VGridOptionsSelectionAndFocus.MultiSelect Property

Gets or sets whether selection of multiple records, rows and cells is enabled.

Namespace : DevExpress.XtraVerticalGrid.Rows

Assembly : DevExpress.XtraVerticalGrid.v25.2.dll

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

csharp

[DefaultValue(false)]
[XtraSerializableProperty]
public bool MultiSelect { get; set; }

<DefaultValue(False)>
<XtraSerializableProperty>
Public Property MultiSelect As Boolean

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
Boolean	false

true if selection of multiple records, rows and cells is enabled; otherwise, false.

Property Paths

You can access this nested property as listed below:

Object Type	Path to MultiSelect
VGridControlBase

.OptionsSelectionAndFocus .MultiSelect

Remarks

Set the MultiSelect property to true to activate multiple record/row/cell selection. Then, use the VGridOptionsSelectionAndFocus.MultiSelectMode property to choose a selection mode:

MultiSelectMode.RecordSelect (default) - Enables selection of multiple records.
MultiSelectMode.RowSelect - Enables selection of multiple rows.
MultiSelectMode.CellSelect - Enables selection of multiple blocks of cells.

Traditional selection methods via the keyboard and mouse are supported out-of-the-box.

The following table lists members to work with the selection.

Task

Members

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Select/deselect records, rows and cells in code

VGridControlBase.SelectRow, VGridControlBase.SelectRecord and VGridControlBase.SelectCell

VGridControlBase.UnselectRecord, VGridControlBase.UnselectRow, VGridControlBase.UnselectCell and VGridControlBase.ClearSelection

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Retrieve selected records, rows and cells

VGridControlBase.GetSelectedCells, VGridControlBase.GetSelectedRecords and VGridControlBase.GetSelectedRows

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Copy selection to the Clipboard

VGridControlBase.CopyToClipboard method or the CTRL+C shortcut

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Respond to selection changes

VGridControlBase.SelectedChanged event

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Customize the appearance of selected records, rows and cells

VGridAppearanceCollection.SelectedRecord, VGridAppearanceCollection.SelectedRow and VGridAppearanceCollection.SelectedCell properties, accessible from the VGridControlBase.Appearance object