[RESOLVED] Activate/focus datagrid row.

Guys,

In the sub below I am adding a new row to a datagrid on screen. Instead of showing the msgbox at the end of the code, I would like to ensure that the row just added has focus and is visible on screen. This row is always added at the bottom, and sometimes this is off screen if I already have 20 rows in the grid. How can I ensure that the row added is focused and scrolled to if required ?

Thanks
Bob

VB Code:

Friend Sub AddDirectoryItem(ByVal item As cls_icontact)
        Dim row As DataRow
        If displaytype = ContractDirectoryDisplay.Staff Then
            Dim dt As DataTable = CType(dg_contacts.DataSource, DataTable)
            For Each row In dt.Rows
                If row.RowState = DataRowState.Deleted Then
                ElseIf row("id") = item.row("id") Then
                    MsgBox("User is already assigned !", MsgBoxStyle.Information, "Duplicate Item")
                    dt.Dispose()
                    dt = Nothing
                    Return
                End If
            Next
            dt.Dispose()
            dt = Nothing
        End If
        row = CType(dg_contacts.DataSource, DataTable).NewRow
        row.ItemArray = item.row.ItemArray
        row("Contract") = CurrentContract.ID
        If displaytype <> ContractDirectoryDisplay.Staff Then
            row("ContactPhone") = item.row("Phone")
            row("ContactFax") = item.row("Fax")
        End If
        mdtContacts.Rows.Add(row)
        MsgBox("New Contact assigned !", MsgBoxStyle.Information, "Assigned")
    End Sub

i do it as follows :

make a custom control that inherits from the datagrid control

place this sub in it like this

VB Code:

public class gridx 
    inherits datagrid
 
 'Adding scroll to row Functionality 
    Public Sub ScrollToRow(ByVal row As Integer)
        If Not Me.DataSource Is Nothing Then
            Me.GridVScrolled(Me, New ScrollEventArgs(Windows.Forms.ScrollEventType.LargeIncrement, row))
        End If
    End Sub

after that you can call the method like that

VB Code:

gridx1.scrolltorow(10)    ' this will scroll to the 10th row

i know building a custom control is overkilling but i am always extending the datagrid as it is very frusterating in vb.net2003

rgds

Thanks Maged,

Yeah, I had already built a custom datagrid control with lots of added functions / subs already.

Cheers
Bob