Edit Operation

RadDataGrid allows editing an already populated items through the UI.

Inline Editing

First, the RadDataGrid.UserEditMode should be set to DataGridUserEditMode.Inline.

Then, the following operations can be performed by a user:

  1. The user can begin an edit operation over a row by performing a double tap gesture over a cell or by clicking the F2 button from the keyboard(begins an editing operation over the current row).
  2. The user can cancel an edit operation over a row by clicking the Cancel button of the Editing UI or by clicking the Esc button from the keyboard.
  3. The user can commit an edit operation over a row by tap/click over another cell or by clicking the Enter button from the keyboard.

EditingUI

External Editing

First, the RadDataGrid.UserEditMode should be set to DataGridUserEditMode.External.

Then, the following operations can be performed by a user:

  1. The user can begin an edit operation over a row by performing a double tap gesture over a cell or by clicking the F2 button from the keyboard(begins an editing operation over the current row).
  2. The user can cancel an edit operation over a row by clicking the Cancel button in the external editor UI.
  3. The user can commit an edit operation over a row by tap/click the Save button in the external editor UI.

EditingUI

Programmatic Editing

RadDataGrid also allows a programmatic approach for editing through the following methods:

  • BeginEdit(object item): Begins the edit operation for the specified data item.
  • CancelEdit(): Cancels the current edit operation.
  • CommitEdit(): Commits the current edit operation.
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