How can I simulate clicking on a new row in a databound dataGridView in a button click handler?

Question

I have a databound dataGridView. When I click on the new row the DefaultValuesNeeded event is fired and the row is populated with my default values. If I then hit escape, the new row will be deleted. How can I achieve the same behavior from a button click event handler? That is, the click event should mimic what occurs by clicking on the new row and the escape key should cause the new row to be deleted as well.

Answer 1

To mimic the ESC key add the following SendKeys call inside the button click event

SendKeys.Send("{ESC}");

To add a row to a databound DataGridView, add the row to the underlying data source (e.g., DataTable or BindingSource) then refresh the grid. Ex:

dataSet.Tables("yourtablename").Rows.Add();