datagridviewcheckboxcell

DataGridView column of type DataGridViewCheckBoxCell is constantly readonly/disabled

Hello, I am using a .NET Windows Forms DataGridView and I need to edit a DataBound column (that binds on a boolean DataTable column). For this I specify the cell template like this: DataGridViewColumn column = new DataGridViewColumn(new DataGridViewCheckBoxCell()); You see that I need a CheckBox cell template. The problem I face is t...

DataGridViewCheckBoxCell is broken for ->Value result

I'm using a DataGridViewCheckBoxCell but I can't figure out how to have the ->Value property working "correctly". for (int i = this->dgvConfigs->Rows->Count - 1; i >= 0 ; i --){ DataGridViewCheckBoxCell^ dgvcbc = (DataGridViewCheckBoxCell^) this->dgvConfigs->Rows[i]->Cells[2]; // This is truely a weird behavior of the DataGridViewCh...

Proper ObjectDataSource Use

Greetings! I'm creating a User Control that will display data in a GridView control. We are using n-tier architecture and the data in question is retrieved from our database and returned to us as a ReadOnlyCollection. OurNewObject is a class containing several properties and an empty constructor that takes no parameters - it's in the ...

Programatically loop through a DatagridView and check checkboxes

Hi , I have DataGridView bound by a datatable i have checkboxes to the same. I want to navigate or loop through the the datagridview and check mark these checkboxes ,Below is the syntax i use . foreach(DataGridViewRow dr in dgvColumns.Rows) { DataGridViewCheckBoxCell checkCell = (DataGridViewCheckBoxCell)dr.Cells["CheckBox...

How would one get a DataGridViewCheckBoxColumn to show DataRelation status?

Say I have a DataGridView (named dataGridView) that is displaying a Strongly Typed DataTable (named ChildDataTable). dataGridView has a DataGridViewCheckBoxColumn (named parentIDColumn) that is bound to a Field Property ParentID on each ChildDataRow in ChildDataTable. ParentID is a foreign key that relates ChildDataTable to another Dat...

Is there a way to make DataGridViewCheckBox Cells smaller?

As described in this question it appears the minimum row height for a row in a DataGridView (WinForm not WPF) is 17 if you wish to display check boxes in a DataGridViewCheckBoxCell. Any smaller and the check box simply disappears! Is there a way to place a smaller checkbox in a DataGridView cell? ...

Displaying results of a LINQ TO XML query in Gridview

I am querying an xml document in LINQ and would want to display the results in gridview to allow users to select from the list. the query is as a result of user input. Here's a copy of my xml. <?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes"?> <NewDataSet> <xs:schema id="NewDataSet" xmlns="" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:msd...

How to verify if a DataGridViewCheckBoxCell is Checked

Hello, I have a problem which I can't seem to solve. I have a bound a data table to a datagridview, this datatable has a column called "Status" which is of type boolean. I can set the value to true or false just fine for via code. However, I can't figure out how to check and see if the a give row is already checked or not. This is t...

DatagridViewCheckBoxColumn positioning the checkbox to the left with text following it

i had created a custom checkbox cell and column just to display a text along with the checkbox. the custom paint gets the bounds and paints the string. the issue i have is, the checkbox is always @ center. and the text follows it. On the other hand, i want the checkbox to appear to the left corner and the text to follow it from there. ...

DataGridView Check Box selection

I added datagridview to my win forms app and I also added one Check Box for marking rows. The CheckBox works as I expected until the user sorts the DataGridView. After the sort the previous selection of checkbox column is lost. Is there a way I can make my datagridview remember which row is selected after sorting? ...

DataGridViewCheckBoxColumn prevent user from setting indeterminate state

I have a DataGridViewCheckBoxColumn. I want the users to be able to set the value of this column to true or false. However, this column is only available if a different column has a specific value. When the column is not available, I set it to readonly and will set the value to indeterminate (null). However, the when the column is avai...

Background colour of DataGridViewCheckboxCell

I have a DataGridView bound to a list of objects, and I'm setting a dynamic cell background colour using the CellFormatting event, as in this answer. This works well for every column except the DataGridViewCheckboxColumn. When I click inside this cell (but outside the checkbox) the cell background changes to the default white. Visually...

DataGridViewComboxcell

I have datagridview having 3 column I want to add comobox to the forth column according to the value of first column. for example if I have Author in first column I want comobox having data of author if second row first column have value Typist then I want comobox having data about Typist so on ....... please help me out ...

Cannot select checkbox in a databounded DataGridView

I've a DataGridView which is working perfectly fine. I use it just to show data. Now I want ability to select rows by check box and perform an operation for only selected rows on click of a button (this button is out of the grid on the same form). For this purpose, I'm following these steps to add checkbox column to datagridview. On...