Enables Migration in Windows Forms GridDataBoundGrid

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Look-up table that Enables Migration of .NET Grid to Essential Grid

The following section contains document that enables users to migrate .NET Grid to Essential Grid. Most of the properties, events, methods have common names in both grids. So it is not included in the following table. Since the API of both the grids is different, following document contains only common features that can be implemented with single line of code.

Equivalent Properties Available

.NET GRID	ESSENTIAL GRID	DESCRIPTION
AllowDrop	AllowDrop	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control can accept data that the user drags into it.
AllowUserToAddRows	EnableAddNew	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the option to add rows is displayed.
AllowUserToDeleteRows	EnableRemove	Gets or sets a value indicating whether it allows deletion of rows.
AllowUserToResizeColumns	ResizeRowsBehavior	Gets or sets a value indicating whether it allows dragging of selected columns for rearranging.
AllowUserToResizeRows	ResizeRowsBehavior	Gets or sets a value indicating whether row is resizable.
ColumnCount	Model.ColCount	Gets or sets the number of columns displayed
ColumnHeadersHeight	Model.RowHeights[0]	Gets or sets the width of the row.
ColumnHeadersVisible	Properties.ColHeaders	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the column header row is displayed.
HorizontalScrollingOffset	HScrollIncrement	Gets or sets the number of pixels by which the control is scrolled horizontally.
GridColor	Properties.GridLineColor	Gets or sets the color of the grid lines separating the cells.
MultiSelect	AllowSelection	Gets or sets a value indicating whether more than one cell, row, or column can be selected.
RowCount	Model.RowCount	Gets or sets the number of rows displayed.
RowHeadersVisible	Properties.RowHeaders	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the column that contains row headers is displayed.
RowHeadersWidth	Model.ColWidths[0]	Gets or sets the width of the column.
VerticalScrollingOffset	VScrollIncrement	Gets the number of pixels by which the control is scrolled vertically.
IsCurrentCellInEditMode	CurrentCell.IsEditing	Gets a value indicating whether the currently active cell is being edited.
RightToLeft	RightToLeft	Gets or sets a value indicating whether control's elements are aligned to support locales using right-to-left fonts.

Equivalent Events Available

.NET GRID	ESSSENTIAL GRID	DESCRIPTION
BackgroundColorChanged	BackColorChanged	Occurs when the value of the System.Windows.Forms.Control.BackColor property changes.
CellMouseEnter	CellMouseHoverEnter	Occurs when the mouse pointer hovers over a cell.
CellMouseLeave	CellMouseHoverLeave	Occurs when the mouse pointer leaves a cell.
CellPainting	CellDrawn	Occurs when a cell needs to be drawn.
ColumnWidthChanged	Model.ColWidthsChanged	Occurs when column width changes.
DataSourceChanged	Binder.DataSourceChanged	Occurs when DataSource property is changed.
RowsRemoved	Model.RowsRemoved	Occurs when a row or rows are deleted.
SelectionChanged	Model.SelectionChanged	Occurs when current selection changes.
SelectionChanged	Model.RowHeightsChanged	Occurs when row height changes.

Methods

.NET GRID	ESSSENTIAL GRID	DESCRIPTION
ClearSelection()	Selections.Clear()	Clears the current selection by unselecting all selected cells.
InvalidateCell()	Model.InvalidateRange()	Invalidates the specified cell forcing it to be repainted.
InvalidateColumn()	Model.InvalidateRange()	Invalidates the specified column forcing it to be repainted.
InvalidateRow	Model.InvalidateRange()	Invalidates the specified row forcing it to be repainted.
RefreshEdit	CurrentCell.Refresh()	Refreshes the value of the current cell.