DataGridView.RowValidating Event

Definition

Occurs when a row is validating.

C#
public event System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewCellCancelEventHandler RowValidating;
C#
public event System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewCellCancelEventHandler? RowValidating;

Event Type

Examples

The following code example uses RowValidating to check if valid track and release dates are entered.

C#
private void ValidateByRow(Object sender, 
    DataGridViewCellCancelEventArgs data) 
{
    DataGridViewRow row = 
        songsDataGridView.Rows[data.RowIndex];
    DataGridViewCell trackCell = 
        row.Cells[songsDataGridView.Columns["Track"].Index];
    DataGridViewCell dateCell = 
        row.Cells[songsDataGridView.Columns["Release Date"].Index];
    data.Cancel = !(IsTrackGood(trackCell) && IsDateGood(dateCell));
}

private Boolean IsTrackGood(DataGridViewCell cell)
{
    Int32 cellValueAsInt;
    if (cell.Value.ToString().Length == 0)
    {
        cell.ErrorText = "Please enter a track";
        songsDataGridView.Rows[cell.RowIndex].ErrorText = 
            "Please enter a track";
        return false;
    }
    else if (cell.Value.ToString().Equals("0"))
    {
        cell.ErrorText = "Zero is not a valid track";
        songsDataGridView.Rows[cell.RowIndex].ErrorText =
            "Zero is not a valid track";
        return false;
    }
    else if (!Int32.TryParse(cell.Value.ToString(), out cellValueAsInt))
    {
        cell.ErrorText = "A Track must be a number";
        songsDataGridView.Rows[cell.RowIndex].ErrorText =
            "A Track must be a number";
        return false;
    }
    return true;
}

private Boolean IsDateGood(DataGridViewCell cell) 
{
    if (cell.Value == null)
    {
        cell.ErrorText = "Missing date";
        songsDataGridView.Rows[cell.RowIndex].ErrorText = 
            "Missing date";
        return false;
    }
    else
    {
        try
        {
            DateTime.Parse(cell.Value.ToString());
        }
        catch (FormatException)
        {
            cell.ErrorText = "Invalid format";
            songsDataGridView.Rows[cell.RowIndex].ErrorText = 
                "Invalid format";

            return false;
        }
    }
    return true;
}

Remarks

This event is analogous to the Control.Validating event. Use this event to perform validation on all the values of a row. If the row does not pass validation, set the CancelEventArgs.Cancel property to true. Canceling this event prevents the RowValidated, Control.Validating, and Control.Validated events from occurring, and also prevents the user from leaving the invalid row and prevents the row from being saved to an external data source in data bound mode.

For more information about how to handle events, see Handling and Raising Events.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Framework 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
Windows Desktop 3.0, 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

See also