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DataControlBase.CurrentColumn Property

Gets or sets the focused column.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Grid

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Grid.v24.2.Core.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.Grid.Core

#Declaration

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

#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.

Grid - Focus a Row with the Specified Value

View Example: Focus a Cell with the Specified Value

<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>
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;
}

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