如何为每个记录的 DataGridViewComboBox 分配不同的数据源?

How do you assign different data sources for a DataGridViewComboBox for each record?

我有一个 winforms DataGridView,我希望有一个列包含每条记录的组合框。每个组合框的每一行都有完全不同的值,并且需要在 DataGridView 的数据绑定期间分配一个数据源。我可以为所有人分配 1 个数据源(这很容易),但是让每个组合框具有不同的值看起来是不可能的。

这是我正在使用的内容 - 注意:DataGridView 的数据源是通过在调用表单中设置 属性 以编程方式定义的。

Public Class frmSendToQuickbooksPopup

    Public Property CurrentOrder As OrderICT
    Public Property lineitems As List(Of OrderLineItemICT)

    Private Sub frmSendToQuickbooksPopup_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
        'define the combobox (datasource can't be assigned here as each will be different for each row)
        Dim dgvcboMatch As New DataGridViewComboBoxColumn
        dgvcboMatch.DisplayMember = "Name"
        dgvcboMatch.ValueMember = "ListID"
        dgvcboMatch.HeaderText = "Matches"
        dgvcboMatch.Name = "Match"
        dgvcboMatch.Width = 150
        dgvLineItems.Columns.Add(dgvcboMatch)

        Me.dgvLineItems.DataSource = lineitems
    End Sub

    Private Sub dgvLineItems_DataSourceChanged(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles dgvLineItems.DataSourceChanged
        Dim L As New QBI.OrderLineItemICT
        With L
            dgvLineItems.Columns(.col_LineItemBvin).Visible = False
            dgvLineItems.Columns(.col_ProductId).Visible = False
            dgvLineItems.Columns(.col_ProductShortDescription).Visible = False
            dgvLineItems.Columns(.col_ShippingBoxCount).Visible = False
            dgvLineItems.Columns(.col_CustomProperties).Visible = False
            dgvLineItems.Columns(.col_ShippingLength).Visible = False
            dgvLineItems.Columns(.col_ShippingWidth).Visible = False
            dgvLineItems.Columns(.col_ShippingHeight).Visible = False
            dgvLineItems.Columns(.col_ProductName).DisplayIndex = 2
            dgvLineItems.Columns(.col_ProductName).HeaderText = "Product Name"
            dgvLineItems.Columns(.col_ProductName).Width = 170
            dgvLineItems.Columns(.col_ProductSku).HeaderText = "SKU"
            dgvLineItems.Columns(.col_ProductSku).Width = 160
            dgvLineItems.Columns(.col_Quantity).DefaultCellStyle.Format = "n0"
            dgvLineItems.Columns(.col_Quantity).DisplayIndex = 7
            dgvLineItems.Columns(.col_Quantity).DefaultCellStyle.Alignment = DataGridViewContentAlignment.MiddleCenter
            dgvLineItems.Columns(.col_Quantity).Width = 65
            dgvLineItems.Columns(.col_AdjustedPrice).DefaultCellStyle.Format = "c2"
            dgvLineItems.Columns(.col_AdjustedPrice).HeaderText = "Adj Price"
            dgvLineItems.Columns(.col_AdjustedPrice).DefaultCellStyle.Alignment = DataGridViewContentAlignment.MiddleRight
            dgvLineItems.Columns(.col_AdjustedPrice).Width = 80
            dgvLineItems.Columns(.col_BasePrice).DefaultCellStyle.Format = "c2"
            dgvLineItems.Columns(.col_BasePrice).HeaderText = "Base Price"
            dgvLineItems.Columns(.col_BasePrice).DefaultCellStyle.Alignment = DataGridViewContentAlignment.MiddleRight
            dgvLineItems.Columns(.col_BasePrice).Width = 85
            dgvLineItems.Columns(.col_Discounts).DefaultCellStyle.Format = "c2"
            dgvLineItems.Columns(.col_Discounts).HeaderText = "Discounts"
            dgvLineItems.Columns(.col_Discounts).DefaultCellStyle.Alignment = DataGridViewContentAlignment.MiddleRight
            dgvLineItems.Columns(.col_Discounts).Width = 80
            dgvLineItems.Columns(.col_LineTotal).DefaultCellStyle.Format = "c2"
            dgvLineItems.Columns(.col_LineTotal).HeaderText = "Line Total"
            dgvLineItems.Columns(.col_LineTotal).DefaultCellStyle.Alignment = DataGridViewContentAlignment.MiddleRight
            dgvLineItems.Columns(.col_LineTotal).Width = 80
            dgvLineItems.Columns(.col_UOM).DisplayIndex = 9
            dgvLineItems.Columns(.col_UOM).DefaultCellStyle.Alignment = DataGridViewContentAlignment.MiddleCenter
            dgvLineItems.Columns(.col_UOM).HeaderText = "Units"
            dgvLineItems.Columns(.col_UOM).Width = 55
            dgvLineItems.Columns(.col_ShippingWeight).DisplayIndex = 10
            dgvLineItems.Columns(.col_ShippingWeight).HeaderText = "Unit Wt"
            dgvLineItems.Columns(.col_ShippingWeight).DefaultCellStyle.Format = "N1"
            dgvLineItems.Columns(.col_ShippingWeight).DefaultCellStyle.Alignment = DataGridViewContentAlignment.MiddleRight
            dgvLineItems.Columns(.col_ShippingWeight).Width = 70
        End With
    End Sub

