DataGridView

The DataGridView control displays a tablelike grid display. The control’s underlying data can come from a data source such as a DataSet or BindingSource, or the program can add rows and columns directly to the control. The DataGridView provides many properties for customizing the grid’s appearance. For example, it lets you change column header styles and cell border styles, determine whether rows and columns are resizable, and determine whether the control displays tooltips and errors in data cells.

Visual Basic can automatically create a DataGridView bound to a BindingSource and associated with a BindingNavigator. To do this, create a data source and drag a table from the Data Sources window onto a form. For more information on this technique, or for information on using the control in general, see Chapter 11.