How to stop a delete

[MKa]

I want to stop or warn a user of the deletion of a feature in the RowDeletedEvent.  When the user tries to delete the field I want to ask them if they are sure.  I want to roll back or something if they don't want to delete the item.

protected static void onRowDeleteEvent(RowChangedEventArgs args)
        {
            try
            {
                MessageBox.Show("Are you Sure", "Are you Sure", System.Windows.MessageBoxButton.YesNo, System.Windows.MessageBoxImage.Warning);
                //ROLL BACK HERE?

            }
            catch (Exception e)
            {
                ProMapBlackLogWriter.logError("ProMapBlackModule - onRowDeleteEvent", e);
            }
        }‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

[SeanJones]

You can use the RowChangedEventArgs.CancelEdit method. The options are limited at this time but it was designed for this use case.

obj.CancelEdit("Delete Event\nAre you sure", true);‍

[MKa]

Where can i call this from?  If I call it from the OnRowDeleteEvent, and then select yes, I get a loop right.  I need to catch when the user hits the delete button, and this is the only place right?

[SeanJones · Accepted solution]

Sorry i should have included a more complete example. You can check the guid of the row passed in to prevent reentrancy. This method is really the only place to catch/stop deletes from all sources.

    //Guid _lastEdit = Guid.Empty;
    private void onRowDeletedEvent(RowChangedEventArgs obj)
    {
      if (_lastEdit != obj.Guid)
      {
        //cancel with no notice
        //obj.CancelEdit(() => Task.FromResult(false));

        //cancel with dialog
        obj.CancelEdit("Delete Event\nAre you sure", true);
        _lastEdit = obj.Guid;
      }
    }‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

[MKa]

I wanted to add my finished code to help others who might want to do this.  The out of box message box didn't looks right, so I made this simple solution to stop a delete, with the help of Sean's code.

public static long CurrentlyDeletingOID = 0;
protected static void onRowDeleteEvent(RowChangedEventArgs args)
{
    try
    {
        long _deletingOID = args.Row.GetObjectID();
        if (CurrentlyDeletingOID != _deletingOID) 

            MessageBoxResult mbr = ArcGIS.Desktop.Framework.Dialogs.MessageBox.Show("Are you sure you want to Delete this Feature?", "Confirm Delete",
                                                                                    MessageBoxButton.YesNo, MessageBoxImage.Warning);

            if (mbr.Equals(MessageBoxResult.Yes))
            {
                //PROCEED with the delete
                args.CancelEdit(() => Task.FromResult(true));

                //Need to set this so that the code doesn't get stuck in loop, no need to reset
                CurrentlyDeletingOID = _deletingOID;
            }
            else
            {
                //CANCEL the Delete
                args.CancelEdit(() => Task.FromResult(false));
            }

            //cancel with dialog using ESRI commands
            //args.CancelEdit("Delete Event\nAre you sure", true);

        }
    }
    catch (Exception e)
    {
        logError("onRowDeleteEvent", e);
    }
}‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