How to detect DataGridView CheckBox event change?

I have a winforms app and want to trigger some code when a checkbox embedded in a DataGridView control is checked / unchecked. Every event I have tried either

1. Triggers as soon as the CheckBox is clicked but before its checked state changes, or
2. Triggers only once the CheckBox looses its focus

I can't seem to find event that triggers immediately after the checked state changes.

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Edit:

What I am trying to achieve is that when the checked state of a CheckBox in one DataGridView changes, the data in two other DataGridViews changes. Yet all the events I have used, the data in the other grids only changes after the CheckBox in the first DataGridView looses focus.

To handle the DatGridViews CheckedChanged event you must first get the CellContentClick to fire (which does not have the CheckBoxes current state!) then call CommitEdit. This will in turn fire the CellValueChanged event which you can use to do your work. This is an oversight by Microsoft. Do some thing like the following...

private void dataGridViewSites_CellContentClick(object sender, 
    DataGridViewCellEventArgs e)
{
    dataGridViewSites.CommitEdit(DataGridViewDataErrorContexts.Commit);
}

/// <summary>
/// Works with the above.
/// </summary>
private void dataGridViewSites_CellValueChanged(object sender, 
    DataGridViewCellEventArgs e)
{
    UpdateDataGridViewSite();
}

I hope this helps.

P.S. Check this article https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.forms.datagridview.currentcelldirtystatechanged(v=vs.110).aspx

I found @Killercam's solution to work but was a bit dodgy if the user double clicked too fast. Not sure if other's found that the case either. I found a another solution here.

It uses the datagrid's CellValueChanged and CellMouseUp. Changhong explains that

>"The reason for that is OnCellvalueChanged event won’t fire until the DataGridView thinks you have completed editing. This makes senses for a TextBox Column, as OnCellvalueChanged wouldn’t [bother] to fire for each key strike, but it doesn’t [make sense] for a CheckBox."

Here it is in action from his example:

private void myDataGrid_OnCellValueChanged(object sender, DataGridViewCellEventArgs e)
{
    if (e.ColumnIndex == myCheckBoxColumn.Index && e.RowIndex != -1)
    {
        // Handle checkbox state change here
    }
}

And the code to tell the checkbox it is done editing when it is clicked, instead of waiting till the user leaves the field:

private void myDataGrid_OnCellMouseUp(object sender,DataGridViewCellMouseEventArgs e)
{
    // End of edition on each click on column of checkbox
    if (e.ColumnIndex == myCheckBoxColumn.Index && e.RowIndex != -1)
    {
        myDataGrid.EndEdit();
    }
}

Edit: A DoubleClick event is treated separate from a MouseUp event. If a DoubleClick event is detected, the application will ignore the first MouseUp event entirely. This logic needs to be added to the CellDoubleClick event in addition to the MouseUp event:

private void myDataGrid_OnCellDoubleClick(object sender,DataGridViewCellEventArgs e)
{
    // End of edition on each click on column of checkbox
    if (e.ColumnIndex == myCheckBoxColumn.Index && e.RowIndex != -1)
    {
        myDataGrid.EndEdit();
    }
}

jsturtevants's solution worked great. However, I opted to do the processing in the EndEdit event. I prefer this approach (in my application) because, unlike the CellValueChanged event, the EndEdit event does not fire while you are populating the grid.

