First of all I was surfing on the internet and I found this for enums:
//CF: set to null before setting it to the current to
//clear out previous results
this.bindingSource1.DataSource = null;
this.bindingSource1.DataSource = MyDal.GetDataTable();
void _formatStatusColumn()
{
DataTable dt = new DataTable("Status");
//CF: actually how it's stored in the db.
dt.Columns.Add("Status", typeof(int));
dt.Columns.Add("Status_Name", typeof(string));
//CF: this way I can add or remove enum values, and
//the combo will always reflect the correct values.
foreach(int index in Enum.GetValues(typeof(Status)){
dt.Rows.Add(index, Enum.GetName(typeof(Status), index));
}
//CF: now for the UI column
DataGridViewComboBoxColumn statusColumn =
new DataGridViewComboBoxColumn();
//CF: seems to control where the column is placed.
statusColumn.DisplayIndex = 3;
statusColumn.HeaderText = "Status";
statusColumn.DataPropertyName = "Status";
statusColumn.DataSource = dt;
statusColumn.DisplayMember = "Status_Name";
statusColumn.ValueMember = "Status";
this.dataGridView1.Columns.Add(statusColumn);
}
This was very useful but I need something easier. I have to read a list and show the field in the combobox, so I've changed the code like that:
public void FormatResidenceColumn()
{
if (this.dataGridView1.Columns.Count > 0)
{
DataTable dt = new DataTable("Residence");
dt.Columns.Add("Residence", typeof(int));
dt.Columns.Add("Residence_Name", typeof(string));
this.dataGridView1.Columns.Remove("Residence");
if (Globals.ListOfResidences.Count > 0)
{
foreach (Residence obj in Globals.ListOfResidences)
{
dt.Rows.Add(obj.Id - 1, obj.Alias);
}
}
else
{
// Empty
dt.Rows.Add(0, "Empty");
}
//CF: now for the UI column
DataGridViewComboBoxColumn combColumn =
new DataGridViewComboBoxColumn();
//CF: seems to control where the column is placed.
combColumn.DisplayIndex = 4;
combColumn.HeaderText = "Residencia";
combColumn.DataPropertyName = "Residence";
combColumn.DataSource = dt;
combColumn.DisplayMember = "Residence_Name";
combColumn.ValueMember = "Residence";
this.dataGridView1.Columns.Add(combColumn);
}
}
where I use an global variable named ListOfResidence in this example.
Hope help!!
