How to I force the LEFT/RIGHT arrow key to skip the plus/minus button.

[James Blibo]

How do I force the LEFT or RIGHT arrow key to skip the plus/minus button.

[Administrator]

Hi James,

You can skip the GroupCaptionPlusMinus button by handling the TableControlKeyDown event. In the event, you can move CurrentCell accordingly depending on the GroupCaptionPlusMinus. The following is the code snippet

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private void gridGroupingControl1_TableControlKeyDown(object sender, GridTableControlKeyEventArgs e)
{
GridCurrentCell cc = this.gridGroupingControl1.TableControl.CurrentCell;
if(e.Inner.KeyCode == Keys.Right)
{
GridTableCellStyleInfo info = this.gridGroupingControl1.Table.TableModel[cc.RowIndex,cc.ColIndex];
if (info != null && info.TableCellIdentity.TableCellType == GridTableCellType.GroupCaptionPlusMinusCell) //cs != null ) //&& cs.GroupLevel > 0)
{
e.Inner.Handled = true;
this.gridGroupingControl1.TableControl.CurrentCell.MoveTo(cc.RowIndex, cc.ColIndex+1);
}
}
else if(e.Inner.KeyCode == Keys.Left)
{
GridTableCellStyleInfo info = this.gridGroupingControl1.Table.TableModel[cc.RowIndex,cc.ColIndex];
if (info != null && info.TableCellIdentity.TableCellType == GridTableCellType.GroupCaptionPlusMinusCell) //cs != null ) //&& cs.GroupLevel > 0)
{
e.Inner.Handled = true;
this.gridGroupingControl1.TableControl.CurrentCell.MoveTo(cc.RowIndex, cc.ColIndex-1);
}
}
}
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In case, if you need to avoid expand and collapse of group on Right arrow key. You can use the following code snippet.

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private void gridGroupingControl1_TableControlKeyDown(object sender, Syncfusion.Windows.Forms.Grid.Grouping.GridTableControlKeyEventArgs e)
{
GridCurrentCell cc = this.gridGroupingControl1.TableControl.CurrentCell;
if(e.Inner.KeyCode == Keys.Up)
{
e.Inner.Handled = true;
if(this.gridGroupingControl1.Table.TableModel.GetDisplayElementAt(cc.RowIndex-1) is CaptionRow)
{
this.gridGroupingControl1.TableControl.CurrentCell.MoveTo(cc.RowIndex-1, cc.ColIndex);
}
}
if(e.Inner.KeyCode == Keys.Down)
{
e.Inner.Handled = true;
if(this.gridGroupingControl1.Table.TableModel.GetDisplayElementAt(cc.RowIndex+1) is CaptionRow)
{
this.gridGroupingControl1.TableControl.CurrentCell.MoveTo(cc.RowIndex+1, cc.ColIndex);
}
}
if(e.Inner.KeyCode == Keys.Right)
{
e.Inner.Handled = true;
CaptionRow cs = this.gridGroupingControl1.Table.TableModel.GetDisplayElementAt(cc.RowIndex) as CaptionRow;
if (cs != null && cs.GroupLevel > 0)
{
Group g = cs.ParentGroup;
if (g.IsExpanded)
{
g.IsExpanded = !g.IsExpanded;
this.gridGroupingControl1.TableControl.CurrentCell.MoveTo(cc.RowIndex, cc.ColIndex+1);
}
}
}
if(e.Inner.KeyCode == Keys.Left)
{
e.Inner.Handled = true;
if(this.gridGroupingControl1.Table.TableModel.GetDisplayElementAt(cc.RowIndex+1) is CaptionRow)
{
this.gridGroupingControl1.TableControl.CurrentCell.MoveTo(cc.RowIndex, cc.ColIndex-1);
}
}
}
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Kindly try it and let us know if you need assistance or a demo sample.
Have a nice day.

Best regards,
Madhan

[James Blibo]

Both solutions not working...

With the first, when I hit a captionsummary cell , I get stuck in that cell.;

Fir the second, I get stuck in any cell and can't move.

[Administrator]

Hi James,

Please update us more details or a video clip on your requirement. Is your requirement to avoid the navigation over the caption plus/minus on right or left key navigation or do you need to avoid expand / collapse on right and left key?

The following is the sample using your grid settings which demonstrates the way to avoid expand / collapse caption group on Left/Right key navigation.
GGC_Navigation_22Dec06.zip

Thank you for being patience.
Have a nice day.

Best regards,
Madhan