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ItemStyle

ItemStyle
is an option for Grid, Column, and related constructs that specifies styles to use for items.
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  • ItemStyle->s specifies that all items should use style specification s.
  • Item style specifications can include all options to Item, as well as options to Style. Directive can be used to specify multiple options.
  • Item style specifications are applied to the complete region of an item, not just its contents, so that, for example, backgrounds extend to the edge of the item.
  • The settings for ItemStyle can be given as follows to apply separately to different items:
specapply spec to all items
{specx}apply at successive horizontal positions
{specx,specy}apply at successive horizontal and vertical positions
{spec_(x),spec_(y),rules}also allow explicit rules for individual elements
  • The can have the following forms:
{s1,s2,...,sn}use through ; then use defaults
{{c}}use c in all cases
{{c1,c2}}alternate between and
{{c1,c2,...}}cycle through all
{s,{c}}use s, then repeatedly use c
{s1,{c},sn}use , then repeatedly use c, but use at the end
{s1,s2,...,{c1, c2, ... }, sm, ... , sn}
use the first sequence of at the beginning, then cyclically use the , then use the last sequence of at the end
{s1,s2,...,{},sm,...,sn}use the first sequence of at the beginning and the last sequence at the end
{i1->v1,i2->v2,...}specify what to use at positions
{spec,rules}use rules to override specifications in spec
  • If multiple or rules specify styles for a particular element, the styles are combined in the order they appear.
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Basic Examples   (3)
Style all the elements in the grid:
Style the first row:
Use a style from the current stylesheet:
Style all the elements in the grid:
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Style the first row:
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Use a style from the current stylesheet:
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Scope   (6)
Blue and red font colors for the first and second horizontal positions:
Blue and red font colors for the first and last horizontal positions:
Blue and red font colors for the first and second vertical positions:
Alternating blue and red font colors:
Alternating font colors with orange superimposed in the first and last positions:
Style specific elements:
Style a region:
Overlapping specifications are unified when possible:
Properties & Relations   (1)
BaseStyle can be used to specify a style for the entire grid:
Possible Issues   (2)
Column styles have precedence over row styles:
Use Directive to wrap multiple style directives:
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