WinForms DataGrid
Selection in Windows Forms DataGrid

Row selection

Users can select rows using mouse interaction or keyboard navigation. The following ways are available to select items:

• Single-row selection (with deselect option)
• Multiple-row selection
• Extended multiple-row selection

Cell selection

Select a block of cells using mouse interactions or keyboard navigation. You can select cells in the following ways:

• Single-cell selection (with deselect option)
• Multiple-cell selection
• Extended multiple-cell selection

Selection in master-details view

Select one or more rows or cells in the master-details view grid with smooth navigation between the parent grid and child grid for all keyboard navigations and mouse drag selection.

CheckBox column selection

Allows users to select rows by interacting with the checkbox in a column. All the rows in a datagrid can also be selected by interacting with an intuitive checkbox in the column header.

Selection style

Users can customize the appearance of a row or cell selection:

• Text color
• Back color
• Selection border

Navigation modes

Navigate a cell based on a row or cell. Row-based keyboard navigation or mouse drag selection allows users to navigate only between rows like the list box selection.