Public Function GetComboboxData(ProductNameToMatch As String, ProductSKUToMatch As String) As List(Of WPM_Item)
    'this function returns a list of returned matches for a given row's ProductName or SKU
    'this function will be the datasource for a given combobox
    Dim itms As New List(Of WPM_Item)
    itms = WPM_Data.FindWPM_ItemMatch(ProductNameToMatch, ProductSKUToMatch)
    Return itms
End Function



End Class

如果有某种方法可以拦截 DataGridView 的数据绑定,这样我就可以从另一个单元格获取值(以调用另一个过程),然后使用 return 数据填充每一行的组合框。这很简单 w/webforms,但我没有看到 winforms 版本的事件。


我试过的另一件事,但没有用(组合框数据源就消失了!)

Private Sub dgvLineItems_DataBindingComplete(sender As Object, e As DataGridViewBindingCompleteEventArgs) Handles dgvLineItems.DataBindingComplete
    For Each row As DataGridViewRow In Me.dgvLineItems.Rows
        Dim dr = DirectCast(row.DataBoundItem, OrderLineItemICT)
        If dr Is Nothing Then
            Return
        End If

        Dim name As String = row.Cells(dr.col_ProductName).Value.ToString
        Dim SKU As String = row.Cells(dr.col_ProductSku).Value.ToString

        Dim cell As DataGridViewComboBoxCell = TryCast(row.Cells("Match"), DataGridViewComboBoxCell)
        cell.DisplayStyle = DataGridViewComboBoxDisplayStyle.ComboBox

        Dim wpm_items As List(Of WPM_Item) = GetComboboxData(name, SKU)
        If cell.DataSource Is Nothing Then
            cell.DataSource = wpm_items 'this forgets the datasource, why?
            cell.DisplayMember = "Name"
            cell.ValueMember = "ListID"
            cell.Value = wpm_items.Item(0).Name 'this always throws an error "DataGridViewComboBoxCell value is not valid."
        End If

    Next

End Sub

这是同一作业的另一个版本,这次使用 add 方法填充了组合框。 (仍然不记得这些值) 我基本上遵循了另一个论坛的想法 - 也许 DotNet 4.5 DataGridView 有一个错误。

Private Sub dgvLineItems_DataBindingComplete(sender As Object, e As DataGridViewBindingCompleteEventArgs) Handles dgvLineItems.DataBindingComplete
    For Each row As DataGridViewRow In Me.dgvLineItems.Rows
        Dim dr = DirectCast(row.DataBoundItem, OrderLineItemICT)
        If dr Is Nothing Then
            Return
        End If

        Dim name As String = row.Cells(dr.col_ProductName).Value.ToString
        Dim SKU As String = row.Cells(dr.col_ProductSku).Value.ToString

