ClipboardOptions.PasteMode Property

Gets or sets data pasting mode.

Namespace: DevExpress.Export

Assembly: DevExpress.Data.v18.2.dll

Declaration

C#

[DefaultValue(PasteMode.Default)]
[XtraSerializableProperty]
public PasteMode PasteMode { get; set; }

VB.NET

<DefaultValue(PasteMode.Default)>
<XtraSerializableProperty>
Public Property PasteMode As PasteMode

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
PasteMode	**Default**	Data pasting mode.

Available values:

Name	Description
Default	Data Grids: The Default mode is equivalent to None (data pasting is not allowed) for controls not in master-detail mode, and for master Views in master-detail mode. For detail Views in master-detail mode, the actual paste mode is determined by master Views. Tree Lists: The Default mode is equivalent to None (data pasting is not allowed).
Append	Pasted data is added as new rows to the target control. For the WinForms Tree List control, use the TreeListOptionsClipboard.PasteAsChildNodes setting to specify if pasted data is inserted as the focused node’s children or siblings.
None	Data pasting is disabled.
Update	Pasted data updates existing cells of the target control.

Property Paths

You can access this nested property as listed below:

Library	Object Type	Path to PasteMode
WinForms Controls	AdvBandedGridView	.OptionsClipboard.PasteMode
	BandedGridView	.OptionsClipboard.PasteMode
	GridView	.OptionsClipboard.PasteMode
	ResourcesTree	.OptionsClipboard.PasteMode
	TreeList	.OptionsClipboard.PasteMode
Reporting	XRDesignFieldList	.OptionsClipboard.PasteMode
	XRDesignReportExplorer	.OptionsClipboard.PasteMode

Remarks

Certain controls provide events to manage and cancel data pasting operations.

• WinForms Data Grid: GridView.ClipboardRowPasting
• WinForms TreeList: TreeList.ClipboardNodePasting

See Clipboard - Copy and Paste Operations. Data Formatting to learn more.

Related GitHub Examples

The following code snippets (auto-collected from DevExpress Examples) contain references to the PasteMode property.

Note

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C#

how-to-draw-a-rectangle-around-selected-cells-and-implement-a-copy-paste-functionality-e1603/CS/Q212929/CellSelectionHelper.cs#L44

    SubscribeViewEvents();
    fView.OptionsClipboard.PasteMode = DevExpress.Export.PasteMode.Update;
}

how-to-implement-simple-copy-paste-operations-in-the-gridview-from-a-toolbar-menu-e4528/CS/DXGridCRUDoperations/Main.cs#L40

gridView1.OptionsClipboard.PasteMode = DevExpress.Export.PasteMode.Update;
gridView1.InitNewRow += new DevExpress.XtraGrid.Views.Grid.InitNewRowEventHandler(gridView1_InitNewRow);

how-to-implement-the-paste-from-clipboard-feature-e5201/CS/Main.cs#L22

    gridView1.OptionsClipboard.PasteMode = DevExpress.Export.PasteMode.Update;
}

winforms-grid-copy-paste/CS/Main.cs#L13

    gridView1.OptionsSelection.MultiSelect = true;
    gridView1.OptionsClipboard.PasteMode = DevExpress.Export.PasteMode.Append;
}

VB.NET

how-to-draw-a-rectangle-around-selected-cells-and-implement-a-copy-paste-functionality-e1603/VB/Q212929/CellSelectionHelper.vb#L53

    SubscribeViewEvents()
    fView.OptionsClipboard.PasteMode = DevExpress.Export.PasteMode.Update
End If

how-to-implement-simple-copy-paste-operations-in-the-gridview-from-a-toolbar-menu-e4528/VB/DXGridCRUDoperations/Main.vb#L38

gridView1.OptionsClipboard.PasteMode = DevExpress.Export.PasteMode.Update
AddHandler gridView1.InitNewRow, AddressOf gridView1_InitNewRow

how-to-implement-the-paste-from-clipboard-feature-e5201/VB/Main.vb#L23

    gridView1.OptionsClipboard.PasteMode = DevExpress.Export.PasteMode.Update
End Sub

winforms-grid-copy-paste/VB/Main.vb#L15

    gridView1.OptionsSelection.MultiSelect = True
    gridView1.OptionsClipboard.PasteMode = DevExpress.Export.PasteMode.Append
End Sub