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SpreadsheetControl.CellBeginEdit Event

Occurs before a cell editor is opened.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraSpreadsheet

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraSpreadsheet.v24.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Win.Spreadsheet

Declaration

public event CellBeginEditEventHandler CellBeginEdit

Event Data

The CellBeginEdit event's data class is SpreadsheetCellCancelEventArgs. The following properties provide information specific to this event:

Property Description
Cancel Gets or sets whether the operation performed on the processed event should be canceled.
Cell Gets the cell for which the event is fired. Inherited from SpreadsheetCellEventArgsBase.
ColumnIndex Gets the index of the column that contains the cell. Inherited from SpreadsheetCellEventArgsBase.
Formula Gets the formula that is currently contained in the cell. Inherited from SpreadsheetCellEventArgsBase.
FormulaInvariant Gets the formula in the invariant culture that is currently contained in the cell. Inherited from SpreadsheetCellEventArgsBase.
RowIndex Gets the index of the row that contains the cell. Inherited from SpreadsheetCellEventArgsBase.
SheetName Gets the name of the worksheet that contains the cell. Inherited from SpreadsheetCellEventArgsBase.
Value Gets the value currently contained in the cell. Inherited from SpreadsheetCellEventArgsBase.
Worksheet Gets the worksheet that contains the cell. Inherited from SpreadsheetCellEventArgsBase.

Remarks

Handle the CellBeginEdit event to perform any actions when a user activates a cell editor (the in-place editor or formula bar).

Use the Cell parameter to access a cell for which the cell editor is opened. The Value and Formula parameters return a value and formula currently contained in this cell.

To prevent a user from editing a cell value, handle this event and set its Cancel parameter to true.

After a cell editor is activated, the SpreadsheetControl.CellEditorOpened event fires. The SpreadsheetControl.CellEndEdit or SpreadsheetControl.CellCancelEdit event occurs before a cell editor is closed, depending on whether the entered value is committed to a cell or rolled back.

Example

The example below shows how to validate user input for a sample spreadsheet:

Spreadsheet_Cell_Edit_Events

The following events are used to perform this task:

  • SpreadsheetControl.CellBeginEdit

    Handle this event to specify that a user can edit cells only in the “Unit Price” and “Units in Stock” columns.

  • SpreadsheetControl.CellEndEdit

    This event validates a value that a user enters into a cell. If the entered value is not a valid number, the Spreadsheet cancels the input and displays a warning.

  • SpreadsheetControl.CellValueChanged

    If a cell value in the “Units in Stock” column is equal to zero, the cell’s background color changes to light pink.

using DevExpress.Spreadsheet;
using DevExpress.XtraSpreadsheet;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Globalization;
using System.Windows.Forms;
// ...

public partial class Form1 : DevExpress.XtraBars.Ribbon.RibbonForm
{
    public Form1()
    {
        InitializeComponent();
        spreadsheetControl1.CellBeginEdit += SpreadsheetControl1_CellBeginEdit;
        spreadsheetControl1.CellEndEdit += SpreadsheetControl1_CellEndEdit;
        spreadsheetControl1.CellValueChanged += SpreadsheetControl1_CellValueChanged;

        IWorkbook workbook = spreadsheetControl1.Document;
        workbook.LoadDocument("Products.xlsx", DocumentFormat.Xlsx);

    }

    private CultureInfo CurrentCulture => spreadsheetControl1.Options.Culture;

    private void SpreadsheetControl1_CellBeginEdit(object sender, SpreadsheetCellCancelEventArgs e)
    {
        // Allow users to edit cells only in the 'Unit Price' and 'Units in Stock' columns.
        if (e.Cell.ColumnIndex < 2 || e.Cell.ColumnIndex > 3 || e.Cell.RowIndex < 1 || e.Cell.RowIndex > 19)
        {
            e.Cancel = true;
            MessageBox.Show("You can edit only the 'Unit Price' and 'Units in Stock' values.", "Warning", MessageBoxButtons.OK);
        }
    }

    private void SpreadsheetControl1_CellEndEdit(object sender, SpreadsheetCellValidatingEventArgs e)
    {
        // Validate a value that a user enters into a cell.
        string editorText = e.EditorText;
        bool validValue = e.Cell.ColumnIndex == 2 ? ValidateUnitPrice(editorText) : ValidateUnitsInStock(editorText);
        if (!validValue)
        {
            e.Cancel = true;
            MessageBox.Show("The value you entered is invalid.", "Warning", MessageBoxButtons.OK);
        }
    }

    private bool ValidateUnitPrice(string text)
    {
        // Validate values in the 'Unit Price' column.
        // Convert the obtained string to a Double value. 
        bool conversionResult = double.TryParse(text, NumberStyles.AllowDecimalPoint, CurrentCulture, out double result);
        return conversionResult && result > 0;
    }

    private bool ValidateUnitsInStock(string text)
    {
        // Validate values in the 'Units in Stock' column.
        // Convert the obtained string to an integer value. 
        return int.TryParse(text, NumberStyles.None, CurrentCulture, out int result);
    }

    private void SpreadsheetControl1_CellValueChanged(object sender, SpreadsheetCellEventArgs e)
    {
        if (e.Cell.ColumnIndex != 3)
            return;
        // Highlight zero values in the 'Units in Stock' column.
        e.Cell.FillColor = (e.Value.NumericValue == 0) ? Color.LightPink : Color.White;
    }
}
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