DataGridViewCellFormattingEventArgs Class

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Windows.Forms

Assembly:: System.Windows.Forms.dll

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Provides data for the CellFormatting event of a DataGridView.

public ref class DataGridViewCellFormattingEventArgs : System::Windows::Forms::ConvertEventArgs

public class DataGridViewCellFormattingEventArgs : System.Windows.Forms.ConvertEventArgs

type DataGridViewCellFormattingEventArgs = class
    inherit ConvertEventArgs

Public Class DataGridViewCellFormattingEventArgs
Inherits ConvertEventArgs

Inheritance: Object

EventArgs

ConvertEventArgs
DataGridViewCellFormattingEventArgs

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to handle CellFormatting.

void dataGridView1_CellFormatting( Object^ /*sender*/, DataGridViewCellFormattingEventArgs^ e )
{
   // If the column is the Artist column, check the
   // value.
   if ( this->dataGridView1->Columns[ e->ColumnIndex ]->Name->Equals( "Artist" ) )
   {
      if ( e->Value != nullptr )
      {
         // Check for the string "pink" in the cell.
         String^ stringValue = dynamic_cast<String^>(e->Value);
         stringValue = stringValue->ToLower();
         if ( (stringValue->IndexOf( "pink" ) > -1) )
         {
            DataGridViewCellStyle^ pinkStyle = gcnew DataGridViewCellStyle;

            //Change the style of the cell.
            pinkStyle->BackColor = Color::Pink;
            pinkStyle->ForeColor = Color::Black;
            pinkStyle->Font = gcnew System::Drawing::Font( "Times New Roman",8,FontStyle::Bold );
            e->CellStyle = pinkStyle;
         }
         
      }
   }
   else
   if ( this->dataGridView1->Columns[ e->ColumnIndex ]->Name->Equals( "Release Date" ) )
   {
      ShortFormDateFormat( e );
   }
}


//Even though the date internaly stores the year as YYYY, using formatting, the
//UI can have the format in YY.  
void ShortFormDateFormat( DataGridViewCellFormattingEventArgs^ formatting )
{
   if ( formatting->Value != nullptr )
   {
      try
      {
         System::Text::StringBuilder^ dateString = gcnew System::Text::StringBuilder;
         DateTime theDate = DateTime::Parse( formatting->Value->ToString() );
         dateString->Append( theDate.Month );
         dateString->Append( "/" );
         dateString->Append( theDate.Day );
         dateString->Append( "/" );
         dateString->Append( theDate.Year.ToString()->Substring( 2 ) );
         formatting->Value = dateString->ToString();
         formatting->FormattingApplied = true;
      }
      catch ( Exception^ /*notInDateFormat*/ ) 
      {
         // Set to false in case there are other handlers interested trying to
         // format this DataGridViewCellFormattingEventArgs instance.
         formatting->FormattingApplied = false;
      }

   }
}

private void dataGridView1_CellFormatting(object sender, DataGridViewCellFormattingEventArgs e)
{
    // If the column is the Artist column, check the
    // value.
    if (this.dataGridView1.Columns[e.ColumnIndex].Name == "Artist")
    {
        if (e.Value != null)
        {
            // Check for the string "pink" in the cell.
            string stringValue = (string)e.Value;
            stringValue = stringValue.ToLower();
            if ((stringValue.IndexOf("pink") > -1))
            {
                e.CellStyle.BackColor = Color.Pink;
            }
        }
    }
    else if (this.dataGridView1.Columns[e.ColumnIndex].Name == "Release Date")
    {
        ShortFormDateFormat(e);
    }
}

//Even though the date internaly stores the year as YYYY, using formatting, the
//UI can have the format in YY.  
private static void ShortFormDateFormat(DataGridViewCellFormattingEventArgs formatting)
{
    if (formatting.Value != null)
    {
        try
        {
            System.Text.StringBuilder dateString = new System.Text.StringBuilder();
            DateTime theDate = DateTime.Parse(formatting.Value.ToString());

            dateString.Append(theDate.Month);
            dateString.Append("/");
            dateString.Append(theDate.Day);
            dateString.Append("/");
            dateString.Append(theDate.Year.ToString().Substring(2));
            formatting.Value = dateString.ToString();
            formatting.FormattingApplied = true;
        }
        catch (FormatException)
        {
            // Set to false in case there are other handlers interested trying to
            // format this DataGridViewCellFormattingEventArgs instance.
            formatting.FormattingApplied = false;
        }
    }
}

