How to automatically set grid cells to edit mode

[Craig Greenway]

Hi, I am struggling to get the SfDataGrid to automatically change to edit mode when you change cells.  Pressing F2 to start editing took me ages to figure out!

                <sf:SfDataGrid VerticalAlignment="Stretch" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" Name="FieldsGrid" AutoGenerateColumns="False" ItemsSource="{Binding Path=Fields}" AllowEditing="True"
                               AllowSorting="False" AllowFiltering="False" EditTrigger="OnTap" CurrentCellActivating="FieldsGrid_OnCurrentCellActivating">
                    <syncfusion:SfDataGrid.Columns>
                        <syncfusion:GridTextColumn HeaderText="Field ID" MappingName="ID" AllowEditing="False" />
                        <syncfusion:GridTextColumn HeaderText="Field Name" MappingName="Name" />
                        <syncfusion:GridComboBoxColumn HeaderText="Data Type" MappingName="DataType" ItemsSource="{Binding Path=AvailableDataTypes}" />
                        <syncfusion:GridTextColumn HeaderText="Data Size" MappingName="DataSize" />
                    </syncfusion:SfDataGrid.Columns>
                </sf:SfDataGrid>

        private void FieldsGrid_OnCurrentCellActivating(object sender, CurrentCellActivatingEventArgs args)
        {           
            FieldsGrid.SelectionController.CurrentCellManager.BeginEdit();           
        }

The OnCurrentCellActivating event fires when I change cell, but the BeginEdit call is not putting the grid into edit mode.  I have to either click using the mouse or press F2 to edit.  What am I missing please?

[Jai Ganesh S]

Hi Craig, 

 

You can go to edit mode when you click the cell by setting the EditTrigger as  OnTap like below, 

 

<Syncfusion:SfDataGrid x:Name="datagrid" 

                               AllowEditing="True" 

                               AllowFiltering="True" 

                               AllowSorting="True"  

                               EditTrigger="OnTap" 

                               AutoGenerateColumns="False" 

                               ItemsSource="{Binding ItemsCollection}" 

                               ShowGroupDropArea="True" 

                               ShowRowHeader="True"/> 

 

 

or if you want to edit the cell while key navigation  by call the BeginEdit() in CurrentcellActivated event like below, 

 

this.datagrid.CurrentCellActivated += datagrid_CurrentCellActivated; 

 

void datagrid_CurrentCellActivated(object sender, CurrentCellActivatedEventArgs args) 

 { 

    if(!datagrid.SelectionController.CurrentCellManager.CurrentCell.IsEditing && args.ActivationTrigger==ActivationTrigger.Keyboard) 

       datagrid.SelectionController.CurrentCellManager.BeginEdit();       

 } 

 

Regards, 

Jai Ganesh S 

[Craig Greenway]

Thanks I chose the wrong event (activating rather than activated)

[Jai Ganesh S]

Hi Craig, 

 

Thank you for the update. 

 

Please let us know if you need further assistance on this. 

 

Regards, 

Jai Ganesh S