        Dim cell As DataGridViewComboBoxCell = DirectCast(row.Cells("Match"), DataGridViewComboBoxCell)
        cell.DisplayStyle = DataGridViewComboBoxDisplayStyle.ComboBox

        Dim wpm_items As List(Of WPM_Item) = GetComboboxData(name, SKU)

        'THIS DOES NOT WORK EITHER!! 
        cell.DisplayMember = "Name"
        cell.ValueMember = "ListID"
        For Each wItm As WPM_Item In wpm_items
            Dim c As New comboboxitem
            c.Text = wItm.Name
            c.Value = wItm.ListID
            cell.Items.Add(c)
        Next
    Next
End Sub
Public Class ComboboxItem
    Public Property Text() As String
    Public Property Value() As Object

    Public Overrides Function ToString() As String
        Return Text
    End Function
End Class

这是一个 C# 示例,说明如何在具有不同 Types.

DataGridView 中使用 DataGridViewComboBoxColumn
public static class ComboColumnDemo {

    public static DataGridView CreateSampleDGV() {

        DataTable table = new DataTable();
        table.Columns.Add("VariableType", typeof(String));
        table.Columns.Add("VariableId", typeof(int));
        table.Columns.Add("Custom", typeof(Object));
        table.Columns.Add("Default", typeof(Object));
        table.Columns.Add("Date", typeof(DateTime));
        table.Rows.Add(new Object[] { "int", 0, null, null, DateTime.MinValue });
        table.Rows.Add(new Object[] { "decimal", 0, null, null, DateTime.MinValue });
        table.Rows.Add(new Object[] { "enum", 0, null, null, DateTime.Now });
        table.Rows.Add(new Object[] { "date", 0, null, null, DateTime.UtcNow });
        table.Rows.Add(new Object[] { "person", 0, null, null, DateTime.Today });
        table.Rows.Add(new Object[] { "String", 0, null, null, DateTime.MaxValue });

        DataGridView dgv = new DataGridView();
        dgv.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;
        dgv.DataSource = table;
        dgv.EditMode = DataGridViewEditMode.EditOnEnter;
        dgv.AutoGenerateColumns = false;
        dgv.AllowUserToAddRows = false;

        DataGridViewComboBoxColumn colComboDefault = new DataGridViewComboBoxColumn { DataPropertyName = "Default", MaxDropDownItems = 20 };
        //col2.DisplayStyle = DataGridViewComboBoxDisplayStyle.Nothing; //.DropDownButton;
        colComboDefault.AutoComplete = true;
        colComboDefault.ValueType = typeof(Object);

        dgv.Columns.Add(new DataGridViewTextBoxColumn() { DataPropertyName = "VariableType" });
        dgv.Columns.Add(new DataGridViewTextBoxColumn() { DataPropertyName = "VariableId" });
        dgv.Columns.Add(colComboDefault);
        dgv.Columns.Add(new CalendarColumn { DataPropertyName = "Date" });

        foreach (DataGridViewColumn c in dgv.Columns)
            c.HeaderText = c.DataPropertyName;

        List<Object> strings = new List<Object>(new [] { "a", "b", "c" });
        var ints = new List<Object>(new Object[] { DBNull.Value, 1, 2, 3 });
        var decimals = new List<Object>(new Object[] { 1111111m, 2222222m, 3333333m });
        List<Object> dates = new List<Object>(new Object[] { DBNull.Value, DateTime.Today });
        List<Object> enums = new List<object>();
        enums.Add(DBNull.Value);
        enums.AddRange(Enum.GetValues(typeof(DayOfWeek)).Cast<Object>().ToArray());

        DataTable enumsTable = Opulos.Core.Utils.EnumUtil<DayOfWeek>.ToDataTable();

        List<Person> persons = new List<Person>();

        dgv.CellFormatting += (sender, e) => {
            var drv = (DataRowView) dgv.Rows[e.RowIndex].DataBoundItem;
            if (drv == null)
                return;

            DataRow dr = drv.Row;
            //String colName = dgv.Columns[col2].DataPropertyName;

