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DataGridView::ProcessDataGridViewKey Method (KeyEventArgs^)

.NET Framework (current version)

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Processes keys used for navigating in the DataGridView.

Namespace: System.Windows.Forms
Assembly: System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)

Syntax

C++

protected:
[SecurityPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction::LinkDemand, Flags = SecurityPermissionFlag::UnmanagedCode)]
virtual bool ProcessDataGridViewKey(
	KeyEventArgs^ e
)

Parameters

e: Type: System.Windows.Forms::KeyEventArgs^
Contains information about the key that was pressed.

Return Value

Type: System::Boolean

true if the key was processed; otherwise, false.

Exception	Condition
InvalidCastException	The key pressed would cause the control to enter edit mode, but the EditType property of the current cell does not indicate a class that derives from Control and implements IDataGridViewEditingControl.
Exception	This action would commit a cell value or enter edit mode, but an error in the data source prevents the action and either there is no handler for the DataError event or the handler has set the DataGridViewDataErrorEventArgs::ThrowException property to true. -or- The DELETE key would delete one or more rows, but an error in the data source prevents the deletion and either there is no handler for the DataError event or the handler has set the DataGridViewDataErrorEventArgs::ThrowException property to true.

The key pressed would cause the control to enter edit mode, but the EditType property of the current cell does not indicate a class that derives from Control and implements IDataGridViewEditingControl.

Exception

This action would commit a cell value or enter edit mode, but an error in the data source prevents the action and either there is no handler for the DataError event or the handler has set the DataGridViewDataErrorEventArgs::ThrowException property to true.

-or-

The DELETE key would delete one or more rows, but an error in the data source prevents the deletion and either there is no handler for the DataError event or the handler has set the DataGridViewDataErrorEventArgs::ThrowException property to true.

Remarks

This method calls the key-processing method appropriate to the key pressed (for example, the ProcessF2Key method when F2 is pressed) and returns the return value of that method.

Notes to Inheritors:

When overriding this method, a control should return true to indicate that it has processed the key. For keys that are not processed by the control, return the result of the base version of this method.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to change the behavior of the ENTER key in a DataGridView subclass by overriding the ProcessDataGridViewKey and ProcessDialogKey methods. In the example, the ENTER key has the same behavior as the RIGHT ARROW key, making it easier for a user to edit multiple cells in a single row of data.

C++

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