellBounds.X, e.CellBounds.Y, e.CellBounds.Width, 2)
       	e.Graphics.FillRectangle(ProgressBarBrush, CellProgressBarRect)

     	e.Handled = True
                        
      	Dim style As New DataGridViewCellStyle
      	style.Font = New Font(datagridview1.Font, FontStyle.Bold)
      	datagridview1.Rows(e.RowIndex).DefaultCellStyle = style

End Sub

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It works fine, but I have one problem:

The line(s) are 'flickering' on my screen. I know it happened by the CellPainting, but I don't know how to fix that. Does anyone know how to fix that?
Program1981Asked:
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Program1981Connect With a Mentor Author Commented:
This problem is solved. I add some empty lines with black background.
This is for me a good solution.
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Rgonzo1971Commented:
HI,

This could help
Public Sub SuspendLayout
'Usage
Dim instance As Control

instance.SuspendLayout
' your code
instance.ResumeLayout

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Program1981Author Commented:
Thank you for your answer! Can you be a little bit more specific?

What do I have to do with my cellpainting code?

The datagridview is filled by a sql query (fill a datatable). I added columns manually and connect the datagridview to a datatable (datasource = datatable) in the form_load.
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Rgonzo1971Commented:
Hi,

You can try SuspendLayout () before initializing your form and ResumeLayout () after initialization.  Sometimes this doesn't work.  When it doesn't, you can try using the Win32 functions:

Outside of your method:

using Microsoft.Win32;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;


        [DllImport("user32.dll")]
        public static extern int SendMessage(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 wMsg, bool wParam, Int32 lParam);
        private const int WM_SETREDRAW = 11;

 

Before drawing:

            SendMessage(ObjectControlPanel.Handle, WM_SETREDRAW, false, 0);


After drawing:

            SendMessage(ObjectControlPanel.Handle, WM_SETREDRAW, true, 0);


You may then need to call Refresh ().

refer to http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/Forums/Thread/52/

Regards
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Program1981Author Commented:
I tried this methods and it changes nothing unfortunately.

The flickering ("winking") still exist in the line(s).
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CodeCruiserCommented:
Can you show us a screenshot so we see what is the outcome of above code?

One change you can make immediately and which might help is to remove the last 3 lines and add following to form_load


datagridview1.Rows(e.RowIndex).DefaultCellStyle.Font = New Font(datagridview1.Font, FontStyle.Bold)
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Program1981Author Commented:
I tried something and this is for me a good solution.
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