GridView.ShowEditForm() Method

Opens an Edit Form for the focused row.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraGrid.Views.Grid

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraGrid.v25.2.dll

NuGet Packages: DevExpress.Win.Grid, DevExpress.Win.Navigation

Declaration

C#

public virtual void ShowEditForm()

VB.NET

Public Overridable Sub ShowEditForm

Remarks

The ShowEditForm method opens an Edit Form for the focused row if the GridOptionsBehavior.EditingMode property is set to one of the following values:

• EditFormInplace or EditFormInplaceHideCurrentRow – an Edit Form is displayed as an inline panel.
• EditForm – an Edit Form is displayed as a modal window.

Note

If the GridView lacks sufficient space to display an inline Edit Form, a modal Edit Form window is displayed.

The following code snippet shows a modal Edit Form window on a button click:

C#

using DevExpress.XtraGrid.Views.Grid;

gridView1.OptionsBehavior.EditingMode = GridEditingMode.EditForm;
// ...
void editButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
    gridView1.ShowEditForm();
}

VB.NET

Imports DevExpress.XtraGrid.Views.Grid

gridView1.OptionsBehavior.EditingMode = GridEditingMode.EditForm
' ...
Private Sub editButton_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles editButton.Click
    gridView1.ShowEditForm()
End Sub

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

connect-winforms-grid-to-backend-using-middletier-server/CS/WinForms.Client/MainForm.cs#L137

private void bbiEdit_ItemClick(object sender, ItemClickEventArgs e) {
    gridView.ShowEditForm();
}

VB.NET

connect-winforms-grid-to-backend-using-middletier-server/VB/WinForms.Client/MainForm.vb#L96

Private Sub bbiEdit_ItemClick(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As ItemClickEventArgs)
    gridView.ShowEditForm()
End Sub