ListBoxEdit.SelectionMode Property

Gets or sets the selection mode for the ListBoxEdit control. This is a dependency property.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Editors

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Core.v25.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.Core

Declaration

C#

public SelectionMode SelectionMode { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Property SelectionMode As SelectionMode

Property Value

Type	Description
SelectionMode	A SelectionMode enumeration value that specifies the editor’s selection behavior.

Remarks

The SelectionMode property specifies how users can select items within the ListBoxEdit control.

Run Demo: ListBoxEdit

The ListBoxEdit supports the following selection modes:

Single (default)

Users can select only one item at a time.

Multiple

Users can select multiple items by clicking with the mouse or pressing the Space bar.

Extended

Users can select multiple consecutive items by holding the Shift key while clicking. Holding Ctrl and clicking toggles an item’s selection state.

Each time the selection changes, the ListBoxEdit.SelectedIndexChanged event is fired.

Tip

The ListBoxEdit.EditValue property returns a List<T><Object,> containing selected items when multiple items are selected. This list is recreated each time the selection changes. Modifying this list does not change the actual selection.

Use the ListBoxEdit.SelectedItems property to programmatically manage selected items.

Note

• If the ListBoxEdit is configured as a checked list, the SelectionMode property is automatically set to Multiple and cannot be changed.

• If the ListBoxEdit is configured as a radio list, the SelectionMode property is automatically set to Single and cannot be changed.

Example

The following code example creates a ListBoxEdit control with multiple item selection enabled:

<dx:ThemedWindow
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
    xmlns:dx="http://schemas.devexpress.com/winfx/2008/xaml/core"
    xmlns:dxe="http://schemas.devexpress.com/winfx/2008/xaml/editors"
    xmlns:local="clr-namespace:ListBoxEdit"
    x:Class="ListBoxEdit.MainWindow"
    Title="MainWindow" Height="800" Width="1000">
    <Window.DataContext>
        <local:MainViewModel />
    </Window.DataContext>
    <Grid>
        <dxe:ListBoxEdit x:Name="listBoxEdit" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="284,331,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Height="213" Width="138"
        SelectionMode="Multiple"
        ItemsSource="{Binding Items}"
        EditValue="{Binding SelectedItems, Mode=TwoWay}"
        DisplayMember="Name"/>
    </Grid>
</dx:ThemedWindow>

using DevExpress.Xpf.Core;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Linq;

namespace ListBoxEdit {
    public partial class MainWindow : ThemedWindow {
        public MainWindow() {
            InitializeComponent();
        }
    }
    public class MainViewModel : INotifyPropertyChanged {
        public ObservableCollection<Item> Items { get; set; }
        public List<Object> SelectedItems { get; set; }
        public MainViewModel() {
            Items = new ObservableCollection<Item>(Enumerable.Range(0, 10)
                .Select(c => new Item {
                        Id = c,
                        Name = "Item " + c }));
            SelectedItems = new List<Object>(){
                Items[0],
                Items[2]
            };
        }

        public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
    }
    public class Item {
        public int Id { get; set; }
        public string Name { get; set; }
    }
}

Related GitHub Examples

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XAML

wpf-scheduler-create-reminders-in-code-and-implement-custom-reminder-window/CS/CustomReminderExample/CustomReminderWindow.xaml#L68

ItemTemplate="{StaticResource ListBoxItemTemplate}"
SelectionMode="Extended">
<dxb:BarManager.DXContextMenu>