This event populates the row for new records only when the user enters the row. Initial values for this row come from the DefaultNewRowValue property of the DataGridViewCell returned by each column's CellTemplate property.

In virtual mode, after this event occurs, the CellValuePushed event occurs for each cell in the new row so that you can store the default values in your data store. Then, the CellValueNeeded event occurs for each cell in the new row, retrieving the values that you stored in the CellValuePushed event, which are then displayed.

For more information about handling events, see Consuming Events.

The following code example illustrates how this event can be handled. In the example, cells for the given columns are populated with default values. For the CustomerID column, the value is retrieved from a separate method (not implemented) that generates a unique customer ID.

To run this example, replace the column names with columns in an actual DataGridView control and provide appropriate default values.

Private Sub dataGridView1_DefaultValuesNeeded(ByVal sender As Object, _
    ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewRowEventArgs) _
    Handles dataGridView1.DefaultValuesNeeded

    With e.Row
        .Cells("Region").Value = "WA"
        .Cells("City").Value = "Redmond"
        .Cells("PostalCode").Value = "98052-6399"
        .Cells("Region").Value = "NA"
        .Cells("Country").Value = "USA"
        .Cells("CustomerID").Value = NewCustomerId()
    End With

End Sub

private void dataGridView1_DefaultValuesNeeded(object sender,
    System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewRowEventArgs e)
{
    e.Row.Cells["Region"].Value = "WA";
    e.Row.Cells["City"].Value = "Redmond";
    e.Row.Cells["PostalCode"].Value = "98052-6399";
    e.Row.Cells["Region"].Value = "NA";
    e.Row.Cells["Country"].Value = "USA";
    e.Row.Cells["CustomerID"].Value = NewCustomerId();
}

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