Search for value in DataGridView in a column

Question

I want the user to be able to search for a number in a column in the DataGridView (dgv). The dgv can hold many records. Each record has a Project Number. So I want the user to be able to search for a project number in column Project Number. The columns I have are: ProjectID(not visible); Image(no headertext); Project Number; Project Name; Company; Contact.

Here is my code:

private void btnSearch_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    string searchValue = textBox1.Text;
    int rowIndex = -1;

    dgvProjects.SelectionMode = DataGridViewSelectionMode.FullRowSelect;
    try
    {
        foreach (DataGridViewRow row in dgvProjects.Rows)
        {
            if (row.Cells[row.Index].Value.ToString().Equals(searchValue))
            {
                rowIndex = row.Index;
                dgvProjects.Rows[row.Index].Selected = true;
                break;
            }
        }
    }
    catch (Exception exc)
    {
        MessageBox.Show(exc.Message);
    }
}

Problem #1: What it does so far: The user types the project number in TextBox1. When he/she clicks the button, the code searches for this string in the rows, and when found the project number, that row gets selected. It works fine, but only once. When I want to search for an other project number, nothing happens.

Problem #2: I think this can be done in a better way, by searching the values for column Project Name only. But how should I do this properly?

The code I used to search comes from this answer

Answer 1

Why you are using row.Cells[row.Index]. You need to specify index of column you want to search (Problem #2). For example, you need to change row.Cells[row.Index] to row.Cells[2] where 2 is index of your column:

private void btnSearch_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    string searchValue = textBox1.Text;

    dgvProjects.SelectionMode = DataGridViewSelectionMode.FullRowSelect;
    try
    {
        foreach (DataGridViewRow row in dgvProjects.Rows)
        {
            if (row.Cells[2].Value.ToString().Equals(searchValue))
            {
                row.Selected = true;
                break;
            }
        }
    }
    catch (Exception exc)
    {
        MessageBox.Show(exc.Message);
    }
}