>>>>>>Got a CheckBox in a class library and want to use it instead of the default TextBox that's in one of the columns of my grid. How do I do that? Visually at design time. Thanks!
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>>>>>Just make sure your custom CheckBox is in the form controls toolbar, then drop it onto the grid like any other control.
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>>>>And THEN change the CurrentControl property of the column in the grid.
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>>>I didn't mention that I always delete the default Textbox in the column first. CurrentControl must then be updated automatically when a custom control is dropped in because I never need to do that manually.
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>>What's the use of deleting it? At times one may want to undo the change.
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>It's easy enough to add the original control back if I change my mind. For me it just muddies the water to have two controls in one column.
And if you do, you have to set the currentcontrol explicitly, make sure you set sparse properly and still whenever anything goes wrong you get the Text1 show up. If you eliminate it, it will show up only if the grid rebuilds - which will be a sign that something went south.