            String vt = (String) dr["VariableType"]; //table.Rows[row][0].ToString();
            if (vt == "decimal" && e.ColumnIndex == 2) {
                if (e.Value is decimal) {
                    e.Value = ((decimal) e.Value).ToString("n0");
                    e.FormattingApplied = true;
                }
            }
        };

        dgv.CellBeginEdit += (sender, e) => {
        //dgv.EditingControlShowing += delegate {
            int rowIndex = e.RowIndex;//dgv.CurrentCell.RowIndex;
            int colIndex = e.ColumnIndex; //dgv.CurrentCell.ColumnIndex;
            DataGridViewColumn col = dgv.Columns[colIndex];

            try {
                var drv = (DataRowView) dgv.Rows[rowIndex].DataBoundItem;
                if (drv == null)
                    return;

                DataRow dr = drv.Row;
                //String colName = dgv.Columns[col2].DataPropertyName;

                String vt = (String) dr["VariableType"]; //table.Rows[row][0].ToString();
                //String vt = vm.VariableType;

                Object items = null;
                ComboBoxStyle? style = null;
                Type valueType = null;
                String formatString = null;
                String displayMember = null;
                String valueMember = null;

                if (vt == "String") {
                    items = strings;
                    valueType = typeof(String);
                }
                else if (vt == "int") {
                    items = ints;
                    valueType = typeof(int);
                }
                else if (vt == "decimal") {
                    items = decimals;
                    formatString = "n0";
                    valueType = typeof(decimal);
                }
                else if (vt == "date") {
                    items = dates;
                    valueType = typeof(DateTime);
                }
                else if (vt == "enum") {
                    if (col == colComboDefault) {
                        items = enumsTable;
                        displayMember = "Display";
                        valueMember = "Value";
                    }
                    else
                        items = enums;
                    style = ComboBoxStyle.DropDownList;
                    valueType = typeof(DayOfWeek);
                }
                else if (vt == "person") {
                    items = persons;
                    valueType = typeof(Person);
                }

                if (col == colComboDefault) {
                    var cell2 = (DataGridViewComboBoxCell) dgv.Rows[rowIndex].Cells[colIndex];
                    cell2.DataSource = items;
                    cell2.ValueType = valueType;
                    cell2.DisplayMember = displayMember;
                    cell2.ValueMember = valueMember;
                }

            } catch (Exception ex) {
                MessageBox.Show(dgv.FindForm(), ex.Message, "Error", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);
            }
        };

        return dgv;
    }
}

internal class Person {
    public String name;
    public override string ToString() {
        return name;
    }

    public override bool Equals(object obj) {
        if (obj is Person)
            return String.Compare(name, ((Person) obj).name, false) == 0;
        return false;
    }

    public override int GetHashCode() {
        return name.GetHashCode();
    }
}

解决方案

使用 DataBindingComplete 事件处理程序遍历您的行并为每个行设置源 DataGridViewComboBoxCell

例子

下面是我如何执行此操作的示例。您需要添加一个 DataGridView 和一个 ComboBox(有两个选项,即 "option 1" 和 "option 2",用于切换 DataGridView.DataSource)到您的 Form.

Public Class Form1

    Public Property Groups As List(Of Group)

    Private Sub Form1_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load

        Me.Groups = Me.InitializeGroups()

        Dim cbc As New DataGridViewComboBoxColumn()
        cbc.DisplayMember = "Name"
        cbc.ValueMember = "ID"
        cbc.HeaderText = "Matches"
        cbc.Name = "Match"
        cbc.Width = 150
        Me.DataGridView1.Columns.Add(cbc)

        Me.ComboBox1.SelectedIndex = 0
    End Sub

    Private Sub ComboBox1_SelectedIndexChanged(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles ComboBox1.SelectedIndexChanged
        Dim examples As New List(Of Example)()

        If Me.ComboBox1.SelectedIndex = 0 Then
            examples.Add(New Example("Me", "blah"))
            examples.Add(New Example("You", "blah"))
        Else
            examples.Add(New Example("Him", "blah"))
            examples.Add(New Example("Her", "blah"))
            examples.Add(New Example("It", "blah"))
        End If

