ColumnViewOptionsBehavior.AutoSelectAllInEditor Property

Gets or sets whether activating a cell editor using the ENTER or F2 keys leads to the entire editor’s content being selected.

Namespace : DevExpress.XtraGrid.Views.Base

Assembly : DevExpress.XtraGrid.v25.2.dll

NuGet Packages : DevExpress.Win.Grid, DevExpress.Win.Navigation

Declaration

• C#
• VB.NET

[DefaultValue(true)]
[XtraSerializableProperty]
public virtual bool AutoSelectAllInEditor { get; set; }

<DefaultValue(True)>
<XtraSerializableProperty>
Public Overridable Property AutoSelectAllInEditor As Boolean

Property Value

true to select the entire cell’s content when editing starts; otherwise, false.

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Property Paths

You can access this nested property as listed below:

.OptionsBehavior .AutoSelectAllInEditor

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Remarks

If you need to select the contents of a cell in its entirety, when the cell is clicked by a mouse, you need to set the following properties:

• AutoSelectAllInEditor property to true ;

• ColumnViewOptionsBehavior.EditorShowMode property to EditorShowMode.MouseUp.

See Also

EditorShowMode

ColumnViewOptionsBehavior Class

ColumnViewOptionsBehavior Members

DevExpress.XtraGrid.Views.Base Namespace