Display editable dropdown in DataGridView for custom class Enum property

I am binding custom class to Datagridview and want to show Editable combobox for one of the Enum property.

Public Class Contact

    Public Enum GenderTypes
        Male
        Female
    End Enum

    Private _Firstname As String
    Private _Lastname As String
    Private _Gender As GenderTypes

    Public Property FirstName() As String
        Get
            Return Me._Firstname
        End Get
        Set(ByVal value As String)
            Me._Firstname = value
        End Set
    End Property

    Public Property LastName() As String
        Get
            Return Me._Lastname
        End Get
        Set(ByVal value As String)
            Me._Lastname = value
        End Set
    End Property

    Public Property Gender() As GenderTypes
        Get
            Return Me._Gender
        End Get
        Set(ByVal value As GenderTypes)
            Me._Gender = value
        End Set
    End Property

End Class

In Form1 i am binding List(Of Contact) like following.

Dim mContacts As List(Of Contact) = New List(Of Contact)
dgContacts.DataSource = mContacts

Now,when i run the application in datagridview didn't create editable combobox for gender enum property of my custom class. I tried to create custom EnumConverter but didn't make the enum property to editable dropdown.

Please let me know how i'll get the editable combobox/dropdown in d开发者_如何学Goatagridview for my custom class enum property.

In the EditingControlShowing event of your datagridview, set the drop down style of that column comobo box to DropDown. Below is the sample.

if (MyGridView.CurrentCell.ColumnIndex.Equals(GenderColumn.Index) && (e.Control is ComboBox))
  {
    var genderCombox = e.Control as ComboBox;
    genderCombox.DropDownStyle = ComboBoxStyle.DropDown;
  }

This should make your gender combo box editable.