The Windows Forms DataGrid control provides a user interface to ADO.NET datasets, displaying tabular data and allowing for updates to the data source. When the DataGrid control is set to a valid data source, the control is automatically populated, creating columns and rows based on the shape of the data. The DataGrid control can be used to display either a single table or the hierarchical relationships between a set of tables.
In This Section
- Introduction to the Windows Forms DataGrid Control
- Describes the basic features of the DataGrid control.
- Adding Tables and Columns to the Windows Forms DataGrid Control
- Explains how to add tables and columns both in the designer and programmatically.
- Binding the Windows Forms DataGrid Control to a Data Source
- Shows how to bind an ADO.NET dataset to the DataGrid control.
- Changing Displayed Data at Run Time in the Windows Forms DataGrid Control
- Demonstrates how to change data programmatically in the DataGrid control.
- Creating Master-Details Lists with the Windows Forms DataGrid Control
- Shows how to display two tables, tied together with a parent/child relationship, in two separate DataGrid controls.
- Deleting Columns in the Windows Forms DataGrid Control
- Shows how to remove columns in the DataGrid control.
- Formatting the Windows Forms DataGrid Control
- Shows how to change the appearance-related properties of the DataGrid control.
- Keyboard Shortcuts for the Windows Forms DataGrid Control
- Lists shortcuts for navigating through the DataGrid control.
- Responding to Clicks in the Windows Forms DataGrid Control
- Describes how to determine which cell a user has clicked in the DataGrid control.
- Validating Input with the Windows Forms DataGrid Control
- Describes how to validate input in the dataset bound to the DataGrid control.
Related Sections
- DataGrid Control Changes in Visual Basic .NET
- Explains how the Windows Forms DataGrid control differs from the datagrid in Visual Basic 6.0.
- DataGrid Class
- Provides an overview of the DataGrid class.
- Windows Forms Data Architecture
- Provides links to topics on data binding in Windows Forms.
- Introduction to Data Access with ADO.NET
- Explains fundamental concepts of the ADO.NET data approach.
- Walkthrough: Simple Data Access in a Windows Form
- Describes a procedure that displays data from a single table on a DataGrid control.
- DataGrid.DataSource Property
- Provides details about using this property to bind the DataGrid control to data.
- Introduction to the DataGrid Web Server Control
- Describes basic features of the DataGrid Web server control.