</ iframe > </noscript> <!-- End Google Tag Manager (noscript) --> <div id="BeforeHeaderContent"> </div> <div id="HeaderContent"> <div id="ProjectTitle">True DBGrid for WinForms</div> <div id="PageTitle"><div id="PageTitleText">Restricting Editing in Specific Columns</div></div> </div> <div id="AfterHeaderContent"> <!-- Spacing --> <span id="ToggleAllSectionsLink" class="FunctionLink"> <label id="CollapseAllLabel">Collapse All</label> <label id="ExpandAllLabel" style="display: none;">Expand All</label> </span> </div> <div class="BreadcrumbsContainer"><table><tr><td> <a href="truedbgridforwinform6.html">True DBGrid for WinForms Task-Based Help</a> > <a href="controlinggridintera.html">Controlling Grid Interaction</a> > Restricting Editing in Specific Columns</td></tr></table></div> <div id="BodyContent"> <p>To restrict editing in specific columns, set the <a href="C1.Win.C1TrueDBGrid.4~C1.Win.C1TrueDBGrid.C1DisplayColumn~Locked.html">Locked</a> property to <b>True</b>. This property can be set either in the designer or in code.</p> <h2>In the Designer</h2> <p>Complete the following steps to lock the <i>Last</i> column:</p> <ol> <li>Open the <b>C1TrueDBGrid Designer</b>. For information on how to access the <b>C1TrueDBGrid</b> <b>Designer</b>, see <a href="accessingthec1truedb.html">Accessing the C1TrueDBGrid Designer</a>.</li> <li>In the designer, select the <i>Last</i> column by clicking it in the right pane.<br> The column can also be selected by choosing <i>Last</i> from the drop-down list in the toolbar.</li> <li>Click the <b>Display Column</b> tab in the left pane.</li> <li>Locate the <a href="C1.Win.C1TrueDBGrid.4~C1.Win.C1TrueDBGrid.C1DisplayColumn~Locked.html">Locked</a> property and set it to <b>True</b>.</li> <li>Click <b>OK</b> to close the designer.</li> </ol> <h2>In Code</h2> <p>Add the following code to the <b>Form_Load</b> event to lock the <i>Last</i> column:</p> <p class="hs-toggler">To write code in Visual Basic</p> <div class="hs-toggler-container" style="DISPLAY: none"> <div class="FilteredContentVB" data-title="VB" data-itemid="VB"> <table class="SyntaxTable"> <tbody> <tr> <th>Visual Basic</th> <th> <div class="CopyCodeWrapper"> <span class="CopyCode">Copy Code</span> </div> </th> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <pre> Me.C1TrueDBGrid1.Splits(0).DisplayColumns("Last").Locked = True </pre> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </div> <p class="hs-toggler">To write code in C#</p> <div class="hs-toggler-container" style="DISPLAY: none"> <div class="FilteredContentCS" data-title="CS" data-itemid="CS"> <table class="SyntaxTable"> <tbody> <tr> <th>C#</th> <th> <div class="CopyCodeWrapper"> <span class="CopyCode">Copy Code</span> </div> </th> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <pre> this.c1TrueDBGrid1.Splits[0].DisplayColumns["Last"].Locked = true; </pre> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </div> <h2>What You've Accomplished</h2> <p>The cells in the <i>Last</i> column cannot be edited, but other columns can be edited:</p><br> <img alt="" src="ImagesExt/image14_6.png" width="516" height="316"> <a name="seealsobookmark"></a> </div> <div id="FooterContent"> <p> </p><p> </p><hr style="height: 1px"><p>Copyright © <script type="text/javascript"> var theDate=new Date() document.write(theDate.getFullYear()) </script> GrapeCity, inc. All rights reserved. <script> $(document).ready(function() { if (!(window.self !== window.top)) { // Not running in a frameset // Get the page name var pageName = location.href.substring(location.href.lastIndexOf("/") + 1); if (pageName.indexOf("#") != -1) { pageName = pageName.substring(0, pageName.indexOf("#")); } // Append to webframe.html var framePage = "webframe.html#" + pageName; location.href = framePage; } }); </script></p> <a href="http://our.componentone.com/groups/" target="_blank">Product Support Forum</a> | <a href="http://feedback.componentone.com/forums/255782-winforms-documentation" target="_blank">Documentation Feedback</a> </div> </body> </html>