DataGridViewCellValidatingEventArgs.ColumnIndex Property

Definition

Gets the column index of the cell that needs to be validated.

public int ColumnIndex { get; }

Property Value

A zero-based integer that specifies the column index of the cell that needs to be validated.

Examples

The following code example illustrates the use of this property. This example is part of a larger example available in How to: Validate Data in the Windows Forms DataGridView Control.

private void dataGridView1_CellValidating(object sender,
    DataGridViewCellValidatingEventArgs e)
{
    string headerText = 
        dataGridView1.Columns[e.ColumnIndex].HeaderText;

    // Abort validation if cell is not in the CompanyName column.
    if (!headerText.Equals("CompanyName")) return;

    // Confirm that the cell is not empty.
    if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(e.FormattedValue.ToString()))
    {
        dataGridView1.Rows[e.RowIndex].ErrorText =
            "Company Name must not be empty";
        e.Cancel = true;
    }
}

void dataGridView1_CellEndEdit(object sender, DataGridViewCellEventArgs e)
{
    // Clear the row error in case the user presses ESC.   
    dataGridView1.Rows[e.RowIndex].ErrorText = String.Empty;
}

Applies to

Produit 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