DataGridViewCheckBoxCell how to show checked when set during form load

Question

I have a DataGridView that loads data from a DataTable, along with an unbound column of DataGridViewCheckBoxCells. The rows in the DataGridView are compared with a separate DataTable with values the user has saved, and if there is a match, the checkbox for that row should check.

Here is the code that compares the values and sets the checkbox value to 'true':

foreach (int j in selectedObjectives)
{
    foreach (DataGridViewRow r in dgvObjectives.Rows)
    {
        if (j == Convert.ToInt32(r.Cells["ObjectiveID"].Value))
        {
            dgvObjectives.CurrentCell = r.Cells["Select"];      
            ((DataGridViewCheckBoxCell)r.Cells["Select"]).Value = true;
            //dgvObjectives.InvalidateCell(r.Cells["Select"]);
            //dgvObjectives.EndEdit();
            //dgvObjectives.CommitEdit(DataGridViewDataErrorContexts.Commit);

        }
        if (Convert.ToInt32(r.Cells["ObjectiveID"].Value) == selectedIndex)
        {
            r.Selected = true;
        }
    }
}

When I call the method to perform this action during the form load private void WQMDrill_Load(object sender, EventArgs e), the values are set correctly, but the checkboxes do not check. However, when called after the form is finished loading, the code works perfectly. Unfortunately for me, I absolutely need for these to check during the load process.

I hope I was clear with my issue, any help on this matter would be greatly appreciated. As you can see, I have tried to invalidate the cell alone, as well as the entire DataGridView control. I also have

private void dgvObjectives_CurrentCellDirtyStateChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    if (this.dgvObjectives.CurrentCell.ColumnIndex == 0)
    {
        this.dgvObjectives.CommitEdit(DataGridViewDataErrorContexts.Commit);
    }
}

That doesn't fire during this time. Thank you.

Answer 1

You can put your checkbox selection and update logic in the DataBindingComplete eventhandler, this fires after the FormLoad but before anything is displayed to the user.