datagridview

format cell of datagridview to show substring of column text in vb.net

i have a column item-code, inside my database which i have bound to a datagrid view. The item-code comes in this format "A-B-C", i wish only to show the "B" part of the code, i have bound this column to the gridview and now wish to make it show the substring. I tried defaultcellstyle.format but don't know how to get a substring for it. ...

Set datagrid view beckground to transparent

i tried to set the background color of a data grid view to be "transparent" from prperties but it it said "not a valid property". How to do it.. ...

C# How to set a specific cell style for a complete row without constantly changing the DefaultCellStyle

I have a list of objects (of type 'TrackedSet') that is data bound to a DataGridView. When a new row is added, I want to be able to change the row appearance based on a property of the data bound object. I can paint a custom background of the row in the RowPrePaint event, but I'm struggling to change the forecolor for the row. From the...

Example of ASP.NET master/detail page where detail is in a lightbox?

Looking for an example or sample app of an ASP.NET page with a DataGridView with records. Each record has a hyperlink and clicking on a link, instead of showing the details of the record in the same page, opens a lightbox on top with a form showing the details. ...

Show Attribute of Relation in DataGridView

I want to show the attribute of a relation in a DataGridView. I use LINQ to SQL to do the mapping and have the following classes: class Computer { public string Name; public User User; } class User { public string Name; } I use a DataGridView to show some rows of the Computer entity and also want to have one column to sho...

How to access DataGridView column names safely?

When manipulating DataGridView cells, you typically do: MyGrid.CurrentRow.Cells["EmployeeFirstName"].Value = "John"; which is all fine and dandy, but as complexity rises, you start worrying about spelling errors, refactoring issues etc. Historically, I just made the columns public so I could access them directly in the class instanc...

c#, Set datagridview column format after datasource has been set

hi, i have a datagridview that i have populated programmatically and i was wondering how i can make one of the columns conform to a specified format - "C2". Can this be done after the datasource has been assigned? Cheers. ...

BindingList<> ListChanged event

I have a BindingList<> of a class set to the DataSource property of a BindingSource, which is in turn set to the DataSource property of a DataGridView. 1. It is my understanding that any additions to the list will fire a ListChanged event which will propagate through the BindingSource and then onto the DataGridView, which will update it...

Setting the Datasource for ComboBoxes in cels in Silverlight DataGrid

I've got a gridview where the collums binds its data to the Datagrid.DataContext in Page_Loaded: private void Shema_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) { GridName.DataContext = AllPdiLines; } I want a grid where one of the cels in every line contains acombobox with selectable values which then binds to the datagri...

Use ID column of DataGridView as source of query of another DataGridView

I use LINQ to query my MSSQL 2005 database. I want to show several fields of some tables in one DataGridView. The selection of a row of the DataGridView should result in showing results in another DataGridView based on a column which is not shown in any DataGridView (it is an ID attribute). What is a good way to accomplish this? My I...

C#/.NET how to highlight certain rows in DataGridView

hello, i have a datagridview that is filled by setting its DataSource to a DataBinding. now i want that certain rows in the datagridview have a different backgroundcolor according to some value in the row itself. how can i accomplish this easily? thanks! ...

Asynchronously populate datagridview in Windows Forms application

howzit! I'm a web developer that has been recently requested to develop a Windows forms application, so please bear with me (or dont laugh!) if my question is a bit elementary. After many sessions with my client, we eventually decided on an interface that contains a tabcontrol with 5 tabs. Each tab has a datagridview that may eventual...

DataGridView with row-specific DataGridViewComboBoxColumn contents

So I have something like the following data structure (constructors omitted) class Child { public string Name { get; set; } public int Age { get; set; } } class Parent { public string Name { get; set; } public List <Child> Children { get; private set; } // never null; list never empty public Child FavoriteChild {...

How to force refresh the DataGridView's content?

I want to make a sorted datagridview input. The following code snippet doesn't quite cut it; even if i put a grd.Refresh, the datagridview doesn't show its updated values. If i press arrow down key and go up again, the grid is refreshing. Is there any other way i can force refresh to datagridview's content? using System; using System....

Datagridview - remove part before the first column..

hi, i was wondering if when using the datagridview control you can remove the thing that looks like a column before the 1st column. I think its used to select rows but not sure what its called. there is an image of what i am talking about here... http://rapidshare.com/files/274669676/dgv.png.html Thanks! ...

Get Alternating Row Status From DataGridView

Hi, if i change the backcolour of a datagridviewrow that belongs to a datagridview control using alternating row colours and i want to programatically change it back, how do i know if the row was a normal row or an alternating row so i know what colour to change it back to? is there a property i have missed? ...

items from a comboBox to a dataGridView ¿?

Hi there guys, how can i pass the items from a comboBox to a dataGridView ? I have the comboBox filled with a column (attribute) from a table in the DataBase, when i click on a button (btnAdd) I wat to load all the tuple(from that table) of the selected item (attribute) in the comboBox to populates a row of the dataGridView. So i can add...

Sorting in DataGridView using DataSource property

I have a List that contain items for eg: 1)https:\10.12.23\ 2)https:\12.23.12.25\ 3)https:\localhost\ 4)https:\12.25.12.2\ 5)https:\12.36.12.22\ 6)https:\12.88.12.32\ When I bound List into DataGridView as below: MyDataGridView.DataSource = MyList; I want that the item "https:\localhost\" should be on the top.. how can I acheive this...

datagridview winform tag only brings back the first row value

I'm using visual studio 2008. I have a datagridview in a winform. I've bound to it using an object Private Sub LoadAllCampers() Dim Os As List(Of LE.Camper) = Nothing Dim Oc As New LE.Camper_Controller Os = Oc.GetCamperData(0) With Me.dgResults .DataSource = Os End With CamperBindingSource.DataSourc...

C# DataGridView sorting with Generic List as underlying source

Hi! I'm using a Windows Forms DataGridView to display a generic list of MyObject objects. First of all I wrap this collection into a BindingSource Collection, then: dataGridView.DataSource = myBindingSource; What I want to do is allow the user to sort the columns by clickin on the header of the column representing a concrete Propert...