get selected cells in grid

Question

I am trying to get user's selected cells. In single cell selection mode, I can use cellSelected event to get the index of the cell.

In multiple mode, if user use Ctrl or Shift key to select multiple cells, how can I retrieve the selected cells?

thanks,

Vinitha Balasubramanian · Answer

Hi Customer,Greetings from Syncfusion support.Query : How to get selected cells on multi-select mode in
grid We have analyzed your query, you want to get the selected
cell index of selected records in multi-selection mode. We have created a
sample and to achieve your requirement using cellSelected event. On that
event, we can get the selected cell index using getSelectedRowCellIndexes method.Kindly refer the below code and sample for your references.

[index.js]
  cellSelected(args) {
      console.log(args.selectedRowCellIndex);
      if (this.grid) {
        /** Get the selected row indexes */
        var selectedrowindex = this.grid.getSelectedRowCellIndexes();
        console.log(selectedrowindex);
      }
   }

Sample link : https://stackblitz.com/edit/react-yuwfuk-bfarw6?file=index.js,index.htmlKindly refer the below provided screenshot for further
references.

Reference API link : https://ej2.syncfusion.com/documentation/api/grid/#cellselected             
https://ej2.syncfusion.com/documentation/api/grid/#getselectedrowcellindexesIf it doesn’t meet your requirement, kindly share your exact
requirement with us to validate your query further.Regards,Vinitha Balasubramanian