Changing datagridview cell color based on condition

Question

I have loaded the data from database to datagridview and have two columns target value and volume where volume >target value that volume cell should be in green color and

Answer 1

Surprised no one mentioned a simple if statement can make sure your loop only gets executed once per format (on the first column, of the first row).

    private void dgv_CellFormatting(object sender, DataGridViewCellFormattingEventArgs e)
    {
        // once per format
        if (e.ColumnIndex == 0 && e.RowIndex == 0)
        {
            foreach (DataGridViewRow row in dgv.Rows)
                if (row != null)
                    row.DefaultCellStyle.BackColor = Color.Red;
        }
    }