        Me.DataGridView1.DataSource = examples
    End Sub

    Private Sub DataGridView1_DataBindingComplete(sender As Object, e As DataGridViewBindingCompleteEventArgs) Handles DataGridView1.DataBindingComplete
        For Each row As DataGridViewRow In Me.DataGridView1.Rows
            Dim cell As DataGridViewComboBoxCell = TryCast(row.Cells("Match"), DataGridViewComboBoxCell)
            cell.DataSource = Me.Groups.Where(Function(g) g.Members.Contains(row.Cells("Foo").Value.ToString())).ToList()
            cell.Value = cell.Items(0).ID ' Same property as combocell.ValueMember
        Next
    End Sub

    Private Function InitializeGroups() As List(Of Group)
        Dim groups = New List(Of Group)() From { _
            New Group() With { _
                .ID = 1, _
                .Name = "All", _
                .Members = New List(Of String)() From { _
                    "Me", _
                    "You", _
                    "Him", _
                    "Her", _
                    "It" _
                } _
            }, _
            New Group() With { _
                .ID = 2, _
                .Name = "Them", _
                .Members = New List(Of String)() From { _
                    "Him", _
                    "Her", _
                    "It" _
                } _
            }, _
            New Group() With { _
                .ID = 3, _
                .Name = "Us", _
                .Members = New List(Of String)() From { _
                    "Me", _
                    "You" _
                } _
            }, _
            New Group() With { _
                .ID = 4, _
                .Name = "Me", _
                .Members = New List(Of String)() From { _
                    "Me" _
                } _
            }, _
            New Group() With { _
                .ID = 5, _
                .Name = "Human", _
                .Members = New List(Of String)() From { _
                    "Me", _
                    "You", _
                    "Him", _
                    "Her" _
                } _
            }, _
            New Group() With { _
                .ID = 6, _
                .Name = "Non-human", _
                .Members = New List(Of String)() From { _
                    "It" _
                } _
            } _
        }

        Return groups
    End Function
End Class

Public Class Example
    Public Sub New(foo__1 As String, bar__2 As String)
        Foo = foo__1
        Bar = bar__2
    End Sub

    Public Property Foo() As String
        Get
            Return m_Foo
        End Get
        Set(value As String)
            m_Foo = Value
        End Set
    End Property
    Private m_Foo As String
    Public Property Bar() As String
        Get
            Return m_Bar
        End Get
        Set(value As String)
            m_Bar = Value
        End Set
    End Property
    Private m_Bar As String
End Class

Public Class Group
    Public Sub New()
        Me.Members = New List(Of String)()
    End Sub

    Public Property ID() As Integer
        Get
            Return m_Id
        End Get
        Set(value As Integer)
            m_Id = value
        End Set
    End Property
    Private m_Id As String
    Public Property Name() As String
        Get
            Return m_Name
        End Get
        Set(value As String)
            m_Name = Value
        End Set
    End Property
    Private m_Name As String
    Public Property Members() As List(Of String)
        Get
            Return m_Members
        End Get
        Set(value As List(Of String))
            m_Members = Value
        End Set
    End Property
    Private m_Members As List(Of String)
End Class

那好吧!这是一个可行的解决方案。我发现您必须以编程方式创建您的 DataGridView(乏味,是的!)并关闭列的自动生成(绝对必须) - 这可以防止多次触发 dataGridView 事件。它还可以防止丢失组合框的数据源。使用 DataBindingComplete 事件并解析其中的行是执行此操作的最佳方法(CellFormatting 事件太过分了,被称为 w/every 鼠标移动、单击、调整大小等)。 对于我们这些使用对象而不是数据表的人来说,我希望这个解决方案可用。

代码:

Imports QBI
Imports QBI.QBI
Imports QBI.AppCore.Xutilities

Public Class TestDGV1

    Public dgv1 As DataGridView

    Private Sub TestDGV1_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load

        Dim ordlineitems As List(Of OrderLineItemICT)
        ordlineitems = Order_DataICT.GetNewOrderLineItemsICT("26073bff-3a08-4bc2-8da9-79c75534bd6b")
        dgv1 = Me.CreateDGV(ordlineitems) 'create the DataGridView and save it as "dgv1" (which must be publically accessible)

