Delphi equivalent of C#'s DataGridView

Question

Is there any real equivalent of C#'s DataGridView in Delphi?

I have tried

• TStringGrid

  • But the scrollbar is either invisible when all the items are visible, or it is the smallest scrollbar possible no matter how little the items are overflowed and only updates when the scrollbar is released, not when it is being dragged
  • Also, if you have one fixed row, you have to have at least one (empty) row besides that, which is inconvenient and unsightly

• TDBGrid

  • But I can't seem to figure out how to add items programmatically (and I don't think it's meant to do that anyway). If I could do that, TDBGrid would be fine for me to use.

So what is the Delphi equivalent of C#'s DataGridView that doesn't have the problems listed above?

Answer 1

I would recommend you to check DevExpress.com QuantumGrid - it works both in Bound and Unvound mode

Answer 2

The DataGridView is a very flexible control which can work in bound and unbound modes, in the Delphi side you must choose bewteen 2 kinds of controls, for example if the content of the control can be edited directly (unbound) you can choose a component like a TStringGrid or in bound mode which in delphi is called data-aware you must choose something like a dbgrid, in this last case you edit the dataset asociated to the control and the control reflect the content of the dataset. Using this last scenario. you have several options about the dataset component to choose maybe the most flexible is the TClientDataSet. if you want learn more about this topic check these links

• Understanding datasets Index
• Types of Datasets
• Opening and Closing Datasets
• Modifying Data

Note : in the last version of Delphi (XE2) a new concept was introduced called LiveBindings, which introduces big changes in how you can bind a object or component to a collection or another component.