Here is my code (part of which is stolen from jsturtevant:

private void gridCategories_CellEndEdit(object sender, DataGridViewCellEventArgs e)
{
    if (e.ColumnIndex == gridCategories.Columns["AddCategory"].Index)
    {
        //do some stuff
    }
}

   

private void gridCategories_CellMouseUp(object sender, DataGridViewCellMouseEventArgs e)
{
    if (e.ColumnIndex == gridCategories.Columns["AddCategory"].Index)
    {
        gridCategories.EndEdit();
    }
}

Here is some code:

private void dgvStandingOrder_CellContentClick(object sender, DataGridViewCellEventArgs e)
{
    if (dgvStandingOrder.Columns[e.ColumnIndex].Name == "IsSelected" && dgvStandingOrder.CurrentCell is DataGridViewCheckBoxCell)
    {
        bool isChecked = (bool)dgvStandingOrder[e.ColumnIndex, e.RowIndex].EditedFormattedValue;
        if (isChecked == false)
        {
            dgvStandingOrder.Rows[e.RowIndex].Cells["Status"].Value = "";
        }
        dgvStandingOrder.EndEdit();
    }
}

private void dgvStandingOrder_CellEndEdit(object sender, DataGridViewCellEventArgs e)
{

    dgvStandingOrder.CommitEdit(DataGridViewDataErrorContexts.Commit);
}

private void dgvStandingOrder_CurrentCellDirtyStateChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    if (dgvStandingOrder.CurrentCell is DataGridViewCheckBoxCell)
    {
        dgvStandingOrder.CommitEdit(DataGridViewDataErrorContexts.Commit);
    }
}

following Killercam'answer, My code

private void dgvProducts_CellContentClick(object sender, DataGridViewCellEventArgs e)
    {
        dgvProducts.CommitEdit(DataGridViewDataErrorContexts.Commit);
    }

and :

private void dgvProducts_CellValueChanged(object sender, DataGridViewCellEventArgs e)
    {
        if (dgvProducts.DataSource != null)
        {
            if (dgvProducts.Rows[e.RowIndex].Cells[e.ColumnIndex].Value.ToString() == "True")
            {
                //do something
            }
            else
            {
               //do something
            }
        }
    }

This also handles the keyboard activation.

    private void dgvApps_CellContentClick(object sender, DataGridViewCellEventArgs e)
    {
        if(dgvApps.CurrentCell.GetType() == typeof(DataGridViewCheckBoxCell))
        {
            if (dgvApps.CurrentCell.IsInEditMode)
            {
                if (dgvApps.IsCurrentCellDirty)
                {
                    dgvApps.EndEdit();
                }
            }
        }
    }


    private void dgvApps_CellValueChanged(object sender, DataGridViewCellEventArgs e)
    {
          // handle value changed.....
    }

It's all about editing the cell, the problem that is the cell didn't edited actually, so you need to save The changes of the cell or the row to get the event when you click the check box so you can use this function:

datagridview.CommitEdit(DataGridViewDataErrorContexts.CurrentCellChange)

with this you can use it even with a different event.

I have found a simpler answer to this problem. I simply use reverse logic. The code is in VB but it is not much different than C#.

 Private Sub DataGridView1_CellContentClick(sender As Object, e As 
 DataGridViewCellEventArgs) Handles DataGridView1.CellContentClick

    Dim _ColumnIndex As Integer = e.ColumnIndex
    Dim _RowIndex As Integer = e.RowIndex

    'Uses reverse logic for current cell because checkbox checked occures 
     'after click
    'If you know current state is False then logic dictates that a click 
     'event will set it true
    'With these 2 check boxes only one can be true while both can be off

    If DataGridView1.Rows(_RowIndex).Cells("Column2").Value = False And 
       DataGridView1.Rows(_RowIndex).Cells("Column3").Value = True Then
        DataGridView1.Rows(_RowIndex).Cells("Column3").Value = False
    End If

    If DataGridView1.Rows(_RowIndex).Cells("Column3").Value = False And 
    DataGridView1.Rows(_RowIndex).Cells("Column2").Value = True Then
        DataGridView1.Rows(_RowIndex).Cells("Column2").Value = False
    End If


End Sub

One of the best things about this is no need for multiple events.

