In this article I will explain with an example, how to select DataGridView row in Windows Forms (WinForms) Application using C# and VB.Net.
 
 

Form Design

The Form consists of following controls:
DataGridView – For displaying data.
Button – For displaying the row details.
The Button has been assigned with a Click event handler.
How to Select DataGridView Row using C# and VB.Net
 
 

Namespaces

You will need to import the following namespaces.
C#
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.SqlClient;
using System.Configuration;
 
VB.Net
Imports System.Linq
Imports System.Text
Imports System.Data
Imports System.Data.SqlClient
Imports System.Configuration
 
 

Binding DataGridView in C# and VB.Net

Inside the Form Load event handler, the BindGrid method is called.
 

BindGrid

Inside the BindGrid method, records are fetched from Customers table and DataGridView is populated.
Note: For more details on how to bind DataGridView, please refer my article Bind (Fill) DataGridView in Windows Forms (WinForms) Application in C# and VB.Net.
 
C#
private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    this.BindGrid();
}
 
private void BindGrid()
{
    string sql = "SELECT CustomerId, Name, Country FROM Customers";
    string constr = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["constr"].ConnectionString;
    using (SqlConnection con = new SqlConnection(constr))
    {
        using (SqlDataAdapter sda = new SqlDataAdapter(sql, con))
        {
            using (DataTable dt = new DataTable())
            {
                sda.Fill(dt);
 
                //Set AutoGenerateColumns False.
                dataGridView1.AutoGenerateColumns = false;
 
                //Set Columns Count.
                dataGridView1.ColumnCount = 3;
 
                //Add Columns.
                dataGridView1.Columns[0].Name = "CustomerId";
                dataGridView1.Columns[0].HeaderText = "Customer Id";
                dataGridView1.Columns[0].DataPropertyName = "CustomerId";
 
                dataGridView1.Columns[1].HeaderText = "Name";
                dataGridView1.Columns[1].Name = "Name";
                dataGridView1.Columns[1].DataPropertyName = "Name";
 
                dataGridView1.Columns[2].Name = "Country";
                dataGridView1.Columns[2].HeaderText = "Country";
                dataGridView1.Columns[2].DataPropertyName = "Country";
 
                dataGridView1.DataSource = dt;
            }
        }
    }
}
 
VB.Net
Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
    Me.BindGrid()
End Sub
 
Private Sub BindGrid()
    Dim sql As String = "SELECT CustomerId, Name, Country FROM Customers"
    Dim constr As String = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings("constr").ConnectionString
    Using con As SqlConnection = New SqlConnection(constr)
        Using sda As SqlDataAdapter = New SqlDataAdapter(sql, con)
            Using dt As DataTable = New DataTable()
                sda.Fill(dt)
 
                'Set AutoGenerateColumns False.
                dataGridView1.AutoGenerateColumns = False
 
                'Set Columns Count.
                dataGridView1.ColumnCount = 3
 
                'Add Columns.
                dataGridView1.Columns(0).Name = "CustomerId"
                dataGridView1.Columns(0).HeaderText = "Customer Id"
                dataGridView1.Columns(0).DataPropertyName = "CustomerId"
 
                dataGridView1.Columns(1).HeaderText = "Name"
                dataGridView1.Columns(1).Name = "Name"
                dataGridView1.Columns(1).DataPropertyName = "Name"
 
                dataGridView1.Columns(2).Name = "Country"
                dataGridView1.Columns(2).HeaderText = "Country"
                dataGridView1.Columns(2).DataPropertyName = "Country"
 
                dataGridView1.DataSource = dt
            End Using
        End Using
    End Using
End Sub
 
 

Selecting DataGridView Row using C# and VB.Net

When the Get Button is clicked, a FOR loop is executed over the selected rows and using Append method the details of that row is added to StringBuilder class object.
Finally, the content of the StringBuilder object is displayed using Message Box.
C#
private void OnCheck(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
    sb.Append("Customer Details:");
    sb.Append(string.Concat(Enumerable.Repeat(Environment.NewLine, 2)));
 
    for (int i = 0; i < selectedRowCount; i++)
    {
        sb.Append("Customer Id: ");
        sb.Append(dataGridView1.SelectedRows[i].Cells[0].Value.ToString());
        sb.Append(Environment.NewLine);
 
        sb.Append("Name: ");
        sb.Append(dataGridView1.SelectedRows[i].Cells[1].Value.ToString());
        sb.Append(Environment.NewLine);
 
        sb.Append("Country: ");
        sb.Append(dataGridView1.SelectedRows[i].Cells[2].Value.ToString());
        sb.Append(string.Concat(Enumerable.Repeat(Environment.NewLine, 2)));
    }
    MessageBox.Show(sb.ToString());
}
 
VB.Net
Private Sub OnCheck(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles btnCheck.Click
    Dim sb As StringBuilder = New StringBuilder()
    sb.Append("Customer Details:")
    sb.Append(String.Concat(Enumerable.Repeat(Environment.NewLine, 2)))
 
    For i As Integer = 0 To selectedRowCount - 1
        sb.Append("Customer Id: ")
        sb.Append(dataGridView1.SelectedRows(i).Cells(0).Value.ToString())
        sb.Append(Environment.NewLine)
 
        sb.Append("Name: ")
        sb.Append(dataGridView1.SelectedRows(i).Cells(1).Value.ToString())
        sb.Append(Environment.NewLine)
 
        sb.Append("Country: ")
        sb.Append(dataGridView1.SelectedRows(i).Cells(2).Value.ToString())
        sb.Append(String.Concat(Enumerable.Repeat(Environment.NewLine, 2)))
    Next
    MessageBox.Show(sb.ToString())
End Sub
 
 

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How to Select DataGridView Row using C# and VB.Net
 
 

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