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How can I cancel a cell edit from the datagridview dataerror subroutine?

Asked by: sl8rz

I have a DataGridView which is populated by use of a bindingList (of T) (the T being a custom generic object).  The user is allowed to edit certain columns.  The underlying custom-object does the verification and if the verification fails an exception is thrown (by the custom object) which is caught by the DataGridView's 'DataError' subroutine (handles the dataerror event).  The issue with these edits is this: when the DataError receives the error I can't cancel the edit.  The command "e.cancel" doesn't roll back the value in the cell (like it does in the cellValueChanged routine).  How can I do this (preferably without creating a global variable to track every cell value the user enters)?

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Answers

 

by: ChaosianPosted on 2009-08-31 at 14:56:51ID: 25226897

I'd probably hang my validation on the Validating event. This should let you reject the change.

You also need to set e.Cancel = True. It's a property, not a method.

 

by: sl8rzPosted on 2009-08-31 at 16:11:30ID: 25227349

I found the answer actually.  I just have to use the CancelEdit method (I thought that method was only available in the validation...turns out that is not the case).

 

by: sl8rzPosted on 2009-09-01 at 06:39:47ID: 25231434

I just want to bring up the point that handling the verification in my custom object (and letting the datagridview's dataerror routine handle the errors) seems to be more object-oriented in my eyes.  I like the fact that the code that decides whether any input into a property of the custom class is contained...in that custom class.

What do you think?

 

by: ChaosianPosted on 2009-09-01 at 08:03:32ID: 25232284

If the discussion is around OOP, I tend to lean towards having a rules engine attached to each class, then have the class delegate the actual validation to the rules engine. :)

However, I'm also a bit paranoid. I work in an environment where we potentially have clients side-stepping the UI, so it's good to have validation in the classes. However, it's also desirable to do some validation in the UI, so that the bad data never needs to be validated. This is especially true if you're in a web/Silverlight application, where roundtrips to the business objects are time-consuming.

 

by: sl8rzPosted on 2009-09-01 at 08:10:56ID: 25232365

thanks.

Could I trouble you to post an example of one of your rules engine classes.  I get the idea, I'd just like to see a real sample one.

 

by: ChaosianPosted on 2009-09-01 at 10:43:45ID: 25233954

Well, it's more than one class. The moving parts include a class inherited from DataTable, plus a rules list and several rules.

Here's a simplified version. No guarantees that it will run. :) However, it should illustrate the concept.

Let me know if I need to clarify anything.

Public Class MyDataTable
	Inherits Data.DataTable
 
#Region "Properties"
	Private mbShouldBeValidated As Boolean = True
	Public Property ShouldBeValidated() As Boolean
		Get
			Return mbShouldBeValidated
		End Get
		Set(ByVal value As Boolean)
			mbShouldBeValidated = value
		End Set
	End Property
 
	Private dvrlRules As DataValidationRuleList
	Public Property RuleList() As DataValidationRuleList
		Get
			If dvrlRules Is Nothing Then dvrlRules = New DataValidationRuleList
			Return dvrlRules
		End Get
		Set(ByVal value As DataValidationRuleList)
			dvrlRules = value
		End Set
	End Property
#End Region
 
	Public Sub AddRule(ByVal rule As DataValidationRule)
		RuleList.Add(rule)
	End Sub
 
	Public Overridable Sub Validate(ByVal dr As DataRow, ByVal changedColumnName As String)
		If ShouldBeValidated Then RuleList.Validate(dr, changedColumnName)
	End Sub
 
	Public Overridable Sub Validate(ByVal dr As DataRow)
		If ShouldBeValidated Then RuleList.Validate(dr)
	End Sub
 
#Region "Event handlers"
	Private Sub ColumnChangedEventHandler _
	(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As DataColumnChangeEventArgs) Handles Me.ColumnChanged
		Validate(e.Row, e.Column.ColumnName)
	End Sub
 
	Private Sub RowChangedEventHandler _
	(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As DataRowChangeEventArgs) Handles Me.RowChanged
		Validate(e.Row)
	End Sub
 
	Private Sub TableNewRowEventHandler _
	(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Data.DataTableNewRowEventArgs) Handles Me.TableNewRow
		Validate(e.Row)
	End Sub
#End Region
End Class
 
Public MustInherit Class ValidationRuleBase
#Region "Properties"
	Private msFieldName As String
	Public Property FieldName() As String
		Get
			Return msFieldName
		End Get
		Set(ByVal value As String)
			msFieldName = value.ToUpper
		End Set
	End Property
 