        Me.SplitContainer1.Panel2.Controls.Add(dgv1) 'NOTE, the datagridview is inside a SplitContainer
    End Sub

    Public Function CreateDGV(dsItems As List(Of OrderLineItemICT)) As DataGridView
        Dim dgv As New DataGridView()
        dgv.Dock = DockStyle.Fill
        dgv.DataSource = dsItems
        dgv.EditMode = DataGridViewEditMode.EditOnEnter
        dgv.AutoGenerateColumns = False
        dgv.AllowUserToAddRows = False

        Dim L As New QBI.OrderLineItemICT 'only using this reference for my column names defined elsewhere

        Dim col0 As New DataGridViewComboBoxColumn With {.Name = "Match", .DataPropertyName = "NameMatch", .DisplayMember = "Name", .ValueMember = "ListID", .HeaderText = "Matches", .AutoComplete = True}
        col0.DisplayIndex = 0

        Dim col1 As New DataGridViewTextBoxColumn With {.Name = L.col_LineItemBvin, .DataPropertyName = L.col_LineItemBvin, .Visible = False, .ReadOnly = True, .HeaderText = L.col_LineItemBvin}
        col1.DisplayIndex = 1

        Dim col2 As New DataGridViewTextBoxColumn With {.Name = L.col_ProductId, .DataPropertyName = L.col_ProductId, .Visible = False, .ReadOnly = True, .HeaderText = L.col_ProductId}
        col2.DisplayIndex = 2

        Dim col3 As New DataGridViewTextBoxColumn With {.Name = L.col_ProductSku, .DataPropertyName = L.col_ProductSku, .Visible = True, .ReadOnly = True, .HeaderText = "SKU"}
        col3.DisplayIndex = 3
        col3.Width = 160
        Dim col4 As New DataGridViewTextBoxColumn With {.Name = L.col_Quantity, .DataPropertyName = L.col_Quantity, .Visible = True, .ReadOnly = True, .HeaderText = "QTY"}
        col4.DisplayIndex = 9
        col4.Width = 65
        col4.DefaultCellStyle.Format = "n0"
        col4.DefaultCellStyle.Alignment = DataGridViewContentAlignment.MiddleCenter

        Dim col5 As New DataGridViewTextBoxColumn With {.Name = L.col_BasePrice, .DataPropertyName = L.col_BasePrice, .Visible = True, .ReadOnly = True, .HeaderText = "Base Price"}
        col5.DisplayIndex = 6
        col5.DefaultCellStyle.Format = "c2"
        col5.DefaultCellStyle.Alignment = DataGridViewContentAlignment.MiddleRight
        col5.Width = 85

        Dim col6 As New DataGridViewTextBoxColumn With {.Name = L.col_Discounts, .DataPropertyName = L.col_Discounts, .Visible = True, .ReadOnly = True, .HeaderText = "Discounts"}
        col6.DisplayIndex = 7
        col6.DefaultCellStyle.Format = "c2"
        col6.DefaultCellStyle.Alignment = DataGridViewContentAlignment.MiddleRight
        col6.Width = 80

        Dim col7 As New DataGridViewTextBoxColumn With {.Name = L.col_AdjustedPrice, .DataPropertyName = L.col_AdjustedPrice, .Visible = True, .ReadOnly = True, .HeaderText = "Adj Price"}
        col7.DisplayIndex = 8
        col7.DefaultCellStyle.Format = "c2"
        col7.DefaultCellStyle.Alignment = DataGridViewContentAlignment.MiddleRight
        col7.Width = 80

        Dim col8 As New DataGridViewTextBoxColumn With {.Name = L.col_LineTotal, .DataPropertyName = L.col_LineTotal, .Visible = True, .ReadOnly = True, .HeaderText = "Line Total"}
        col8.DisplayIndex = 11
        col8.DefaultCellStyle.Format = "c2"
        col8.DefaultCellStyle.Alignment = DataGridViewContentAlignment.MiddleRight
        col8.Width = 80

        Dim col9 As New DataGridViewTextBoxColumn With {.Name = L.col_ProductName, .DataPropertyName = L.col_ProductName, .Visible = True, .ReadOnly = True, .HeaderText = "Product Name"}
        col9.DisplayIndex = 4
        col9.Width = 170

