Select a specific cell programmatically

[OverCoded]

I would think this would be as simple as a very short line of code,however there seems to be a substantial layer of complexity involved, or so it would seem. All I need to do is set a specific data cell into edit mode (programmatically), I have the row, and I know the column but none that is of any use. More in depth documentation would be nice. All we are given in the documentation is "this.radGridView.BeginEdit();" and all that does is set the first item in the selected row into edit mode, I don't want that cell. I want the second and third. Any ideas would be great other than those referencing deprecated code. I am using the current version of Telerik WPF.

[Milan]

Hi Mark Coe,

You can use the following code:

private void Button1_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
    var item = this.clubsGrid.Items[3];
    var column = this.clubsGrid.Columns[1];
    var cellToEdit = new GridViewCellInfo(item, column, this.clubsGrid);

    this.clubsGrid.CurrentCellInfo = cellToEdit;
    this.clubsGrid.BeginEdit();
}

We appreciate your feedback and we will consider providing more information on this topic.

Best wishes,
Milan
the Telerik team

[OverCoded]

That worked great thanks. I get the correct selected cell and it appears to be in an edit mode, however the value does not change (programmatically).

[Milan]

Hi Mark Coe,

So you would like to change the value of that cell using code? If that's the case you can simply work with the data layer and change the properties of the data items instead of working with the UI.

Regards,
Milan
the Telerik team

[Jacob Distel]

I am trying to do something similar and this example doesn't work for me. I'm trying to select a certain cell on the CellEditEnd. Is this possible?

private void gvInfo_CellEditEnded(object sender, Telerik.Windows.Controls.GridViewCellEditEndedEventArgs e)

       {

           GridViewCell tmpCell = e.Cell;

           GridViewRowItem gvri = tmpCell.ParentRow;

           DataRowView tmpRow = (DataRowView)gvri.Item;

           switch (tmpCell.Column.UniqueName)

           {

               case "UniqueName":

               {

                     //I do some data manipulation here

                     //I want to select a certain cell in the same row here and I know which column I want to select.

               }

               break;
               case "UniqueName2":

               {

                     //I do some data manipulation here

                     //I want to select a certain cell in the same row here and I know which column I want to select.

               }

               break;
                }
             }
                

[Maya]

Hi Jacob Distel,

May you provide a bit more details about the exact goal you want to achieve ? Why do you want to change the current cell on the CellEditEnded event ? What is the behavior you want to get ?
Once I have more information about your scenario, I may be able to provide you with a proper solution. 
 

Greetings,
Maya
the Telerik team

[Jacob Distel]

Hi Maya,
I have many columns in this grid, a few of the columns are editable, but many are not. Most of the columns that are NOT editable are populated with data based off of calculations using the data in the other columns. It's like a giant spreadsheet. When the user enters data into a cell I do a calculation with that data and depending on the result, I need to send the user to a different column to enter more information. For example, if someone enters a 0 into column 1, I need to send them to column 2. But, if they enter a number between 1 - 50 into column 1, I need to send them to column 3. It's like that with most of the columns that are editable.

The reason I do it in the CellEditEnd event is because that is where I do my data manipulation (I do more than just calculations). If there is a better solution for this, I'm willing to try it.

Thanks!

[Jacob Distel]

Any suggestions on this?

[Maya]

Hi Jacob Distel,

In this case you may set the CurrentColumn instead. However, you will need to predefine the default keyboard behavior as described here. 
I am sending you a sample project illustrating the provided suggestion. 

 

Regards,
Maya
the Telerik team

[Jacob Distel]

That sample project did exactly what I was looking to do.

Thank you, Maya!