Question

I am having problems selecting a row out of the DataGridView on a search. The data source is a DataTable from a database. I am using a search box that checks the DataGridView for a product matching the product key, and i want to select it if found.
Here is what i have:

private void search_btn_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        foreach (DataGridViewRow row in products_dgv.Rows)
        {
            string tempCode = row.Cells[0].Value.ToString(); //Code comparing
            if (tempCode == code_tb.Text) //Checks if code matchs the search code
            { 
                //I would like to do a products_dgv.selectedIndex = row.Index but it
                //doesnt work
                break;
            }
        }
    }

Any help is much appreciated. Thank You!

Answer 1

You can use the CurrentCell property of the DataGridView to set the selection. If you are using FullRowSelect as selection mode, just use any cells in the row that you would like to select.
For example:

...
if (tempCode == code_tb.Text) //Checks if code matchs the search code
{ 
     products_dgv.CurrentCell = row.Cells[0];
     break;
}
...