I've tried some answers from here, but I've always had some kind of problem (like double clicking or using the keyboard). So, I combined some of them and got a consistent behavior (it's not perfect, but works properly).

void gridView_CellContentClick(object sender, DataGridViewCellEventArgs e) {
  if(gridView.CurrentCell.GetType() != typeof(DataGridViewCheckBoxCell))
    return;
  if(!gridView.CurrentCell.IsInEditMode)
    return;
  if(!gridView.IsCurrentCellDirty)
    return;
  gridView.EndEdit();
}
    
void gridView_CellMouseUp(object sender, DataGridViewCellMouseEventArgs e) {
  if(e.ColumnIndex == gridView.Columns["cFlag"].Index && e.RowIndex >= 0)
    gridView.EndEdit();
}
    
void gridView_CellValueChanged(object sender, DataGridViewCellEventArgs e) {
  if(e.ColumnIndex != gridView.Columns["cFlag"].Index || e.RowIndex < 0)
    return;
    
  // Do your stuff here.

}

Ben Voigt found the best solution in a comment-reply above:

private void dgvStandingOrder_CurrentCellDirtyStateChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    if (dgvStandingOrder.CurrentCell is DataGridViewCheckBoxCell)
        dgvStandingOrder.CommitEdit(DataGridViewDataErrorContexts.Commit);
}

Seriously, that's ALL you need.

What worked for me was CurrentCellDirtyStateChanged in combination with datagridView1.EndEdit()

private void dataGridView1_CurrentCellDirtyStateChanged( object sender, EventArgs e ) {
    if ( dataGridView1.CurrentCell is DataGridViewCheckBoxCell ) {
        DataGridViewCheckBoxCell cb = (DataGridViewCheckBoxCell)dataGridView1.CurrentCell;
        if ( (byte)cb.Value == 1 ) {
            dataGridView1.CurrentRow.Cells["time_loadedCol"].Value = DateTime.Now.ToString();
        }
    }
    dataGridView1.EndEdit();
}

The Code will loop in DataGridView and Will check if CheckBox Column is Checked

private void dgv1_CellMouseUp(object sender, DataGridViewCellMouseEventArgs e)
{
    if (e.ColumnIndex == 0 && e.RowIndex > -1)
    {
        dgv1.CommitEdit(DataGridViewDataErrorContexts.Commit);
        var i = 0;
        foreach (DataGridViewRow row in dgv1.Rows)
        {
            if (Convert.ToBoolean(row.Cells[0].Value))
            {
                i++;
            }
        }
            
        //Enable Button1 if Checkbox is Checked
        if (i > 0)
        {
            Button1.Enabled = true;
        }
        else
        {
            Button1.Enabled = false;
        }
    }
}

In the event CellContentClick you can use this strategy:

private void myDataGrid_CellContentClick(object sender, DataGridViewCellEventArgs e)
{    
    if (e.ColumnIndex == 2)//set your checkbox column index instead of 2
    {   //When you check
        if (Convert.ToBoolean(myDataGrid.Rows[e.RowIndex].Cells[2].EditedFormattedValue) == true)
        {
            //EXAMPLE OF OTHER CODE
            myDataGrid.Rows[e.RowIndex].Cells[5].Value = DateTime.Now.ToShortDateString();

            //SET BY CODE THE CHECK BOX
            myDataGrid.Rows[e.RowIndex].Cells[2].Value = 1;
        }
        else //When you decheck
        {
            myDataGrid.Rows[e.RowIndex].Cells[5].Value = String.Empty;

            //SET BY CODE THE CHECK BOX
            myDataGrid.Rows[e.RowIndex].Cells[2].Value = 0;
        }
    }
}

The best way that I found (which also doesn't use multiple events) is by handling the CurrentCellDirtyStateChanged event.

private void dataGrid_CurrentCellDirtyStateChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        if (dataGridMatten.CurrentCell.OwningColumn == dataGridMatten.Columns["checkBoxColumn"] && dataGridMatten.IsCurrentCellDirty)
        {
            dataGrid.CommitEdit(DataGridViewDataErrorContexts.Commit);

