DataGridViewCell.ErrorText Property

public:
 property System::String ^ ErrorText { System::String ^ get(); void set(System::String ^ value); };

[System.ComponentModel.Browsable(false)]
public string ErrorText { get; set; }

[<System.ComponentModel.Browsable(false)>]
member this.ErrorText : string with get, set

Public Property ErrorText As String

The text that describes an error condition associated with the cell.

Attributes

BrowsableAttribute

The following code example demonstrates how to use this property when handling error conditions in an unbound DataGridView. The AnnotateCell method sets an error message string to the ErrorText property.

void dataGridView1_CellValidating( Object^ /*sender*/, DataGridViewCellValidatingEventArgs^ newValue )
{
   DataGridViewColumn^ column = dataGridView1->Columns[ newValue->ColumnIndex ];
   if ( column->Name->Equals( "Track" ) )
   {
      CheckTrack( newValue );
   }
   else
   if ( column->Name->Equals( "Release Date" ) )
   {
      CheckDate( newValue );
   }
}

void CheckTrack( DataGridViewCellValidatingEventArgs^ newValue )
{
   Int32 ignored;
   if ( newValue->FormattedValue->ToString() == String::Empty )
   {
      NotifyUserAndForceRedo( "Please enter a track", newValue );
   }
   else
   if (  !Int32::TryParse( newValue->FormattedValue->ToString(), ignored ) )
   {
      NotifyUserAndForceRedo( "A Track must be a number", newValue );
   }
   else
   if ( Int32::Parse( newValue->FormattedValue->ToString() ) < 1 )
   {
      NotifyUserAndForceRedo( "Not a valid track", newValue );
      editedLastColumn = true;
   }
}

void NotifyUserAndForceRedo( String^ errorMessage, DataGridViewCellValidatingEventArgs^ newValue )
{
   MessageBox::Show( errorMessage );
   newValue->Cancel = true;
}

void CheckDate( DataGridViewCellValidatingEventArgs^ newValue )
{
   try
   {
      DateTime::Parse( newValue->FormattedValue->ToString() ).ToLongDateString();
      AnnotateCell( String::Empty, newValue );
   }
   catch ( FormatException^ /*ex*/ ) 
   {
      AnnotateCell( "You did not enter a valid date.", newValue );
   }
}

void AnnotateCell( String^ errorMessage, DataGridViewCellValidatingEventArgs^ editEvent )
{
   DataGridViewCell^ cell = dataGridView1->Rows[ editEvent->RowIndex ]->Cells[ editEvent->ColumnIndex ];
   cell->ErrorText = errorMessage;
}

private void dataGridView1_CellValidating(object sender, DataGridViewCellValidatingEventArgs e)
{

    DataGridViewColumn column = dataGridView1.Columns[e.ColumnIndex];

    if (column.Name == "Track")
    {
        CheckTrack(e);
    }
    else if (column.Name == "Release Date")
    {
        CheckDate(e);
    }
}

private static void CheckTrack(DataGridViewCellValidatingEventArgs newValue)
{
    Int32 ignored = new Int32();
    if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(newValue.FormattedValue.ToString()))
    {
        NotifyUserAndForceRedo("Please enter a track", newValue);
    }
    else if (!Int32.TryParse(newValue.FormattedValue.ToString(), out ignored))
    {
        NotifyUserAndForceRedo("A Track must be a number", newValue);
    }
    else if (Int32.Parse(newValue.FormattedValue.ToString()) < 1)
    {
        NotifyUserAndForceRedo("Not a valid track", newValue);
    }
}

private static void NotifyUserAndForceRedo(string errorMessage, DataGridViewCellValidatingEventArgs newValue)
{
    MessageBox.Show(errorMessage);
    newValue.Cancel = true;
}

private void CheckDate(DataGridViewCellValidatingEventArgs newValue)
{
    try
    {
        DateTime.Parse(newValue.FormattedValue.ToString()).ToLongDateString();
        AnnotateCell(String.Empty, newValue);
    }
    catch (FormatException)
    {
        AnnotateCell("You did not enter a valid date.", newValue);
    }
}

private void AnnotateCell(string errorMessage, DataGridViewCellValidatingEventArgs editEvent)
{

    DataGridViewCell cell = dataGridView1.Rows[editEvent.RowIndex].Cells[editEvent.ColumnIndex];
    cell.ErrorText = errorMessage;
}

Private Sub dataGridView1_CellValidating(ByVal sender As Object, _
    ByVal e As _
    DataGridViewCellValidatingEventArgs) _
    Handles dataGridView1.CellValidating

    Dim column As DataGridViewColumn = _
        dataGridView1.Columns(e.ColumnIndex)

    If column.Name = "Track" Then
        CheckTrack(e)
    ElseIf column.Name = "Release Date" Then
        CheckDate(e)
    End If
End Sub

Private Shared Sub CheckTrack(ByVal newValue As DataGridViewCellValidatingEventArgs)
    If String.IsNullOrEmpty(newValue.FormattedValue.ToString()) Then
        NotifyUserAndForceRedo("Please enter a track", newValue)
    ElseIf Not Integer.TryParse( _
        newValue.FormattedValue.ToString(), New Integer()) Then
        NotifyUserAndForceRedo("A Track must be a number", newValue)
    ElseIf Integer.Parse(newValue.FormattedValue.ToString()) < 1 Then
        NotifyUserAndForceRedo("Not a valid track", newValue)
    End If
End Sub

Private Shared Sub NotifyUserAndForceRedo(ByVal errorMessage As String, ByVal newValue As DataGridViewCellValidatingEventArgs)
    MessageBox.Show(errorMessage)
    newValue.Cancel = True
End Sub

Private Sub CheckDate(ByVal newValue As DataGridViewCellValidatingEventArgs)
    Try
        DateTime.Parse(newValue.FormattedValue.ToString()).ToLongDateString()
        AnnotateCell(String.Empty, newValue)
    Catch ex As FormatException
        AnnotateCell("You did not enter a valid date.", newValue)
    End Try
End Sub

Private Sub AnnotateCell(ByVal errorMessage As String, _
    ByVal editEvent As DataGridViewCellValidatingEventArgs)

    Dim cell As DataGridViewCell = _
        dataGridView1.Rows(editEvent.RowIndex).Cells( _
            editEvent.ColumnIndex)
    cell.ErrorText = errorMessage
End Sub

Typically, the ErrorText property is used when handling the CellValidating event of the DataGridView. If the cell's value fails some validation criteria, set the ErrorText property and cancel the commit operation by setting the Cancel property of the DataGridViewCellValidatingEventArgs to true. The text you specify is then displayed by the DataGridView, and the user is prompted to fix the error in the cell's data.

When the VirtualMode property of the DataGridView is true, you can provide error text for rows and cells using the RowErrorTextNeeded and CellErrorTextNeeded events.

When you assign a different ErrorText string to a cell, the CellErrorTextChanged event of the DataGridView control is raised.

Starting with the .NET Framework 4.5.2, resizing of the error icon is determined by the system DPI setting when the app.config file contains the following entry:

<appSettings>
  <add key="EnableWindowsFormsHighDpiAutoResizing" value="true" />
</appSettings>

• DataGridView
• DataGridViewCellValidatingEventArgs
• CellValidating
• VirtualMode
• RowErrorTextNeeded
• CellErrorTextNeeded
• CellErrorTextChanged
• Cancel