Using the VGrid control with embedded textedit editors, I want to be able to add a new record to the grid, and then set the error notifications to indicate required fields before the user starts entering data.

 I cannot find where I can get access to the textedit baseedit.errortext property anywhere but in the validateeditoreventargs argument in the grid validatingeditor event.

 Can I get access to the baseEdit parent class of a specific textedit editor outside this event?  If it is not possible to access the errortext property of the baseEdit class, can I throw the grid.validatingeditor event programmatically immediately after adding a new blank record?

Hello Peter,

There is a more elegant way to implement data validation:

#1 Implement the IDXDataErrorInfo into your record class. This allows to validate a new record as soon at is added to datasource.

#2 Subscribe to VGridControl's ValidateRecord event. Just set the Valid property of the ValidateRecordEventArgs class to true or false depending on the state of the validated record.

Hope this helps,
Holger