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DataGridViewCell Class

Represents an individual cell in a DataGridView control.

Namespace:  System.Windows.Forms
Assembly:  System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public MustInherit Class DataGridViewCell _
    Inherits DataGridViewElement _
    Implements ICloneable, IDisposable
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim instance As DataGridViewCell
C#
public abstract class DataGridViewCell : DataGridViewElement, 
    ICloneable, IDisposable
Visual C++
public ref class DataGridViewCell abstract : public DataGridViewElement, 
    ICloneable, IDisposable
JScript
public abstract class DataGridViewCell extends DataGridViewElement implements ICloneable, IDisposable

The DataGridViewCell class represents an individual cell in a DataGridView control. You can retrieve cells through the Cells collection of a DataGridViewRow.

The row and column for a DataGridViewCell identify the cell's location in the DataGridView. A typical cell contains data specific to the row and column in which it is contained. The cell can be customized in a number of ways by setting its properties and handling the events associated with it.

Notes to Inheritors:

When you derive from DataGridViewCell and add new properties to the derived class, be sure to override the Clone method to copy the new properties during cloning operations. You should also call the base class's Clone method so that the properties of the base class are copied to the new cell.

The following code example illustrates the use of this type. For more information about this example, see How to: Add ToolTips to Individual Cells in a Windows Forms DataGridView Control.

Visual Basic
' Sets the ToolTip text for cells in the Rating column.
Sub dataGridView1_CellFormatting(ByVal sender As Object, _
    ByVal e As DataGridViewCellFormattingEventArgs) _
    Handles dataGridView1.CellFormatting

    If e.ColumnIndex = Me.dataGridView1.Columns("Rating").Index _
        AndAlso (e.Value IsNot Nothing) Then

        With Me.dataGridView1.Rows(e.RowIndex).Cells(e.ColumnIndex)

            If e.Value.Equals("*") Then
                .ToolTipText = "very bad"
            ElseIf e.Value.Equals("**") Then
                .ToolTipText = "bad"
            ElseIf e.Value.Equals("***") Then
                .ToolTipText = "good"
            ElseIf e.Value.Equals("****") Then
                .ToolTipText = "very good"
            End If

        End With

    End If

End Sub 'dataGridView1_CellFormatting
C#
// Sets the ToolTip text for cells in the Rating column.
void dataGridView1_CellFormatting(object sender, 
    DataGridViewCellFormattingEventArgs e)
{
    if ( (e.ColumnIndex == this.dataGridView1.Columns["Rating"].Index)
        && e.Value != null )
    {
        DataGridViewCell cell = 
            this.dataGridView1.Rows[e.RowIndex].Cells[e.ColumnIndex];
        if (e.Value.Equals("*"))
        {                
            cell.ToolTipText = "very bad";
        }
        else if (e.Value.Equals("**"))
        {
            cell.ToolTipText = "bad";
        }
        else if (e.Value.Equals("***"))
        {
            cell.ToolTipText = "good";
        }
        else if (e.Value.Equals("****"))
        {
            cell.ToolTipText = "very good";
        }
    }
}
Visual C++
// Sets the ToolTip text for cells in the Rating column.
void dataGridView1_CellFormatting(Object^ /*sender*/, 
    DataGridViewCellFormattingEventArgs^ e)
{
    if ( (e->ColumnIndex == this->dataGridView1->Columns["Rating"]->Index)
        && e->Value != nullptr )
    {
        DataGridViewCell^ cell = 
            this->dataGridView1->Rows[e->RowIndex]->Cells[e->ColumnIndex];
        if (e->Value->Equals("*"))
        {                
            cell->ToolTipText = "very bad";
        }
        else if (e->Value->Equals("**"))
        {
            cell->ToolTipText = "bad";
        }
        else if (e->Value->Equals("***"))
        {
            cell->ToolTipText = "good";
        }
        else if (e->Value->Equals("****"))
        {
            cell->ToolTipText = "very good";
        }
    }
}
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

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The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0
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