Edit Operation

RadDataGrid allows editing an already populated items through the UI.

Inline Editing

First, the RadDataGrid.UserEditModeshould 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.

External Editing

First, the RadDataGrid.UserEditModeshould 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.

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.