get the right dataview record

[babis]

I work with .NET2003 C# windows form application, i add a datagrid in my form like this:

dataGridProduct.DataSource = dataViewProduct;
 

I also make the allowSort property of the datagrid set to be true. Here is my problem, i want to make when i click one of the datagrid cell, said there're ProductID or ProductName, i also show it in my textBoxProductI D or textBoxProductN ame. If i don't have sorting, and i click in the datagrid cell, i can show it by using its MouseUp or MouseDown event. But when i use sorting, which means its columnHeader can be clicked by the user, i get the wrong data of dataView. As my opinion, only the dataView.Sort property is changing, but not the order of dataView's data. How can i view the right data of the cell in the datagrid.

These are my codes inside MouseDown event :

int currentRowIndex = dataGridProduct.CurrentRowIndex;
DataView dataViewProduct = (DataView)dataGridProduct.DataSource;
 
textBoxProductID.Text = dataViewProduct.Table.Row[currentRowIndex]["ProductID"].ToString();
textBoxProductName.Text = dataViewProduct.Table.Row[currentRowIndex]["ProductName"].ToString();
/* but when i click the columnHeader to get the data sorted, the dataViewProduct rowIndexes are still the same when it was assigned 
(dataViewProduct = getAllProducts();), and i see only the dataViewProduct.Sort is changing. Can i have the dataViewProduct's data also sorted inside it?
*/
 

that's all, it's quite long, but i will wait for your reply. Thank you before.

[Plater]

Use the event "SelectionChang ed" it will give you a collection of the cells.
Then inside you can check SelectedCells (or something like that) propery of the datagridview and use it to itterate through the various cells the user has selected.

[babis]

Use the event "SelectionChang ed" it will give you a collection of the cells.
Then inside you can check SelectedCells (or something like that) propery of the datagridview and use it to itterate through the various cells the user has selected.

i've tried the "CellSelectionC hanged", but the parameter "sender" refers to DataGrid itself, and parameter EventArgs "e" referes to something that i can't use. i also try to use dataViewProduct .FindRows((obje ct)productID); and it's successful to find, but i don't know how to catch the value within the dataGridPoduct cell. If it can, at least i can use dataViewProduct .FindRows. If there's another way to do it, please let me know, coz i kinda sick somehow, just because i can't find the way in .NET to do it. Thanks for your attention.

[Plater]

Say you have a datagridview called dgvList

if (dgvList.SelectedCells.Count>0)
{
     // access cells by:  dgvList.SelectedCells[0]
    for (int i=0; i <dgvList.SelectedCells.Count;i++)
    {
        if (dgvList.SelectedCells[i].OwningColumn.Name=="MYWANTEDCOLUMN")
        {
          //use this cell
          string myval =dgvList.SelectedCells[i].Value.ToString();
       }
    }
}
 

You can look at the selected cells at any instance you want. Just remember to check to make sure there ARE selected cells first.

[babis]

Dear Plater,
i've tried this, but i don't see the property "Selected Cells" or "OwningColu mn" in
dgvList.Selecte dCells[i].OwningColumn.N ame=="MYWANTEDC OLUMN".

Let me explain the problem once more, i will make it simple now. I have a datagrid with the instance name dataGridProduct , and i take its DataSource from DataView, so its codes like this :

dataGridProduct.DataSource = dataViewProduct;

and i set "AllowSorti ng" property of dataGridProduct to true, which means the user can click dataGridProduct column header to sort.

Let me give an example: in the dataViewProduct , i only have one column (its name called "ProductID" ), and i have 3 records, say it "1", "2", and "3".
When i click the column header of "ProductID" , the grid sort it descending automatically, so it shows "3", "2" and "1". Here's the problem : In dataViewProject .Table.Rows[0]["ProductID"] value is still "1", which means the structure of dataViewProduct is not changed!!! so i can't take the value when the user click the appropriate cell. But the grid show the data sorted descendingly. Can you tell me how to get data the same as dataGridProduct shows?

[Plater]

You are using a DataGridView object and not a DataGrid object yes?
My code was for the DataGridView object.

As

// Summary:
//   Displays ADO.NET data in a scrollable grid. The System.Windows.Forms.DataGridView
//   control replaces and adds functionality to the System.Windows.Forms.DataGrid
//   control; however, the System.Windows.Forms.DataGrid control is retained for
//   both backward compatibility and future use, if you choose.
 

That column sorting only affects how the data is displayed, not the underlying datasource. You must look at the rows/columns of the datagridview object and not your datasource.

EDIT: WOW! No wonder so many people have trouble. I just looked at the DataGrid object and it is horrible. There's like no functionality to it. You all should def make the jump to DataGridView

[babis]

I'm using a DataGrid Object from System.Windows. Forms.DataGrid. I don't see DataGridView object from my toolbox component... even if i try to look for it from add/remove items - component.

or do you have the *.dll file for DataGridView object, so i can add it manually?
Sorry if i think DataGrid and DataGridView are quite the same, because i'm still a newbie.
maybe i should follow your advise, use the DataGridView object which has more properties and functionalities .Thank you for your attention and your trying on DataGrid object.

[Plater]

Hmm, what version of .NET and Visual Studio do you have?
I had to dig to find DataGrid, DataGridView is what came standard for me.

I don't know of any good ways to manipulate the DataGrid object so all I can do is recomend you make the jump to DataGridView (if possible). There is possibly someone else who can help you with DataGrid though

[babis]

I work with Visual Studio .NET 2003, and its version is .NET 1.1. I use C# programming language and use Windows Application Project. I want to try using DataGridView too, but i don't see it. Or should I work with Visual Studio .NET 2005 (.NET 2.0) --> I don't work with it because its requirements are quite high? thx.

[babis]

Dear Plater,
I've changed my visual studio .net to 2005, and used .NET 2.0. I've tried for my question to you and it's success, thank you very much for your reply before. But now i've got another problem, i can't dynamically add row to datagridview. i've tried using datagridview.Ro ws.Add(dataGrid ViewRow); but it's error (err : "rows cannot be added programatically to the datagridview's collection when control is databound"). I don't know how to add it programatically or dinamically. if you know, please let me know, thx.