        Dim col10 As New DataGridViewTextBoxColumn With {.Name = L.col_ProductShortDescription, .DataPropertyName = L.col_ProductShortDescription, .Visible = False, .ReadOnly = True, .HeaderText = L.col_ProductShortDescription}
        col10.DisplayIndex = 5

        Dim col11 As New DataGridViewTextBoxColumn With {.Name = L.col_ShippingWeight, .DataPropertyName = L.col_ShippingWeight, .Visible = True, .ReadOnly = True, .HeaderText = "Unit Wt"}
        col11.DisplayIndex = 12
        col11.DefaultCellStyle.Format = "N1"
        col11.DefaultCellStyle.Alignment = DataGridViewContentAlignment.MiddleRight
        col11.Width = 70
        Dim col12 As New DataGridViewTextBoxColumn With {.Name = L.col_ShippingWidth, .DataPropertyName = L.col_ShippingWidth, .Visible = False, .ReadOnly = True, .HeaderText = L.col_ShippingWidth}
        col12.DisplayIndex = 13

        Dim col13 As New DataGridViewTextBoxColumn With {.Name = L.col_ShippingHeight, .DataPropertyName = L.col_ShippingHeight, .Visible = False, .ReadOnly = True, .HeaderText = L.col_ShippingHeight}
        col13.DisplayIndex = 14

        Dim col14 As New DataGridViewTextBoxColumn With {.Name = L.col_ShippingBoxCount, .DataPropertyName = L.col_ShippingBoxCount, .Visible = False, .ReadOnly = True, .HeaderText = L.col_ShippingBoxCount}
        col14.DisplayIndex = 15

        Dim col15 As New DataGridViewTextBoxColumn With {.Name = L.col_CustomProperties, .DataPropertyName = L.col_CustomProperties, .Visible = False, .ReadOnly = True, .HeaderText = L.col_CustomProperties}
        col15.DisplayIndex = 16

        Dim col16 As New DataGridViewTextBoxColumn With {.Name = L.col_UOM, .DataPropertyName = L.col_UOM, .Visible = True, .ReadOnly = True, .HeaderText = "Units"}
        col16.DisplayIndex = 10
        col16.DefaultCellStyle.Alignment = DataGridViewContentAlignment.MiddleCenter
        col16.Width = 55

        dgv.Columns.AddRange({col0, col1, col2, col3, col4, col5, col6, col7, col8, col9, col10, col11, col12, col13, col14, col15, col16})

        AddHandler dgv.DataBindingComplete, AddressOf dgvLineItems_DataBindingComplete

        Return dgv
    End Function

    Private Sub dgvLineItems_DataBindingComplete(sender As Object, e As DataGridViewBindingCompleteEventArgs)
        For Each row As DataGridViewRow In Me.dgv1.Rows
            Dim dr = DirectCast(row.DataBoundItem, OrderLineItemICT)
            If dr Is Nothing Then
                Return
            End If

            Dim name As String = row.Cells(dr.col_ProductName).Value.ToString
            Dim SKU As String = row.Cells(dr.col_ProductSku).Value.ToString
            Dim cell As DataGridViewComboBoxCell = DirectCast(row.Cells("Match"), DataGridViewComboBoxCell)
            Dim wpm_items As List(Of WPM_Item) = GetComboboxData(name, SKU) 'function inside
            If cell.DataSource Is Nothing Then
                cell.DataSource = wpm_items 
                cell.DisplayMember = "Name"
                cell.ValueMember = "ListID"
                cell.Value = cell.Items(0).ListID
            End If
        Next
    End Sub

    Public Function GetComboboxData(ProductNameToMatch As String, ProductSKUToMatch As String) As List(Of WPM_Item)
        'this function returns a list of returned matches for a given row's ProductName or SKU
        'this function will be the datasource for a given combobox
        Dim itms As New List(Of WPM_Item)
        itms = WPM_Data.FindWPM_ItemMatch(ProductNameToMatch, ProductSKUToMatch)
        Return itms
    End Function

End Class