how can i disable the arrows and enter key when I edit the datagridview cell in vb.net

Question

Aslam o Alikum

I am making a project in vb.net and I am facing a problem in datagridview when i am typing some word in a cell when i press the up or down key then my cursor move to next cell. i want when i press the enter key then my cursor is move to next cell otherwise still in editing mode in a current cell. any one can help me to solved this issue.

Answer 1

You can handle ProcessDataGridViewKey and check if editing control is there, then ignore the arrow keys, and let the editing control use the keys. But if the editing control is not there, the default behavior is good.

Public Class MyDataGridView
    Inherits DataGridView
    'Use this method to disable arrow keys navigation to next cell while typing
    Protected Overrides Function ProcessDataGridViewKey(e As KeyEventArgs) As Boolean
        Dim arrowKeys = New Keys() {Keys.Down, Keys.Up, Keys.Left, Keys.Right}
        If arrowKeys.Contains(e.KeyCode) And EditingControl IsNot Nothing Then
            Return False ' pass it To the editing control
        End If
        Return MyBase.ProcessDataGridViewKey(e)
    End Function

    'Use this method to disable Enter key navigation to next cell while typing
    Protected Overrides Function ProcessDialogKey(keyData As Keys) As Boolean
        If ((keyData And Keys.Enter) = Keys.Enter) And EditingControl IsNot Nothing Then
            Return True 'Processed
        End If
        Return MyBase.ProcessDialogKey(keyData)
    End Function

End Class

This method is a good point to control almost all the keys, but DataGridView has other methods to control the key behavior, including ProcessDialogKey or ProcessCmdKey that you can override to customize the functionality. You can also call (not override) the methods like ProcessRightKey, ProcessF2Key, and etc. to call the functionality.