DataGridView.RowValidating Event
Definition
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Occurs when a row is validating.
public:
event System::Windows::Forms::DataGridViewCellCancelEventHandler ^ RowValidating;
public event System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewCellCancelEventHandler RowValidating;
public event System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewCellCancelEventHandler? RowValidating;
member this.RowValidating : System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewCellCancelEventHandler
Public Custom Event RowValidating As DataGridViewCellCancelEventHandler
Event Type
Examples
The following code example uses RowValidating to check if valid track and release dates are entered.
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;
}
Private Sub ValidateByRow(ByVal sender As Object, _
ByVal data As DataGridViewCellCancelEventArgs) _
Handles songsDataGridView.RowValidating
Dim row As DataGridViewRow = _
songsDataGridView.Rows(data.RowIndex)
Dim trackCell As DataGridViewCell = _
row.Cells(songsDataGridView.Columns("Track").Index)
Dim dateCell As DataGridViewCell = _
row.Cells(songsDataGridView.Columns("Release Date").Index)
data.Cancel = Not (IsTrackGood(trackCell) _
AndAlso IsDateGood(dateCell))
End Sub
Private Function IsTrackGood(ByRef cell As DataGridViewCell) As Boolean
If cell.Value.ToString().Length = 0 Then
cell.ErrorText = "Please enter a track"
songsDataGridView.Rows(cell.RowIndex).ErrorText = _
"Please enter a track"
Return False
ElseIf cell.Value.ToString().Equals("0") Then
cell.ErrorText = "Zero is not a valid track"
songsDataGridView.Rows(cell.RowIndex).ErrorText = _
"Zero is not a valid track"
Return False
ElseIf Not Integer.TryParse( _
cell.Value.ToString(), New Integer()) Then
cell.ErrorText = "A Track must be a number"
songsDataGridView.Rows(cell.RowIndex).ErrorText = _
"A Track must be a number"
Return False
End If
Return True
End Function
Private Function IsDateGood(ByRef cell As DataGridViewCell) As Boolean
If cell.Value Is Nothing Then
cell.ErrorText = "Missing date"
songsDataGridView.Rows(cell.RowIndex).ErrorText = _
"Missing date"
Return False
Else
Try
DateTime.Parse(cell.Value.ToString())
Catch ex As FormatException
cell.ErrorText = "Invalid format"
songsDataGridView.Rows(cell.RowIndex).ErrorText = _
"Invalid format"
Return False
End Try
End If
Return True
End Function
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.