How to get child datagrid values - vb.net

Question

How can I save values in child popup DataGridView?
I am having parent datagridview and child DataGridView in vb.net
Consider I have 2 columns and 2 rows.
When I click 1st column, I will get child DataGridView just near to this cell. Child DataGridView also has 2 rows and 2 columns where I can enter values.
When I click 2nd column, I'll get another new child DataGridView near this cell.
Now if I move back to first column, values I entered are lost. How can I save entered values in popup child window?
Here is my code:
sub cell_click Dim _pointCell As Point = Me.DgV.GetCellDisplayRectangle(e.ColumnIndex, e.RowIndex, True).Location Dim _pointGrid As Point = DgV.Location Dim _pointLocation As Point _pointLocation.X = _pointCell.X 'width _pointLocation.Y = _pointCell.Y 'height SelectionInGrid() mPopup.Show(DgV.PointToScreen(New Point(_pointLocation.X, _pointLocation.Y))) end sub
Public SelectionInGrid() Dim t1,t2 As New DataGridViewTextBoxColumn() Dim gv As New DataGridView
gv.Columns.Add(t1)
gv.Columns.Add(t2)
gv.Columns(0).HeaderText = "Employee"
gv.Columns(1).HeaderText = "Currency"
gv.Width = t1.Width + t2.Width
Dim mControlHost As ToolStripControlHost = New ToolStripControlHost(gv)
mControlHost.Padding = Padding.Empty
mControlHost.AutoSize = False
mPopup = New ToolStripDropDown()
mPopup.Padding = Padding.Empty
mPopup.Items.Add(mControlHost)
End
sub cell_click
Dim _pointCell As Point = Me.DgV.GetCellDisplayRectangle(e.ColumnIndex, e.RowIndex, True).Location
Dim _pointGrid As Point = DgV.Location
Dim _pointLocation As Point
_pointLocation.X = _pointCell.X 'width
_pointLocation.Y = _pointCell.Y 'height
SelectionInGrid()
mPopup.Show(DgV.PointToScreen(New Point(_pointLocation.X, _pointLocation.Y)))
end sub
Public SelectionInGrid()
Dim t1,t2 As New DataGridViewTextBoxColumn()
Dim gv As New DataGridView
gv.Columns.Add(t1)
gv.Columns.Add(t2)
gv.Columns(0).HeaderText = "Employee"
gv.Columns(1).HeaderText = "Currency"
gv.Width = t1.Width + t2.Width
Dim mControlHost As ToolStripControlHost = New ToolStripControlHost(gv)
mControlHost.Padding = Padding.Empty
mControlHost.AutoSize = False
mPopup = New ToolStripDropDown()
mPopup.Padding = Padding.Empty
mPopup.Items.Add(mControlHost)
End

Answer 1

The problem lies in the SelectionInGrid Sub which is called every single time you click a cell. In this function you have these lines:
Dim gv As New DataGridView
Dim mControlHost As ToolStripControlHost = New ToolStripControlHost(gv)
mPopup = New ToolStripDropDown()
This means that everytime cell_click runs a new DataGridView, a new ToolStripControlHost and a new ToolStripDropDown are created. To solve this you need to keep track of the different ToolStripDropDowns. For example using a dictionary:
Private PopUps As New Dictionary(Of String, ToolStripDropDown)
sub cell_click
Dim _pointCell As Point = Me.DgV.GetCellDisplayRectangle(e.ColumnIndex, e.RowIndex, True).Location
Dim _pointGrid As Point = DgV.Location
Dim _pointLocation As Point
_pointLocation.X = _pointCell.X 'width
_pointLocation.Y = _pointCell.Y 'height
If PopUps.ContainsKey(<Parent Selected cell identifyer>) Then
mPopup = PopUps(<Parent Selected cell identifyer>)
Else
SelectionInGrid()
PopUps.Add(<Parent Selected cell identifyer>,mPopup)
End If
mPopup.Show(DgV.PointToScreen(New Point(_pointLocation.X, _pointLocation.Y)))
end sub
I do believe this should work. "Parent Selected cell identifyer" must be something unique from the Parent DGV row/cell that was clicked.