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  • ASPxClientGantt.StartCellEditing Event

    Occurs before a user starts to edit a cell.

    #Declaration

    TypeScript
    StartCellEditing: ASPxClientEvent<ASPxClientGanttStartCellEditingEventHandler<ASPxClientGantt>>

    #Event Data

    The StartCellEditing event's data class is ASPxClientGanttStartCellEditingEventArgs. The following properties provide information specific to this event:

    Property Description
    cancel Specifies whether to cancel the related action (for example, row edit, export). Inherited from ASPxClientCancelEventArgs.
    focusedFieldName Specifies the field name of the focused task.
    key Specifies the task key.
    values Specifies the task values.

    #Remarks

    Use the StartCellEditing event to process task data before a user starts to edit a cell.

    Run Demo: ASPxGantt - Client-Side Events Run Demo: MVCxGantt - Client-Side Events

    Web Forms:

    <dx:ASPxGantt ID="Gantt" >
        <ClientSideEvents StartCellEditing="function(s, e) {
            if (e.key == 5) {
                //...
                e.cancel = true;
            }
        }" />
    </dx:ASPxGantt>
    

    MVC:

    @Html.DevExpress().Gantt(settings => {
        settings.Name = "gantt";
        settings.ClientSideEvents.StartCellEditing = "function (s, e) { 
            if (e.key == 5) {
                //...
                e.cancel = true;
            }        
        }";
        ...
    }).Bind(
        GanttDataProvider.Tasks, GanttDataProvider.Dependencies, 
        GanttDataProvider.Resources, GanttDataProvider.ResourceAssignments
    ).GetHtml()
    

    #Concepts

    See Also