DataGridViewColumnCollection.GetNextColumn Method

Definition

Gets the first column after the given column in display order that meets the given filter requirements.

public:
 System::Windows::Forms::DataGridViewColumn ^ GetNextColumn(System::Windows::Forms::DataGridViewColumn ^ dataGridViewColumnStart, System::Windows::Forms::DataGridViewElementStates includeFilter, System::Windows::Forms::DataGridViewElementStates excludeFilter);
public System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewColumn GetNextColumn (System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewColumn dataGridViewColumnStart, System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewElementStates includeFilter, System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewElementStates excludeFilter);
public System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewColumn? GetNextColumn (System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewColumn dataGridViewColumnStart, System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewElementStates includeFilter, System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewElementStates excludeFilter);
member this.GetNextColumn : System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewColumn * System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewElementStates * System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewElementStates -> System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewColumn
Public Function GetNextColumn (dataGridViewColumnStart As DataGridViewColumn, includeFilter As DataGridViewElementStates, excludeFilter As DataGridViewElementStates) As DataGridViewColumn

Parameters

dataGridViewColumnStart
DataGridViewColumn

The column from which to start searching for the next column.

includeFilter
DataGridViewElementStates

A bitwise combination of the DataGridViewElementStates values that represent the filter to apply for inclusion.

excludeFilter
DataGridViewElementStates

A bitwise combination of the DataGridViewElementStates values that represent the filter to apply for exclusion.

Returns

The next column that meets the given filter requirements, or null if no column is found.

Exceptions

dataGridViewColumnStart is null.

At least one of the filter values is not a valid bitwise combination of DataGridViewElementStates values.

Remarks

The next column in display order is the column with the lowest DisplayIndex value higher than the DisplayIndex value of the specified column, regardless of whether the column is actually visible on the screen.

This method lets you determine the next column after the current column that fits the given criteria without having to compare index values directly.

Applies to

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