DataGridViewCellValueEventArgs.Value Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Windows.Forms

Assembly:

System.Windows.Forms.dll

Gets or sets the value of the cell that the event occurs for.

public:
 property System::Object ^ Value { System::Object ^ get(); void set(System::Object ^ value); };

public object? Value { get; set; }

member this.Value : obj with get, set

Public Property Value As Object

Property Value

Object

An Object representing the cell's value.

Examples

The following code example handles the CellValuePushed event to store updates and new entries in a data store object. This example is part of a larger example available in the DataGridView.VirtualMode reference topic.

#pragma region Data store maintance

    void VirtualConnector::dataGridView1_CellValueNeeded
        (Object^ sender, DataGridViewCellValueEventArgs^ e)
    {
        if (store->ContainsKey(e->RowIndex))
        {
            // Use the store if the e value has been modified 
            // and stored.            
            e->Value = gcnew Int32(store->default[e->RowIndex]); 
        }
        else if (newRowNeeded && e->RowIndex == numberOfRows)
        {
            if (dataGridView1->IsCurrentCellInEditMode)
            {
                e->Value = initialValue;
            }
            else
            {
                // Show a blank e if the cursor is just loitering
                // over(the) last row.
                e->Value = String::Empty;
            }
        }
        else
        {
            e->Value = e->RowIndex;
        }
    }

    void VirtualConnector::dataGridView1_CellValuePushed
        (Object^ sender, DataGridViewCellValueEventArgs^ e)
    {
        String^ value = e->Value->ToString();
        store[e->RowIndex] = Int32::Parse(value, 
            CultureInfo::CurrentCulture);
    }
#pragma endregion

#region "data store maintance"
const int initialValue = -1;

private void dataGridView1_CellValueNeeded(object sender,
    DataGridViewCellValueEventArgs e)
{
    if (store.ContainsKey(e.RowIndex))
    {
        // Use the store if the e value has been modified 
        // and stored.            
        e.Value = store[e.RowIndex];
    }
    else if (newRowNeeded && e.RowIndex == numberOfRows)
    {
        if (dataGridView1.IsCurrentCellInEditMode)
        {
            e.Value = initialValue;
        }
        else
        {
            // Show a blank value if the cursor is just resting
            // on the last row.
            e.Value = String.Empty;
        }
    }
    else
    {
        e.Value = e.RowIndex;
    }
}

private void dataGridView1_CellValuePushed(object sender,
    DataGridViewCellValueEventArgs e)
{
    store.Add(e.RowIndex, int.Parse(e.Value.ToString()));
}
#endregion

private Dictionary<int, int> store = new Dictionary<int, int>();

#Region "data store maintance"
    Const initialValue As Integer = -1

    Private Sub dataGridView1_CellValueNeeded(ByVal sender As Object, _
        ByVal e As DataGridViewCellValueEventArgs) _
        Handles dataGridView1.CellValueNeeded

        If store.ContainsKey(e.RowIndex) Then
            ' Use the store if the e value has been modified 
            ' and stored.
            e.Value = store(e.RowIndex)
        ElseIf newRowNeeded AndAlso e.RowIndex = numberOfRows Then
            If dataGridView1.IsCurrentCellInEditMode Then
                e.Value = initialValue
            Else
                ' Show a blank value if the cursor is just resting
                ' on the last row.
                e.Value = String.Empty
            End If
        Else
            e.Value = e.RowIndex
        End If
    End Sub

    Private Sub dataGridView1_CellValuePushed(ByVal sender As Object, _
        ByVal e As DataGridViewCellValueEventArgs) _
        Handles dataGridView1.CellValuePushed

        store.Add(e.RowIndex, CInt(e.Value))

    End Sub
#End Region

    Dim store As System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary(Of Integer, Integer) = _
        New Dictionary(Of Integer, Integer)

Remarks

Use this property to inspect the cell's value when handling an event, or to communicate the cell's current value if creating an event.

See also

• DataGridView
• DataGridViewCell