I found this code sample on MSDN
Note the following:
1). DataGridView property AllowDrop must be set to true (default is false).
2). The example below works out of the box when the DataGridView is NOT data-bound. Otherwise it will throw an InvalidOperationException. If it is databound, you should manipulate the order of items in the DataSource
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private Rectangle dragBoxFromMouseDown;
private int rowIndexFromMouseDown;
private int rowIndexOfItemUnderMouseToDrop;
private void dataGridView1_MouseMove(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
{
if ((e.Button & MouseButtons.Left) == MouseButtons.Left)
{
// If the mouse moves outside the rectangle, start the drag.
if (dragBoxFromMouseDown != Rectangle.Empty &&
!dragBoxFromMouseDown.Contains(e.X, e.Y))
{
// Proceed with the drag and drop, passing in the list item.
DragDropEffects dropEffect = dataGridView1.DoDragDrop(
dataGridView1.Rows[rowIndexFromMouseDown],
DragDropEffects.Move);
}
}
}
private void dataGridView1_MouseDown(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
{
// Get the index of the item the mouse is below.
rowIndexFromMouseDown = dataGridView1.HitTest(e.X, e.Y).RowIndex;
if (rowIndexFromMouseDown != -1)
{
// Remember the point where the mouse down occurred.
// The DragSize indicates the size that the mouse can move
// before a drag event should be started.
Size dragSize = SystemInformation.DragSize;
// Create a rectangle using the DragSize, with the mouse position being
// at the center of the rectangle.
dragBoxFromMouseDown = new Rectangle(new Point(e.X - (dragSize.Width / 2),
e.Y - (dragSize.Height / 2)),
dragSize);
}
else
// Reset the rectangle if the mouse is not over an item in the ListBox.
dragBoxFromMouseDown = Rectangle.Empty;
}
private void dataGridView1_DragOver(object sender, DragEventArgs e)
{
e.Effect = DragDropEffects.Move;
}
private void dataGridView1_DragDrop(object sender, DragEventArgs e)
{
// The mouse locations are relative to the screen, so they must be
// converted to client coordinates.
Point clientPoint = dataGridView1.PointToClient(new Point(e.X, e.Y));
// Get the row index of the item the mouse is below.
rowIndexOfItemUnderMouseToDrop =
dataGridView1.HitTest(clientPoint.X, clientPoint.Y).RowIndex;
// If the drag operation was a move then remove and insert the row.
if (e.Effect== DragDropEffects.Move)
{
DataGridViewRow rowToMove = e.Data.GetData(
typeof(DataGridViewRow)) as DataGridViewRow;
dataGridView1.Rows.RemoveAt(rowIndexFromMouseDown);
dataGridView1.Rows.Insert(rowIndexOfItemUnderMouseToDrop, rowToMove);
}
}