Function to return the current cell value of a GridEX

GetCurrentGridEXCellValue.vb

''' <summary>
''' Returns the value of GridEX's current cell, if it exists, otherwise an empty string.
''' </summary>
''' <param name="GridEX">GridEX</param>
''' <param name="ColumnName">Name of GridEX cell to interrogate.</param>
''' <returns>String</returns>
Private Function GetGridEXCellValue(GridEX As GridEX, ColumnName As String) As String
    Dim CellValue As String = ""
    'the gridex contains a column called FilesDirectory where the project's files are stored
    'this sub will get the currently selected row in the GridEX, identify the FilesDirectory value
    'and attempt to open the path using a process (file explorer, most likely)
    Try
        'get the current row of the VS GridEX
        If Not GridEX.CurrentRow Is Nothing Then
            If Not GridEX.CurrentRow.Cells(ColumnName) Is Nothing Then
                CellValue = GridEX.CurrentRow.Cells(ColumnName).Value.ToString
            End If
        End If
    Catch ex As Exception
        MsgBox(ex.Message & " " & System.Reflection.MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod.Name)
    End Try
    Return CellValue
End Function