How to pre-select a checkbox inside a WinForms Grid cell?

In order to pre-select the checkbox in a WinForms grid cell, CellValue can be used to set value for the CheckBox. It is depending upon the values of CheckBoxOptions.CheckedValue and CheckBoxOptions.UncheckedValue. Because these properties hold the values for selecting the checkbox.

Code Snippet

C#

//Sets the cell type as Checkbox.
this.gridControl1[row, col].CellType = "CheckBox";
 
//Sets the Checked and Unchecked values for the checkbox.
this.gridControl1[row, col].CheckBoxOptions.CheckedValue = "true";
this.gridControl1[row, col].CheckBoxOptions.UncheckedValue = "false";
 
//Sets the type of the cell value as bool.
this.gridControl1[row, col].CellValueType = typeof(bool);
 
//Sets the Cell value.
this.gridControl1[row, col].CellValue = true;

VB

'Sets the cell type as Checkbox.
Me.gridControl1(row, col).CellType = "CheckBox"
 
'Sets the Checked and Unchecked values for the checkbox.
Me.gridControl1(row, col).CheckBoxOptions.CheckedValue = "true"
Me.gridControl1(row, col).CheckBoxOptions.UncheckedValue = "false"
 
'Sets the type of the cell value as bool.
Me.gridControl1(row, col).CellValueType = GetType(Boolean)
 
'Sets the Cell value.
Me.gridControl1(row, col).CellValue = True
 

Screenshot

Sample Link:

C#: Preselecting_CheckBox_CS

VB: Preselecting_CheckBox_VB

Conclusion

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