DataControlBase.CurrentColumn Property

Gets or sets the focused column.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Grid

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Grid.v22.1.Core.dll

Declaration

C#

[Browsable(false)]
public ColumnBase CurrentColumn { get; set; }

VB.NET

<Browsable(False)>
Public Property CurrentColumn As ColumnBase

Property Value

Type	Description
ColumnBase	A GridColumn object that represents the focused column.

Remarks

The CurrentColumn property returns null if the DataViewBase.NavigationStyle property isn’t set to GridViewNavigationStyle.Cell.

To learn more, see Focusing.

Example

This example shows how to identify a data cell with the specified value and focus it. To do this, click the Focus Cell button.

View Example: Focus a Cell with the Specified Value

XAML

<Grid>
    <Grid.RowDefinitions>
        <RowDefinition/>
        <RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
    </Grid.RowDefinitions>
    <dxg:GridControl Name="grid" AutoGenerateColumns="AddNew">
        <dxg:GridControl.View>
            <dxg:TableView x:Name="view" AutoWidth="True" FadeSelectionOnLostFocus="False"/>
        </dxg:GridControl.View>
    </dxg:GridControl>
    <StackPanel Grid.Row="1" Orientation="Horizontal">
        <TextBlock Text="Unit Price:" TextAlignment="Right" Padding="4"/>
        <TextBox x:Name="textBox" Width="50" Margin="0,0,5,0" HorizontalAlignment="Left"/>
        <Button  Content="Focus Cell" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Click="FocusCell"/>
    </StackPanel>
</Grid>

C#

void FocusCell(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) {
    if (!double.TryParse(textBox.Text, out double textValue))
        return;
    var rowHandle = grid.FindRowByValue(grid.Columns[nameof(Product.UnitPrice)], textValue);
    if (rowHandle == DataControlBase.InvalidRowHandle) 
        return;
    grid.CurrentColumn = grid.Columns[nameof(Product.UnitPrice)];
    view.FocusedRowHandle = rowHandle;
}

VB.NET

Private Sub FocusCell(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As RoutedEventArgs)
    Dim textValue As Double = Nothing
    If Not Double.TryParse(Me.textBox.Text, textValue) Then Return
    Dim rowHandle = Me.grid.FindRowByValue(Me.grid.Columns(NameOf(Product.UnitPrice)), textValue)
    If rowHandle = DataControlBase.InvalidRowHandle Then Return
    Me.grid.CurrentColumn = Me.grid.Columns(NameOf(Product.UnitPrice))
    Me.view.FocusedRowHandle = rowHandle
End Sub