            //your code goes here
        }
    }

To do this when using the devexpress xtragrid, it is necessary to handle the EditValueChanged event of a corresponding repository item as described here. It is also important to call the gridView1.PostEditor() method to ensure the changed value has been posted. Here is an implementation:

        private void RepositoryItemCheckEdit1_EditValueChanged(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
        {
            gridView3.PostEditor();

            var isNoneOfTheAboveChecked = false;

            for (int i = 0; i < gridView3.DataRowCount; i++)
            {
                if ((bool) (gridView3.GetRowCellValue(i, "NoneOfTheAbove")) && (bool) (gridView3.GetRowCellValue(i, "Answer")))
                {
                    isNoneOfTheAboveChecked = true;
                    break;
                }
            }

            if (isNoneOfTheAboveChecked)
            {
                for (int i = 0; i < gridView3.DataRowCount; i++)
                {
                    if (!((bool)(gridView3.GetRowCellValue(i, "NoneOfTheAbove"))))
                    {
                        gridView3.SetRowCellValue(i, "Answer", false);
                    }
                }
            }
        }

Note that because the xtragrid doesnt provide an enumerator it is necessary to use a for loop to iterate over rows.

Removing the focus after the cell value changes allow the values to update in the DataGridView. Remove the focus by setting the CurrentCell to null.

private void DataGridView1OnCellValueChanged(object sender, DataGridViewCellEventArgs dataGridViewCellEventArgs)
{
    // Remove focus
    dataGridView1.CurrentCell = null;
    // Put in updates
    Update();
}

private void DataGridView1OnCurrentCellDirtyStateChanged(object sender, EventArgs eventArgs)
{
    if (dataGridView1.IsCurrentCellDirty)
    {
        dataGridView1.CommitEdit(DataGridViewDataErrorContexts.Commit);
    }
        
}

You can force the cell to commit the value as soon as you click the checkbox and then catch the CellValueChanged event. The CurrentCellDirtyStateChanged fires as soon as you click the checkbox.

The following code works for me:

private void grid_CurrentCellDirtyStateChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        SendKeys.Send("{tab}");
    }

You can then insert your code in the CellValueChanged event.

I use DataGridView with VirtualMode=true and only this option worked for me (when both the mouse and the space bar are working, including repeated space clicks):

private void doublesGridView_CurrentCellDirtyStateChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
   var data_grid = (DataGridView)sender;
      
   if (data_grid.CurrentCell.IsInEditMode && data_grid.IsCurrentCellDirty) {
      data_grid.EndEdit();            
   }
}

private void doublesGridView_CellContentClick(object sender, DataGridViewCellEventArgs e)
{
   if (e.ColumnIndex == CHECKED_COLUMN_NUM && e.RowIndex >= 0 && e.RowIndex < view_objects.Count) { // view_objects - pseudocode   
     view_objects[e.RowIndex].marked = !view_objects[e.RowIndex].marked;        // Invert the state of the displayed object
   }
}  

this worked for me

  private void employeeDataGridView_CellEndEdit(object sender, DataGridViewCellEventArgs e)
        {
            if (e.ColumnIndex == employeeDataGridView.Columns["employeeStatusColumn"].Index)
            {
                bool isChecked = (bool)employeeDataGridView.CurrentCell.Value;
                if (isChecked)
                {
                    MessageBox.Show("Checked " + isChecked); //out true;
                }
                else
                {
                    MessageBox.Show("unChecked " + isChecked);
                }
            }

        }

        private void employeeDataGridView_CellMouseUp(object sender, DataGridViewCellMouseEventArgs e)
        {
            if (employeeDataGridView.DataSource != null)
            {
                if (e.ColumnIndex == employeeDataGridView.Columns["employeeStatusColumn"].Index && e.RowIndex != -1)
                {
                    employeeDataGridView.EndEdit();
                }
            }
        }