How to restrict the editing of specific cells in WinForms GridGroupingControl?

Restrict the editing of specific cell

In WinForms GridGroupingControl, to restrict the cells from editing only in specific scenarios like using dynamic filter with expressions (GridDynamicFilter), make use of the QueryCellStyleInfo event and validate the condition that ReadOnly property should be false only if it is FilterBar CellType.

C#

void hierarchyGrid_QueryCellStyleInfo(object sender, GridTableCellStyleInfoEventArgs e)
{
     //stop user from editing the contents of the grid cell
     e.Style.ReadOnly = (e.TableCellIdentity.TableCellType == GridTableCellType.FilterBarCell)? false : true; 
}

VB

Private Sub hierarchyGrid_QueryCellStyleInfo(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As GridTableCellStyleInfoEventArgs)
     'stop user from editing the contents of the grid cell
     e.Style.ReadOnly = If((e.TableCellIdentity.TableCellType = GridTableCellType.FilterBarCell), False, True)
End Sub

Screenshots

Samples:

C#: Readonlycells_CS

VB: Readonlycells_VB

Conclusion

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