need grid-style control

[Zytan]

I know there's a DataGridView, but I think that's for synching the GUI
to data in a SQL database. Is there anything simple like a slightly
more complicated list box? Even if I could use a listbox of strings
which align the text into multiple columns with tabs I would be happy.

Zytan

[Zytan]

I can see there's several 3rd party grid controls. Any of them
recommended?

I just need something simple. I have an array of elements, and each
element has several pieces of data. I'd like to show them row aligned
and column aligned.

Zytan

[Marc Gravell]

ListView in the "details" view would seem to fit the description; but
don't be fooled by the name; DataGridView will work for any data that
fits the standard pattern (which reflection does for you 9 times out
of 10), and can be used very successfully bound to properties on
regular classes. Or irregular classes if you don't mind writing your
own view ;-p

The advantage of DataGridView over ListView is that you don't need to
fill the columns yourself - just hand it a list and hey presto: data.
It can also be editable etc.

Marc

[Marc Gravell]

Just out of interest : have you tried:

dataGridView1.DataSource = myArray;

?

Since arrays implement IList, this will give you one row per element;
and likewise reflection will provide the columns based on public
properties (with AutoGenerateColumns=true, which is the default). If
you don't want *all* the properties you can add the columns manually
quite easily.

Marc

[Zytan]

Just out of interest : have you tried:

>
dataGridView1.DataSource = myArray;

No, I just did now with an array of 3 strings, and it shows the length
of each string. It must do this because Length is a property of the
string.

Since arrays implement IList, this will give you one row per element;
and likewise reflection will provide the columns based on public
properties (with AutoGenerateColumns=true, which is the default).

Yup, so that's what is causing this.

If
you don't want *all* the properties you can add the columns manually
quite easily.

Thanks, Marc! I will toy with this for a bit.

Zytan

[Zytan]

ListView in the "details" view would seem to fit the description;

No, I don't want a list shown in a grid pattern. I already have 2D
data, like an excel sheet of data, and I want to show it in the grid.

The advantage of DataGridView over ListView is that you don't need to
fill the columns yourself - just hand it a list and hey presto: data.

Yes, very powerful!

It can also be editable etc.

Yup. It must be user-editable. I think I'll turn that off. I just
want to show the data, not allow someone to change it.

Zytan