Private Sub dataGridView1_CellFormatting(ByVal sender As Object, _
    ByVal e As DataGridViewCellFormattingEventArgs) _
    Handles dataGridView1.CellFormatting
    ' If the column is the Artist column, check the
    ' value.
    If Me.dataGridView1.Columns(e.ColumnIndex).Name _
        = "Artist" Then
        If e.Value IsNot Nothing Then

            ' Check for the string "pink" in the cell.
            Dim stringValue As String = _
            CType(e.Value, String)
            stringValue = stringValue.ToLower()
            If ((stringValue.IndexOf("pink") > -1)) Then
                e.CellStyle.BackColor = Color.Pink
            End If

        End If
    ElseIf Me.dataGridView1.Columns(e.ColumnIndex).Name _
        = "Release Date" Then
        ShortFormDateFormat(e)
    End If
End Sub

'Even though the date internaly stores the year as YYYY, using formatting, the
'UI can have the format in YY.  
Private Shared Sub ShortFormDateFormat(ByVal formatting As DataGridViewCellFormattingEventArgs)
    If formatting.Value IsNot Nothing Then
        Try
            Dim dateString As System.Text.StringBuilder = New System.Text.StringBuilder()
            Dim theDate As Date = DateTime.Parse(formatting.Value.ToString())

            dateString.Append(theDate.Month)
            dateString.Append("/")
            dateString.Append(theDate.Day)
            dateString.Append("/")
            dateString.Append(theDate.Year.ToString().Substring(2))
            formatting.Value = dateString.ToString()
            formatting.FormattingApplied = True
        Catch notInDateFormat As FormatException
            ' Set to false in case there are other handlers interested trying to
            ' format this DataGridViewCellFormattingEventArgs instance.
            formatting.FormattingApplied = False
        End Try
    End If
End Sub

Remarks

Handle the CellFormatting event to customize the conversion of a cell value into a format suitable for display or to customize the appearance of a cell depending on its state or value.

The CellFormatting event occurs every time each cell is painted, so you should avoid lengthy processing when handling this event. This event also occurs when the cell FormattedValue is retrieved or its GetFormattedValue method is called.

When you handle the CellFormatting event, the ConvertEventArgs.Value property is initialized with the cell value. If you provide custom conversion from the cell value to the display value, set the ConvertEventArgs.Value property to the converted value, ensuring that the new value is of the type specified by the cell FormattedValueType property. To indicate that no further value formatting is necessary, set the DataGridViewCellFormattingEventArgs.FormattingApplied property to true.

When the event handler completes, if the ConvertEventArgs.Value is null or is not of the correct type, or the DataGridViewCellFormattingEventArgs.FormattingApplied property is false, the Value is formatted using the Format, NullValue, DataSourceNullValue, and FormatProvider properties of the cell style returned by the DataGridViewCellFormattingEventArgs.CellStyle property, which is initialized using the cell InheritedStyle property.

Regardless of the value of the DataGridViewCellFormattingEventArgs.FormattingApplied property, the display properties of the object returned by the DataGridViewCellFormattingEventArgs.CellStyle property are used to render the cell.

For more information about custom formatting using the CellFormatting event, see How to: Customize Data Formatting in the Windows Forms DataGridView Control.

To avoid performance penalties when handling this event, access the cell through the parameters of the event handler rather than accessing the cell directly.

To customize the conversion of a formatted, user-specified value into an actual cell value, handle the CellParsing event.

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

Constructors

DataGridViewCellFormattingEventArgs(Int32, Int32, Object, Type, DataGridViewCellStyle)

Initializes a new instance of the DataGridViewCellFormattingEventArgs class.

Properties

CellStyle	Gets or sets the style of the cell that is being formatted.
ColumnIndex	Gets the column index of the cell that is being formatted.
DesiredType	Gets the data type of the desired value. (Inherited from ConvertEventArgs)
FormattingApplied	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the cell value has been successfully formatted.
RowIndex	Gets the row index of the cell that is being formatted.
Value	Gets or sets the value of the ConvertEventArgs. (Inherited from ConvertEventArgs)

Methods

Equals(Object)	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object)
GetHashCode()	Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object)
GetType()	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object)
MemberwiseClone()	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object)
ToString()	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object)

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