How to place the cursor while editing in GridNumericColumn in WinForms DataGrid (SfDataGrid)?
WinForms DataGrid (SfDataGrid) enters into editing in GridNumericColumn places the cursor at the last of the edit element. You can places the cursor based on the entered number in a cell by overriding the OnInitializeEditElement method in GridNumericCellRenderer.
this.sfDataGrid.CellRenderers.Remove("Numeric");
this.sfDataGrid.CellRenderers.Add("Numeric", new GridNumericCellRendererExt(sfDataGrid));
public class GridNumericCellRendererExt : GridNumericCellRenderer
{
private SfDataGrid dataGrid;
public GridNumericCellRendererExt(SfDataGrid dataGrid) : base()
{
this.dataGrid = dataGrid;
}
protected override void OnInitializeEditElement(DataColumnBase column, RowColumnIndex rowColumnIndex, SfNumericTextBox uiElement)
{
base.OnInitializeEditElement(column, rowColumnIndex, uiElement);
// Below code is used to set caret position based on mouse position
switch (dataGrid.EditorSelectionBehavior)
{
case EditorSelectionBehavior.Default:
uiElement.SelectionStart = 1;
uiElement.SelectionLength = 0;
break;
case EditorSelectionBehavior.SelectAll:
uiElement.SelectAll();
break;
case EditorSelectionBehavior.MoveLast:
uiElement.SelectionStart = uiElement.Text.Length;
uiElement.SelectionLength = 0;
break;
}
}
}
Take a moment to peruse the WinForms DataGrid - Editing documentation, where you can find about editing with code examples.
You can download the example from GitHub.
Conclusion
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