How to check or uncheck CheckBox column in DataGridView from keyboard

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I have a DataGridView, in which I enter the data from keyboard in TextBox columns.

There is a CheckBoxColumn in the row.

For checking or unchecking this column I could not find a keyboard shortcut, due to which every time I have to check or uncheck using the mouse.

Which is the keyboard shortcut to check or uncheck the CheckBoxColumn of DataGridView?

Posted 10-Mar-12 5:54am

VJ Reddy

Updated 10-Mar-12 21:30pm

ProEnggSoft

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ProEnggSoft 11-Mar-12 3:31am

Edit: code tags added to the control names - PES

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ProEnggSoft · Accepted Answer · 2012-03-10T16:09:00

Solution 2

You can use SpaceBar to check or uncheck the CheckBoxColumn cell in DataGridView control.

Posted 10-Mar-12 16:09pm

ProEnggSoft

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Aniket Yadav 11-Mar-12 3:18am

My 5... This is the easiest way to do instead of checking key at backend.

ProEnggSoft 11-Mar-12 3:28am

Thank you. It is an obscured technique not easily available in the documentation.

Clifford Nelson · Accepted Answer · 2012-03-10T06:13:00

Solution 1

What you can do is catch the key down, and check for the keyboard combination, then change the state of checkbox. This will probably have to be done at the form level, and will have to check if the grid has focus, then go to the selected row.

Posted 10-Mar-12 6:13am

Clifford Nelson