# How to access existing data in DataGrid cell?

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**Created:** [March 22, 2011, 11:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-access-existing-data-in-datagrid-cell/320387 "2011-03-22T11:19:39Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 22, 2011, 11:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-access-existing-data-in-datagrid-cell/320387/1 "2011-03-22T11:19:39Z")

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Hi,

Can anybody tell me how to access existing data in a DataGrid cell in labelFunction?

I am able to access the new data to be displayed in the cell.

What I want to do now is if the new value is less than the present value in the cell then show it in red else in green.

But, I am stuck on trying to read already existing value in the cell.

Can anybody help me please?