Displays ADO.NET data in a scrollable grid. The DataGridView control replaces and adds functionality to the DataGrid control; however, the DataGrid control is retained for both backward compatibility and future use, if you choose.

The following tables list the members exposed by the DataGrid type.

 Public Constructors

	Name	Description
	DataGrid	Initializes a new instance of the System.Windows.Forms.DataGrid class.

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 Public Properties

(see also Protected Properties )

	Name	Description
	AccessibilityObject	Gets the AccessibleObject assigned to the control.(Inherited from Control.)
	AccessibleDefaultActionDescription	Gets or sets the default action description of the control for use by accessibility client applications.(Inherited from Control.)
	AccessibleDescription	Gets or sets the description of the control used by accessibility client applications.(Inherited from Control.)
	AccessibleName	Gets or sets the name of the control used by accessibility client applications.(Inherited from Control.)
	AccessibleRole	Gets or sets the accessible role of the control (Inherited from Control.)
	AllowDrop	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control can accept data that the user drags onto it.(Inherited from Control.)
	AllowNavigation	Gets or sets a value indicating whether navigation is allowed.
	AllowSorting	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the grid can be resorted by clicking on a column header.
	AlternatingBackColor	Gets or sets the background color of odd-numbered rows of the grid.
	Anchor	Gets or sets the edges of the container to which a control is bound and determines how a control is resized with its parent. (Inherited from Control.)
	AutoScrollOffset	Gets or sets where this control is scrolled to in ScrollControlIntoView.(Inherited from Control.)
	AutoSize	This property is not relevant for this class.(Inherited from Control.)
	BackColor	Overridden. Gets or sets the background color of even-numbered rows of the grid.
	BackgroundColor	Gets or sets the color of the non-row area of the grid.
	BackgroundImage	Overridden. This member is not meaningful for this control.
	BackgroundImageLayout	Overridden. This member is not meaningful for this control.
	BindingContext	Gets or sets the BindingContext for the control.(Inherited from Control.)
	BorderStyle	Gets or sets the grid's border style.
	Bottom	Gets the distance, in pixels, between the bottom edge of the control and the top edge of its container's client area.(Inherited from Control.)
	Bounds	Gets or sets the size and location of the control including its nonclient elements, in pixels, relative to the parent control.(Inherited from Control.)
	CanFocus	Gets a value indicating whether the control can receive focus.(Inherited from Control.)
	CanSelect	Gets a value indicating whether the control can be selected.(Inherited from Control.)
	CaptionBackColor	Gets or sets the background color of the caption area.
	CaptionFont	Gets or sets the font of the grid's caption.
	CaptionForeColor	Gets or sets the foreground color of the caption area.
	CaptionText	Gets or sets the text of the grid's window caption.
	CaptionVisible	Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the grid's caption is visible.
	Capture	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control has captured the mouse.(Inherited from Control.)
	CausesValidation	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control causes validation to be performed on any controls that require validation when it receives focus.(Inherited from Control.)
	CheckForIllegalCrossThreadCalls	Gets or sets a value indicating whether to catch calls on the wrong thread that access a control's Handle property.(Inherited from Control.)
	ClientRectangle	Gets the rectangle that represents the client area of the control.(Inherited from Control.)
	ClientSize	Gets or sets the height and width of the client area of the control.(Inherited from Control.)
	ColumnHeadersVisible	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the column headers of a table are visible.
	CompanyName	Gets the name of the company or creator of the application containing the control.(Inherited from Control.)
	Container	Gets the IContainer that contains the Component.(Inherited from Component.)
	ContainsFocus	Gets a value indicating whether the control, or one of its child controls, currently has the input focus.(Inherited from Control.)
	ContextMenu	Gets or sets the shortcut menu associated with the control.(Inherited from Control.)
	ContextMenuStrip	Gets or sets the ContextMenuStrip associated with this control.(Inherited from Control.)
	Controls	Gets the collection of controls contained within the control.(Inherited from Control.)
	Created	Gets a value indicating whether the control has been created.(Inherited from Control.)
	CurrentCell	Gets or sets which cell has the focus. Not available at design time.
	CurrentRowIndex	Gets or sets index of the row that currently has focus.
	Cursor	Overridden. This member is not meaningful for this control.
	DataBindings	Gets the data bindings for the control.(Inherited from Control.)
	DataMember	Gets or sets the specific list in a DataSource for which the System.Windows.Forms.DataGrid control displays a grid.
	DataSource	Gets or sets the data source that the grid is displaying data for.
	DefaultBackColor	Gets the default background color of the control.(Inherited from Control.)
	DefaultFont	Gets the default font of the control.(Inherited from Control.)
	DefaultForeColor	Gets the default foreground color of the control.(Inherited from Control.)
	DisplayRectangle	Gets the rectangle that represents the display area of the control.(Inherited from Control.)
	Disposing	Gets a value indicating whether the base Control class is in the process of disposing.(Inherited from Control.)
	Dock	Gets or sets which control borders are docked to its parent control and determines how a control is resized with its parent.(Inherited from Control.)
	Enabled	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control can respond to user interaction.(Inherited from Control.)
