DataGridTextBoxColumn Class

The DataGridTextBoxColumn class derives from the abstract class DataGridColumnStyle. At run time, the DataGridTextBoxColumn hosts a DataGridTextBox control that allows users to edit text.

Special properties added to the class include Format, and HideEditBox. These properties allow you to access the hosted DataGridTextBox control and its attributes, and set the format for displaying values.

If the data source is a DataTable containing DataColumn objects, the DataType property of the DataColumn should be set to a data type that can logically be edited in a text box control. The following data types are automatically associated with a DataGridTextBoxColumn : Byte, DateTime, Decimal, Double, Int16, Int32, Int64, UInt16, UInt32, UInt64, Single, and String.

[Visual Basic]

Note
The following types are not fully supported by Visual Basic: DateTime, UInt16, UInt32, UInt64, and TimeSpan. (Operators are not allowed.)

The following example creates a DataGridTextBoxColumn and adds it to the GridColumnStylesCollection of a DataGrid. To run this code example, paste it into a form that has a DataGrid named dataGrid1 and call it from the constructor of the Form.

private void AddColumn()
{
     DataTable myTable= new DataTable();

     // Add a new DataColumn to the DataTable.
     DataColumn myColumn = new DataColumn("myTextBoxColumn");
     myColumn.DataType = System.Type.GetType("System.String");
     myColumn.DefaultValue="default string";
     myTable.Columns.Add(myColumn);
     // Get the CurrencyManager for the DataTable.
     CurrencyManager cm = (CurrencyManager)this.BindingContext[myTable];
     // Use the CurrencyManager to get the PropertyDescriptor for the new column.
     PropertyDescriptor pd = cm.GetItemProperties()["myTextBoxColumn"];
     DataGridTextBoxColumn myColumnTextColumn;
     // Create the DataGridTextBoxColumn with the PropertyDescriptor.
     myColumnTextColumn = new DataGridTextBoxColumn(pd);
     // Add the new DataGridColumn to the GridColumnsCollection.
     dataGrid1.DataSource= myTable;
     dataGrid1.TableStyles.Add(new DataGridTableStyle());
     dataGrid1.TableStyles[0].GridColumnStyles.Add(myColumnTextColumn);
 }

.NET Framework

.NET Framework Client Profile

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

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