DataGridView.CurrentCellChanged Event

Definition

Namespace:

System.Windows.Forms

Assembly:

System.Windows.Forms.dll

Source:

DataGridView.cs

Occurs when the CurrentCell property changes.

public:
 event EventHandler ^ CurrentCellChanged;

public event EventHandler? CurrentCellChanged;

member this.CurrentCellChanged : EventHandler 

Public Custom Event CurrentCellChanged As EventHandler 

Event Type

EventHandler

Examples

The following code example illustrates the use of this event. This example is part of a larger example available in How to: Customize the Appearance of Rows in the Windows Forms DataGridView Control.

// Forces the row to repaint itself when the user changes the 
// current cell. This is necessary to refresh the focus rectangle.
void dataGridView1_CurrentCellChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    if (oldRowIndex != -1)
    {
        this.dataGridView1.InvalidateRow(oldRowIndex);
    }
    oldRowIndex = this.dataGridView1.CurrentCellAddress.Y;
}

' Forces the row to repaint itself when the user changes the 
' current cell. This is necessary to refresh the focus rectangle.
Sub dataGridView1_CurrentCellChanged(ByVal sender As Object, _
    ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles dataGridView1.CurrentCellChanged

    If oldRowIndex <> -1 Then
        Me.dataGridView1.InvalidateRow(oldRowIndex)
    End If
    oldRowIndex = Me.dataGridView1.CurrentCellAddress.Y

End Sub

Remarks

For more information about how to handle events, see Handling and Raising Events.

See also

• DataGridView Control (Windows Forms)