	FirstVisibleColumn	Gets the index of the first visible column in a grid.
	FlatMode	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the grid displays in flat mode.
	Focused	Gets a value indicating whether the control has input focus.(Inherited from Control.)
	Font	Gets or sets the font of the text displayed by the control.(Inherited from Control.)
	ForeColor	Overridden. Gets or sets the foreground color (typically the color of the text) property of the System.Windows.Forms.DataGrid control.
	GridLineColor	Gets or sets the color of the grid lines.
	GridLineStyle	Gets or sets the line style of the grid.
	Handle	Gets the window handle that the control is bound to.(Inherited from Control.)
	HasChildren	Gets a value indicating whether the control contains one or more child controls.(Inherited from Control.)
	HeaderBackColor	Gets or sets the background color of all row and column headers.
	HeaderFont	Gets or sets the font used for column headers.
	HeaderForeColor	Gets or sets the foreground color of headers.
	Height	Gets or sets the height of the control.(Inherited from Control.)
	ImeMode	Gets or sets the Input Method Editor (IME) mode of the control.(Inherited from Control.)
	InvokeRequired	Gets a value indicating whether the caller must call an invoke method when making method calls to the control because the caller is on a different thread than the one the control was created on.(Inherited from Control.)
	IsAccessible	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control is visible to accessibility applications.(Inherited from Control.)
	IsDisposed	Gets a value indicating whether the control has been disposed of.(Inherited from Control.)
	IsHandleCreated	Gets a value indicating whether the control has a handle associated with it.(Inherited from Control.)
	IsMirrored	Gets a value indicating whether the control is mirrored.(Inherited from Control.)
	Item	Overloaded. Gets or sets the value of a specified cell.
	LayoutEngine	Gets a cached instance of the control's layout engine.(Inherited from Control.)
	Left	Gets or sets the distance, in pixels, between the left edge of the control and the left edge of its container's client area.(Inherited from Control.)
	LinkColor	Gets or sets the color of the text that you can click to navigate to a child table.
	LinkHoverColor	This member is not meaningful for this control.
	Location	Gets or sets the coordinates of the upper-left corner of the control relative to the upper-left corner of its container.(Inherited from Control.)
	Margin	Gets or sets the space between controls.(Inherited from Control.)
	MaximumSize	Gets or sets the size that is the upper limit that GetPreferredSize can specify.(Inherited from Control.)
	MinimumSize	Gets or sets the size that is the lower limit that GetPreferredSize can specify.(Inherited from Control.)
	ModifierKeys	Gets a value indicating which of the modifier keys (SHIFT, CTRL, and ALT) is in a pressed state.(Inherited from Control.)
	MouseButtons	Gets a value indicating which of the mouse buttons is in a pressed state.(Inherited from Control.)
	MousePosition	Gets the position of the mouse cursor in screen coordinates.(Inherited from Control.)
	Name	Gets or sets the name of the control.(Inherited from Control.)
	Padding	Gets or sets padding within the control.(Inherited from Control.)
	Parent	Gets or sets the parent container of the control.(Inherited from Control.)
	ParentRowsBackColor	Gets or sets the background color of parent rows.
	ParentRowsForeColor	Gets or sets the foreground color of parent rows.
	ParentRowsLabelStyle	Gets or sets the way parent row labels are displayed.
	ParentRowsVisible	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the parent rows of a table are visible.
	PreferredColumnWidth	Gets or sets the default width of the grid columns in pixels.
	PreferredRowHeight	Gets or sets the preferred row height for the System.Windows.Forms.DataGrid control.
	PreferredSize	Gets the size of a rectangular area into which the control can fit.(Inherited from Control.)
	ProductName	Gets the product name of the assembly containing the control.(Inherited from Control.)
	ProductVersion	Gets the version of the assembly containing the control.(Inherited from Control.)
	ReadOnly	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the grid is in read-only mode.
	RecreatingHandle	Gets a value indicating whether the control is currently re-creating its handle.(Inherited from Control.)
	Region	Gets or sets the window region associated with the control.(Inherited from Control.)
	Right	Gets the distance, in pixels, between the right edge of the control and the left edge of its container's client area.(Inherited from Control.)
	RightToLeft	Gets or sets a value indicating whether control's elements are aligned to support locales using right-to-left fonts.(Inherited from Control.)
	RowHeadersVisible	Gets or sets a value that specifies whether row headers are visible.
	RowHeaderWidth	Gets or sets the width of row headers.
	SelectionBackColor	Gets or sets the background color of selected rows.
	SelectionForeColor	Gets or set the foreground color of selected rows.
	Site	Overridden.
	Size	Gets or sets the height and width of the control.(Inherited from Control.)
	TabIndex	Gets or sets the tab order of the control within its container.(Inherited from Control.)
	TableStyles	Gets the collection of DataGridTableStyle objects for the grid.
	TabStop	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the user can give the focus to this control using the TAB key.(Inherited from Control.)
	Tag	Gets or sets the object that contains data about the control.(Inherited from Control.)
	Text	Overridden. This member is not meaningful for this control.
	Top	Gets or sets the distance, in pixels, between the top edge of the control and the top edge of its container's client area.(Inherited from Control.)
	TopLevelControl	Gets the parent control that is not parented by another Windows Forms control. Typically, this is the outermost Form that the control is contained in.(Inherited from Control.)