Hello @James Foy
This is certainly possible, the following code will do the trick:
private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
// create a new column and add it to the DataGridView
DataGridViewTextBoxColumn column = new DataGridViewTextBoxColumn();
dataGridView1.Columns.Add(column);
// set the column to allow user input
column.ReadOnly = false;
// set the DataGridView's edit mode to allow full editing
dataGridView1.EditMode = DataGridViewEditMode.EditOnKeystroke;
// set the current cell to the first cell in the new column
dataGridView1.CurrentCell = dataGridView1.Rows[0].Cells[column.Index];
// start editing the cell
dataGridView1.BeginEdit(false);
}
This code creates a new DataGridViewTextBoxColumn object and adds it to a DataGridView control. It then sets the column to allow user input and the DataGridView's edit mode to allow full editing. Next, it sets the current cell to the first cell in the new column and starts editing the cell. This should place the user's cursor in the first cell with the entry cursor flashing, waiting for a keystroke.
To control the user's movement in the column, you can handle the DataGridView.CellEndEdit event, which fires when the user finishes editing a cell. In the event handler, you can determine which cell the user has edited and move the current cell to the next cell in the column, like so (for the event handler):
private void dataGridView1_CellEndEdit(object sender, DataGridViewCellEventArgs e)
{
// get the current column
DataGridViewColumn column = dataGridView1.Columns[e.ColumnIndex];
// move to the next cell in the column
if (e.RowIndex < dataGridView1.Rows.Count - 1)
{
dataGridView1.CurrentCell = dataGridView1.Rows[e.RowIndex + 1].Cells[column.Index];
dataGridView1.BeginEdit(false);
}
}
#This code first gets the current column from the DataGridView control. It then checks whether the user has edited the last cell in the column. If not, it moves the current cell to the next cell in the column and starts editing it.
I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any further questions.