Real Time Use Of Context Menu Strip In Windows Form Application

Debendra Dash
Sep 09
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Here I have explained how to use the context menu strip to perform some operations in Windows form. If you don't know about context menu strips then I will strongly suggest you check my tutorial about ContextMenuStrip. I have clearly explained how to use ContextMenuStrip in Windows form.

Context MenuStrip in Windows form

Now here, I have explained how to delete a record from DataGridView using ContextMenuStrip.

Before that create a Windows project and add a DataGrid to show data and a ContextMenuStrip on it as in the following screenshot:

DataGrid

Now Add a Menu as "Delete" in the menu.

Delete

Now write the following code to fill the data view.

public partial class Form1 : Form
{
    SqlConnection con = new SqlConnection("Data Source=DEBENDRA;Initial Catalog=Students;User ID=sa;Password=123");
    int Index = 0; // Declaring a variable
    SqlDataAdapter da;
    public Form1()
    {
        InitializeComponent();
    }
    private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        filldata(); // Calling the method to fill the datagrid
    }
    public void filldata()
    {
        da = new SqlDataAdapter("select * from tbl_studentdetails", con);
        DataTable dt = new DataTable();
        da.Fill(dt);
        dataGridView1.DataSource = dt;
    }
}

Now the data will fill as in the following screenshot.

Student Details

Now to show the context menu on right-click, write the following code.

private void dataGridView1_CellMouseUp(object sender, DataGridViewCellMouseEventArgs e) 
{   
    if (e.Button == MouseButtons.Right) 
    {   
        this.dataGridView1.Rows[e.RowIndex].Selected = true;   
        this.Index = e.RowIndex;   
        this.dataGridView1.CurrentCell = this.dataGridView1.Rows[e.RowIndex].Cells[1];   
        this.contextMenuStrip1.Show(this.dataGridView1, e.Location);   
        contextMenuStrip1.Show(Cursor.Position);   
    }   
}

Now set the Selection Mode property of datagrid to FullRowSelect as in the following screenshot.

Mode property

As FullRow is selected when a cell is selected then a full row of data grid will automatically be selected.

Now for deleting the record double click on the "Delete" menu and write the following code in it.

private void deleteToolStripMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    DialogResult dr = MessageBox.Show("Are you sure want to Delete", "confirmation", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo);
    
    if (dr == DialogResult.Yes)
    {
        string studentId = dataGridView1.Rows[Index].Cells[1].Value.ToString(); // Getting the ID by index of row.
        
        SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand("delete from tbl_studentdetails where RollNo='" + studentId + "'", con); 
        con.Open();
        int result = cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();  
        if (result == 1)
        {
            MessageBox.Show("Record Deleted Successfully");
            filldata();
        }
        else
        {
            MessageBox.Show("Record not Deleted....Please try again.");
        }
    }
}

So when we delete the record it will show like this.

Record