Displaying ''Y'' / ''N'' instead of checkboxes in a DataGridView

[DayLaborer]

I have list that has a Boolean valued column. When I set the DataGridView.DataSource to the list, it displays nicely, but it defaults to displaying the Boolean column with checkboxes. I need it to show "Y" or "N" instead. I was able to hack it by hiding the real columns and creating new ones of type String, but that seems ...hacked.

How can I get it to display my Boolean column with "Y" and "N"?

Thanks,
Eliezer

 

[jmeckley]

There are probably 2 approaches to take.
1. override the column behavior, remove the default column and replace with your own implementation.
2. structure the data of the view to be a string (Y/N) rather than a Boolean value. bind this structure to the grid.

Jason Meckley
Programmer
Specialty Bakers, Inc.

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