Attempting to Dynamically Add DataGrid to Form [C#]

[Shaitan00]

Given a form [this.] which contains controls [tree, combo boxes, labels, etc].

I want to dynamically add a Datagrid [empty for now] on the form [anywhere, I can place it properly afterwards].

 

:

System.Windows.Forms.DataGrid DGDisplay = new System.Windows.Forms.DataGrid();

DGDisplay.ReadOnly = true;

DGDisplay.Location = new Point(10,10);

this.Controls.Add(DGDisplay);

DGDisplay.Show();

 

However this does not seem to change anything to my Form when run.

Note that no errors are generated.

 

Anyone able to point out my mistake?

[Bucky]

You forgot to set the grid's Size property.

[Shaitan00]

:

// Display Results

System.Windows.Forms.DataGrid DGDisplay = new System.Windows.Forms.DataGrid();

DGDisplay.ReadOnly = true;

DGDisplay.Location = new Point(100,100);

 

DGDisplay.Size = new Size(100,100);

 

this.Controls.Add(DGDisplay);

DGDisplay.Show();

 

 

Thus I added the Size property however when the code is run nothing appears on the form.

Are there other required properties I am lacking?

Could I be "out of bounds"?

[Bucky]

Okay, I added a DataGrid to a form in design mode and looked at

the code generated in the InitializeComponent method. You need

to add calls to BeginInit and EndInit:

 

// Display Results
System.Windows.Forms.DataGrid DGDisplay = new System.Windows.Forms.DataGrid();

((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(DGDisplay)).BeginInit();

DGDisplay.ReadOnly = true;
DGDisplay.Location = new Point(100,100);
DGDisplay.Size = new Size(100,100); 

((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(DGDisplay)).EndInit();

this.Controls.Add(DGDisplay);
DGDisplay.Show();