VB Getting Object from DataGridView Row

Question

First off, I found a similar question here, but don't understand how it works, and I'm not comfortable 'bumping' or replying to a couple month old question.

I have a datagridview control and it's DataSource property is set to a List type object.

Question: I'm trying to figure out how to reference the actual object of a selected row so I can display extra data about that object.

I've got the SelectionChanged event hooked up from the DataGrid View. The object is a reference to the row/computer selected on the DGV.

Private Sub LabUsersList_SelectionChanged(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles uxLabUsersList.SelectionChanged
    Dim selectedComputer = Me.uxLabUsersList.SelectedRows(0)
End Sub

Update: I'm seeking the underlying object from the list element, not the list element (DataSource).

Thanks in advance for the help :)

Do you mean you want the list element that has been databound to the row>? — John Saunders
no, the underlying object of the list element. I figured out from that other question how to reference the list element. — Zack

Rhys Jones Rhys Jones · Accepted Answer · 2009-07-07T20:45:53

Once you have the collection of SelectedRows (each element in the collection is a DataGridViewRow obect), you can get the underlying data bound item using the DataBoundItem property for each row.

In your case, try the following:

Private Sub LabUsersList_SelectionChanged(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles uxLabUsersList.SelectionChanged    
    Dim selectedComputer = Me.uxLabUsersList.SelectedRows(0).DataBoundItem
End Sub

VB Getting Object from DataGridView Row

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