Setting focus to newly added row in DGV

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Hi I'm adding a new row to a bound datagridview, by adding the new row to the underlying dataset which is bind to DGV. When the new row is added I want to set focus to newly added row's first column how can I achieve this.

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Posted 31-Oct-11 23:59pm

CyborgForever

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Abhinav S · Answer 1 · 2011-11-01T00:05:00

Solution 1

Handle the RowsAdded event of the DataGridView.
Then add

SQL

dgv.Rows(e.RowIndex).Selected = true;

in that particular event.

Posted 1-Nov-11 0:05am

Abhinav S

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CyborgForever 1-Nov-11 6:43am

I'am also adding row to bound DGV in that when it AllowUsersToAddrow=true, the event is fired and I get an exception Row index provided is out of range.
Parameter name: rowIndex