# DataGridViewEditMode

Namespace: **Wisej.Web**

Assembly: **Wisej.Framework** (4.0.0.0)

Specifies how a user starts cell editing in the [DataGridView](https://docs.wisej.com/api/wisej.web/lists-and-grids/datagridview) control.

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```csharp
public enum DataGridViewEditMode : Enum
```

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{% tab title="VB.NET" %}

```visual-basic
Public Enum DataGridViewEditMode As [Enum]
```

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## Fields

| Name                     | Description                                                                                                                                                                            |
| ------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **EditOnEnter**          | Editing begins when the cell receives focus. This mode is useful when pressing the TAB key to enter values across a row, or when pressing the ENTER key to enter values down a column. |
| **EditOnF2**             | Editing begins when F2 is pressed while the cell has focus. This mode places the selection point at the end of the cell contents.                                                      |
| **EditOnKeystroke**      | Editing begins when any alphanumeric key is pressed while the cell has focus.                                                                                                          |
| **EditOnKeystrokeOrF2**  | Editing begins when any alphanumeric key or F2 is pressed while the cell has focus.                                                                                                    |
| **EditProgrammatically** | Editing begins only when the [BeginEdit](https://docs.wisej.com/api/wisej.web/lists-and-grids/datagridview/..#beginedit-selectall) method is called.                                   |

## Used By

| Name                                                                                                   | Description                                                     |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [DataGridView.EditMode](https://docs.wisej.com/api/wisej.web/lists-and-grids/datagridview/..#editmode) | Returns or sets a value indicating how to begin editing a cell. |