ClipboardOptions.PasteMode Property

Gets or sets data pasting mode.

Namespace: DevExpress.Export

Assembly: DevExpress.Data.v21.2.dll

NuGet Packages: DevExpress.Data, DevExpress.Win.Design

Declaration

C#

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

VB.NET

<DefaultValue(PasteMode.Default)>
Public Overridable 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.

Remarks

Note

The WinForms controls and components below do not support paste operations:

• All Data Grid Views except GridView and BandedGridView.
• GridLookUpEdit, SearchLookUpEdit, and TreeListLookUpEdit.

The WinForms controls contain the following events to manage and cancel data paste operations:

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

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

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

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

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

VB.NET

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

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