How to add row numbers to DataGridView

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You can render row numbers for DataGridView and DataGridViewX by handling RowPostPaint event. Then you use following code:

C#:

void DataGridViewRowPostPaint(object sender, DataGridViewRowPostPaintEventArgs e)
{
    DataGridView dg = (DataGridView)sender;
    // Current row record
    string rowNumber = (e.RowIndex + 1).ToString();
 
    // Format row based on number of records displayed by using leading zeros
    while (rowNumber.Length < dg.RowCount.ToString().Length) rowNumber = "0" + rowNumber;
 
    // Position text
    SizeF size = e.Graphics.MeasureString(rowNumber, this.Font);
    if (dg.RowHeadersWidth < (int)(size.Width + 20)) dg.RowHeadersWidth = (int)(size.Width + 20);
 
    // Use default system text brush
    Brush b = SystemBrushes.ControlText;
 
    // Draw row number
    e.Graphics.DrawString(rowNumber, dg.Font, b, e.RowBounds.Location.X + 15, e.RowBounds.Location.Y + ((e.RowBounds.Height - size.Height) / 2));
}

VB:

Private Sub DataGridViewRowPostPaint(sender As Object, e As DataGridViewRowPostPaintEventArgs)
	Dim dg As DataGridView = DirectCast(sender, DataGridView)
	' Current row record
	Dim rowNumber As String = (e.RowIndex + 1).ToString()
 
	' Format row based on number of records displayed by using leading zeros
	While rowNumber.Length < dg.RowCount.ToString().Length
		rowNumber = "0" & rowNumber
	End While
 
	' Position text
	Dim size As SizeF = e.Graphics.MeasureString(rowNumber, Me.Font)
	If dg.RowHeadersWidth < CInt(size.Width + 20) Then
		dg.RowHeadersWidth = CInt(size.Width + 20)
	End If
 
	' Use default system text brush
	Dim b As Brush = SystemBrushes.ControlText
 
	' Draw row number
	e.Graphics.DrawString(rowNumber, dg.Font, b, e.RowBounds.Location.X + 15, e.RowBounds.Location.Y + ((e.RowBounds.Height - size.Height) / 2))
End Sub

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How to add row numbers to DataGridView