Hi Morgan,

There is none; however, you could try to use the LinkLabel class as demonstrated in the MSDN documentation at the URL: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.forms.linklabel.aspx

Hi Morgan,

Find next an implementation of LinkLabel as CellViewerManager in the Xceed Grid for .NET:

…

LinkLabel label = new LinkLabel();

            starterGrid.Columns[ "ProductName" ].CellViewerManager = new CellViewerManager( label, "Text" );

            starterGrid.Columns[ "ProductName" ].ReadOnly = true;

…

starterGrid.DataRowTemplate.Cells[ "ProductName" ].Click += new EventHandler( StarterGrid_Click );

…

void StarterGrid_Click( object sender, EventArgs e )

        {

            DataCell cell = sender as DataCell;

            if( cell.CellViewerManager.Control.GetType() == typeof( LinkLabel ) )

            {

                LinkLabel label = cell.CellViewerManager.Control as LinkLabel;

                // Specify that the link was visited.

                label.LinkVisited = true;

                // Navigate to a URL.

                System.Diagnostics.Process.Start( "http://www.xceed.com" );

            }

        }

..

Thanks, this does give the look of a hyperlink but not exactly the behavior.  The mouse cursor does not change to a hand.

Thanks anyway.

Hi Morgan,

The following should address your requirements:

…

LinkLabel label = new LinkLabel();

            CellViewerManager cellViewerManager = new CellViewerManager( label, "Text" );

            starterGrid.Columns[ "ProductName" ].CellViewerManager = cellViewerManager;

            starterGrid.Columns[ "ProductName" ].ReadOnly = true;

            int count = starterGrid.DataRows.Count;

            for( int i = 0; i < count; ++i )

            {

                starterGrid.DataRows[ i ].Cells[ "ProductName" ].MouseEnter += new EventHandler( StarterGrid_MouseEnter );

                starterGrid.DataRows[ i ].Cells[ "ProductName" ].MouseLeave += new EventHandler( StarterGrid_MouseLeave );

            }

…

void StarterGrid_MouseLeave( object sender, EventArgs e )

        {

            this.starterGrid.Cursor = Cursors.Arrow;

        }

        void StarterGrid_MouseEnter( object sender, EventArgs e )

        {

            this.starterGrid.Cursor = Cursors.Hand;

        }

…

Hi,

You could implement a CellEditorManager on that cell using a TextBox.  You must decide on which event you want to use to open the link on a browser or on editing the Cell: by default, the editor appears when you double click on the cells. Implementing CellEditors is shown in the online documentation of the Xceed grid for .NET.

Good! Thanks.

Hi!

I have another quick question...

I am in a class that inherits of Xceed.Grid.Viewers.CellViewerManager.

How can I set the mouse cursor from there? I don't think I can access my GridControl instance as it is done in the example... 

This is where I am:

public class MyCellViewerManager : Xceed.Grid.Viewers.CellViewerManager

{

    public MyCellViewerManager() :

        base(new LinkLabel(), "Text")

    {

        this.SettingControlValue += new global::Xceed.Grid.Viewers.CellViewerEventHandler(MyCellViewerManager_SettingControlValue);

    }

    void MyCellViewerManager_SettingControlValue(object sender, Xceed.Grid.Viewers.CellViewerEventArgs e)

    {

        // Just in case, remove handlers to avoid double calls

        e.Cell.MouseLeave -= new EventHandler(Cell_MouseLeave);

        e.Cell.MouseEnter -= new EventHandler(Cell_MouseEnter);

        e.Cell.Click -= new System.EventHandler(Cell_Click);

        e.Cell.Click += new System.EventHandler(Cell_Click);     

        e.Cell.MouseEnter += new EventHandler(Cell_MouseEnter);

        e.Cell.MouseLeave += new EventHandler(Cell_MouseLeave);

    }

    void Cell_MouseEnter(object sender, EventArgs e)

    {

        // Change cursor here

    }

    void Cell_MouseLeave(object sender, EventArgs e)

    {

        // Change cursor back

    }

    void Cell_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)

    {

        // Open link :)

    }

}

Thanks a lot!

Marie 

Hi Marie,

You can get the gridControl instance via the property ParentGrid of the cell parameter of the overrided SetControlValueCore method.

Explanation and examples on deriving the CellViewerManager are shown on the online documentation at:

http://doc.xceedsoft.com/products/Xceedgrid/Deriving_from_the_CellViewerManager_class.html

Hi!

 When I do as mentionned above:

All the cells from this column get purple, not just the one I visited. Is it possible to change the LinkLabel instance of single cells?

Thanks,

Marie

Hi,

Since the CellViewManager’s LinkLabel control is recycled on the containers of your view, changing its LinkVisited property state will affect all the cells that use it.

The solution for your scenario is to create another Boolean field in your data item that will contain the LinkVisited state. This field will, of course, be hidden on the view.

Then, you will handle the SettingControlAppearance event on your CellViewerManager. This even is raised when the appearance of the underlining control is about to be set.

You will have access to the Cell and Control parameters. Using the Cell you could have access to the underlying object via the SourceObject property. That Data Item’s VisitedLink field would be updated within a Click event handler.

Then using the Control object, you could cast it into a LinkLabel and then set its LinkVisited property to the VisistedLink field’s value.

The above should ensure that only the click that you have visited would be purple.