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DataGridView::ProcessDialogKey Method (Keys)

.NET Framework (current version)

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Processes keys, such as the TAB, ESCAPE, ENTER, and ARROW keys, used to control dialog boxes.

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

Syntax

C++

protected:
[UIPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction::LinkDemand, Window = UIPermissionWindow::AllWindows)]
virtual bool ProcessDialogKey(
	Keys keyData
) override

Parameters

keyData: Type: System.Windows.Forms::Keys
A bitwise combination of Keys values that represents the key or keys to process.

Return Value

Type: System::Boolean

true if the key was processed; otherwise, false.

Exceptions

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.

Remarks

This method is called in edit mode to handle keyboard input that is not handled by the hosted editing control.

If a key press is determined to not be an input key, it will be sent to the base class for processing.

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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