Add Custom TextboxCell to a DataGridView control that contains a button to open the FileDialog

Question

I would like to add a DataGridViewTextBoxCell cell to a DataGridViewCell control, but as well as being able to type in the text cell as normal it must also contain a '...' button that once clicks brings up the OpenFileDialog window to allow the user to select a file. Once selected, the text cell will be populated with the full file path.

What is the best way to go about this?

Thanks

Answer 1

This MSDN article explains how to add a custom control to a DataGridView

You should be able to make a UserControl that has a textbox and button on it and embed that in the DataGridView.

Answer 2

You will need to create your own column and cell classes in order to do this. I would suggest using .NET Reflector to look at the implementation details of the DataGridViewTextBox as a starting point and then customizing to add display of a button at the end of it. Check out these tutorials to get started...

MSDN Article

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