Overview
The selection feature in the WPF DataGrid control allows users to select a row or cells like in Excel. There is extensive support for all keyboard navigation or mouse interaction for selecting rows. Users can auto scroll the records to select rows faster for drag selection using the mouse. It’s also possible to scroll the rows or columns in code behind.
Row selection
Users can select rows using mouse interaction or keyboard navigation. The following different ways are available to select items:
- Single-row selection
- Multiple-row selection
- Extended multiple-row selection
Cell selection
Select a block of cells using mouse interactions or keyboard navigation. The following different ways are available to select cells:
- Single-cell selection
- 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 navigation and mouse drag selection.
CheckBox column selection
The WPF DataGrid allows the 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 in list box selection.
Disable selection or navigation for columns
Disable the selection or navigation on a particular column easily to make read-only columns to display the data alone.
Custom selection behaviors
Select rows or cells with your own custom selection behavior.
Keyboard interaction
Navigate rows or cells for selecting rows. Keyboard navigation is similar to that in Excel, including shift key combinations.
Mouse interaction
The WPF DataGrid provides support to select or clear a selection for a particular cell or row. Mouse-drag behavior is similar to that in Excel, including CTRL key combinations.
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