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DataGridViewColumnCollection Class

.NET Framework 2.0

Other Versions

Note: This class is new in the .NET Framework version 2.0.

Represents a collection of DataGridViewColumn objects in a DataGridView control.

Namespace: System.Windows.Forms
Assembly: System.Windows.Forms (in system.windows.forms.dll)

Syntax

C++

public class DataGridViewColumnCollection : BaseCollection, IList, ICollection, IEnumerable

public class DataGridViewColumnCollection extends BaseCollection implements IList, ICollection, 
	IEnumerable

JScript

public class DataGridViewColumnCollection extends BaseCollection implements IList, ICollection, 
	IEnumerable

Remarks

You can retrieve an instance of this class through the Columns property of the DataGridView control. The collection maintains a reference to the control through the DataGridView property.

Example

The following code example illustrates the use of this type.

private DataGridView dataGridView1 = new DataGridView();

private void AddColorColumn()
{
    DataGridViewComboBoxColumn comboBoxColumn =
        new DataGridViewComboBoxColumn();
    comboBoxColumn.Items.AddRange(
        Color.Red, Color.Yellow, Color.Green, Color.Blue);
    comboBoxColumn.ValueType = typeof(Color);
    dataGridView1.Columns.Add(comboBoxColumn);
    dataGridView1.EditingControlShowing +=
        new DataGridViewEditingControlShowingEventHandler(
        dataGridView1_EditingControlShowing);
}

private void dataGridView1_EditingControlShowing(object sender,
    DataGridViewEditingControlShowingEventArgs e)
{
    ((ComboBox)e.Control).SelectedIndexChanged +=
        new EventHandler(ComboBox_SelectedIndexChanged);
}

private void ComboBox_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    ((ComboBox)sender).BackColor = (Color)((ComboBox)sender).SelectedItem;
}

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
   System.MarshalByRefObject
     System.Windows.Forms.BaseCollection
      System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewColumnCollection

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Platforms

Windows 98, Windows 2000 SP4, Windows CE, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition

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

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 2.0

Reference

DataGridViewColumnCollection Members
System.Windows.Forms Namespace
DataGridView Class
DataGridView.Columns Property
DataGridViewColumn Class

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