DataGridView Custom Column Sample
This sample demonstrates how to create a custom DataGridViewColumn type with cells that host a MaskedTextBox control.
For information about using the samples, see the following topics:
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To build and run the sample using the command prompt
At the command prompt, navigate to the location where you saved the uncompressed sample files.
Navigate to the CS subdirectory under the DataGridViewCustomColumn directory.
Type msbuild to build the sample using the solution (.sln) file provided.
Type cd DataGridViewCustomColumnTest\bin\Debug to navigate to the location of the executable file.
Type DataGridViewCustomColumnTest.exe to run the sample.
To build and run the sample using Visual Studio
In Windows Explorer, navigate to the location where you saved the uncompressed sample files.
Navigate to one of the language-specific subdirectories under the DataGridViewCustomColumn directory.
Double-click the solution (.sln) file to open it in Visual Studio.
In Visual Studio, press F5 to build and run the sample.
To use the DataGridViewCustomColumn Sample
Run the provided test application, which displays a DataGridView control containing several MaskedTextBox columns with different masks.
Try entering different values into the different columns.