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DataGridViewCheckBoxColumn value not being set in data source

I have a DataGridView which I am binding to a list of objects. One of the properties is a boolean so I am using a DataGridViewCheckBoxColumn to show the data.

When I check the box on any line, the value is not saved to the under-lying data object. It is only saved to the object when I tab out of the column which is no good as the user will not be aware of this.

I have tried attaching to the CellClick event on the grid and if the column is a DataGridViewCheckBox then I call the EndEdit() method but this does not work properly and instead makes the UI a bit clunky (needs 3 clicks to set and 3 clicks to un-set).

Any ideas on how I can get round this?

Regard,

Richard.

rhooper_imeta Wednesday, February 20, 2008 10:27 AM

You can handle the CurrentCellDirtyStateChanged event to commit the changes.

Code Snippet

dataGridView1_CurrentCellDirtyStateChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)

{

if (this.dataGridView1.CurrentCell.ColumnIndex ==

this.dataGridView1.Columns["Your CheckBox Column Name"].Index)

{

this.dataGridView1.EndEdit(DataGridViewDataErrorContexts.Commit);

}

Zhi-Xin Ye Tuesday, February 26, 2008 2:28 AM

You may wish to investigate using the CellValueChanged event.