Keypress event inside datagrid cell

[chatelain]

Ok a couple things I've got going: On the DataGrid1_CurrentCellChanged I add a button control to the datagridtextbox. This occurs when a mouse click happens inside the cell or the cursor enters the cell. I'm trying to figure out how to capture the Enter key so to run the buttoncontrol click function. I can get this to work when the datagrid only is activated (by clicking on the whitespace of the grid) but of course it won't work when the cursor is activated. I either need to capture the keypress event while a cell is activated so it can run the button control function or after I add the button control to the datagridtextbox somehow select the whitespace so the datagrid.keypress event will run.
FYI - I'm not sure how to implement this solution or if it will work for what I need: Override ProcessCmdKey

Code:

Public Sub FormatCellControl()
        'Create the button control to be added and set its properties
        ButtonControl = New Button
        ButtonControl.Cursor = System.Windows.Forms.Cursors.Arrow
        ButtonControl.Dock = DockStyle.Fill
        ButtonControl.SendToBack()
        Dim CurrentColumn As Int16 = DataGrid1.CurrentCell.ColumnNumber
        Select Case CurrentColumn
        Case 2
        DatagridTextBox = CType(DataGrid1.TableStyles(0).GridColumnStyles(2), DataGridTextBoxColumn)
        DatagridTextBox.TextBox.Controls.Add(ButtonControl)
        ButtonControl.BringToFront()
End Sub
 
Private Sub DataGrid1_CurrentCellChanged(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles DataGrid1.CurrentCellChanged
    FormatCellControl()
End Sub
Private Sub DataGrid1_KeyPress(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.KeyPressEventArgs) Handles DataGrid1.KeyPress
    If Datagrid1.CurrentCell.ColumnNumber = 2 Then
        ButtonClick()
    End if
End Sub
Private Sub ButtonClick()
    Dim ChildFrm As New Form2()
        ChildFrm.ShowDialog()
End Sub

[seeMohsin]

Hi chatelain,
Thanks a lot. your code solved my problem and now I solve urs :)
To get the click event of the button in the cell (that u selects), please add declare the following italic line (pointed by arrow) line as
---> Dim ButtonControl As New Button
ButtonControl.Text = "Path"
ButtonControl.Width = 50
ButtonControl.Cursor = System.Windows.Forms.Cursors.Arrow
ButtonControl.Dock = DockStyle.Right
ButtonControl.SendToBack()
Dim CurrentColumn As Int16 = myDataGrid.CurrentCell.ColumnNumber
Dim DataGridTextBox = CType(myDataGrid.TableStyles(0).GridColumnStyles(5 ), DataGridTextBoxColumn)
DataGridTextBox.TextBox.Controls.Add(ButtonControl )
ButtonControl.BringToFront()

as a public member of the class, as

Public WithEvents ButtonControl As New Button

Now add ur handler as

Private Sub ButtonControl_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles ButtonControl.Click
MsgBox("test")
End Sub

Enjoy :)
Regards

Ok a couple things I've got going: On the DataGrid1_CurrentCellChanged I add a button control to the datagridtextbox. This occurs when a mouse click happens inside the cell or the cursor enters the cell. I'm trying to figure out how to capture the Enter key so to run the buttoncontrol click function. I can get this to work when the datagrid only is activated (by clicking on the whitespace of the grid) but of course it won't work when the cursor is activated. I either need to capture the keypress event while a cell is activated so it can run the button control function or after I add the button control to the datagridtextbox somehow select the whitespace so the datagrid.keypress event will run.
FYI - I'm not sure how to implement this solution or if it will work for what I need: Override ProcessCmdKey

Code:

Public Sub FormatCellControl()
        'Create the button control to be added and set its properties
        ButtonControl = New Button
        ButtonControl.Cursor = System.Windows.Forms.Cursors.Arrow
        ButtonControl.Dock = DockStyle.Fill
        ButtonControl.SendToBack()
        Dim CurrentColumn As Int16 = DataGrid1.CurrentCell.ColumnNumber
        Select Case CurrentColumn
        Case 2
        DatagridTextBox = CType(DataGrid1.TableStyles(0).GridColumnStyles(2), DataGridTextBoxColumn)
        DatagridTextBox.TextBox.Controls.Add(ButtonControl)
        ButtonControl.BringToFront()
End Sub
 
Private Sub DataGrid1_CurrentCellChanged(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles DataGrid1.CurrentCellChanged
    FormatCellControl()
End Sub
Private Sub DataGrid1_KeyPress(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.KeyPressEventArgs) Handles DataGrid1.KeyPress
    If Datagrid1.CurrentCell.ColumnNumber = 2 Then
        ButtonClick()
    End if
End Sub
Private Sub ButtonClick()
    Dim ChildFrm As New Form2()
        ChildFrm.ShowDialog()
End Sub

[seeMohsin]

Hi All,
I am using datagrid control in my window application. I am designing the grid by a table and table style to add extra controls in the cells like button and drop down.
Now, I have everything ok, But it want to disable the navigation in the datagrid cells by arrow keys. I dont want to change the cell by the arrows key as the Tab key does.
Is there anybody to help me out.
Thnx in advance.
Mos