	Private sMessageText As String
	Public Property MessageText() As String
		Get
			Return sMessageText
		End Get
		Private Set(ByVal value As String)
			sMessageText = value
		End Set
	End Property
#End Region
 
#Region "Constructors"
	Public Sub New(ByVal sFieldName As String, ByVal sMessageText As String)
		Me.FieldName = sFieldName
		Me.MessageText = MessageText()
	End Sub
#End Region
End Class
 
Public Class DataValidationRule
	Inherits ValidationRuleBase
 
	Private mDel As DataRowValidationDelegate
 
	Public Function Validate(ByVal dr As DataRow) As Boolean
		Return mDel.DynamicInvoke(dr)
	End Function
 
	Public Sub New(ByVal fieldName As String, ByVal messageText As String, ByVal del As DataRowValidationDelegate)
		MyBase.New(fieldName, messageText)
		mDel = del
	End Sub
End Class
 
Public Class DataValidationRuleList
	Inherits List(Of DataValidationRule)
 
	Public Function Validate(ByVal dr As DataRow, ByVal changedColumnName As String) As String
		If dr.RowState = DataRowState.Deleted Then Return String.Empty
 
		dr.SetColumnError(changedColumnName, String.Empty)
 
		Dim sCurrentError As String = String.Empty
		For Each rule As DataValidationRule In Me
			If rule.FieldName = changedColumnName AndAlso dr.Table.Columns(rule.FieldName) IsNot Nothing Then
				If Not rule.Validate(dr) Then
					'  Concatenate multiple errors for the same column
					sCurrentError = dr.GetColumnError(rule.FieldName)
					If sCurrentError.Length > 0 Then sCurrentError = sCurrentError & "; "
 
					Dim sCaption As String = dr.Table.Columns(rule.FieldName).Caption
					dr.SetColumnError(rule.FieldName, sCurrentError & rule.MessageText(sCaption))
				End If
			End If
		Next
 
		Return sCurrentError
	End Function
 
	Public Function Validate(ByVal dr As DataRow) As String
		If dr.RowState = DataRowState.Deleted Then Return String.Empty 'OrElse dr.RowState = DataRowState.Detached Then Return String.Empty
 
		dr.ClearErrors()
 
		Dim errorList As New System.Text.StringBuilder(256)
		For Each rule As DataValidationRule In Me
			If dr.Table.Columns(rule.FieldName) IsNot Nothing Then
				If Not rule.Validate(dr) Then
					'  Concatenate multiple errors for the same column
					Dim columnError As String = dr.GetColumnError(rule.FieldName)
					If columnError.Length > 0 Then columnError = columnError & "; "
					Dim sCaption As String = dr.Table.Columns(rule.FieldName).Caption
					Dim thisError As String = rule.MessageText(sCaption)
					errorList.AppendLine(thisError)
					columnError &= thisError
					dr.SetColumnError(rule.FieldName, columnError)
				End If
			End If
		Next
 
		Return errorList.ToString
	End Function
 
	Public Sub AddRule _
	(ByVal sMessageText As String, ByVal sFieldName As String, ByVal drvDel As DataRowValidationDelegate)
		Dim rule As New DataValidationRule(sFieldName, sMessageText, drvDel)
		Me.Add(rule)
	End Sub
End Class
 
Public Delegate Function DataRowValidationDelegate(ByVal drwRow As DataRow) As Boolean

                                              
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by: sl8rzPosted on 2009-09-22 at 15:20:40ID: 25398132

I want to accept my solution as the final solution and yours, chaosian, as an assisted soluton...so I can award some points for your effort.  How can I do that?  I can't seem to award points and still choose my solution as the solution.

 

by: sl8rzPosted on 2009-09-22 at 15:58:15ID: 25398408

I figure comment about the rule engine was really a good one.  The question was really about the dataerror event so...how does 400 sound.  I'm more worried confusing viewers, that's all.

 

by: sl8rzPosted on 2009-09-22 at 16:08:59ID: 25398499

I figure the comment about the rule engine was really a good one.  The question was really about the dataerror event though, so...how does 400 sound with an A.  

I'm more worried about confusing the viewers, that's all.

 

by: ChaosianPosted on 2009-09-22 at 20:14:26ID: 25399752

So, 400 for your answer and 100 for my assist?

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