DataViewBase.AllowEditing Property

Gets or sets whether users can change cell values. This is a dependency property.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Grid

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Grid.v24.1.Core.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.Grid.Core

Declaration

C#

public bool AllowEditing { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Property AllowEditing As Boolean

Property Value

Type	Description
Boolean	true, to allow data editing; otherwise, false.

Remarks

Users can edit cell values if the view’s AllowEditing option is set to true and the DataViewBase.NavigationStyle property is set to GridViewNavigationStyle.Cell.

Use the ColumnBase.AllowEditing property to override the view’s AllowEditing value for individual columns.

Tip

Set the column’s ColumnBase.ReadOnly to true to prevent users from editing column values, but allow users to select and copy cell text.

Refer to the Data Editing and Validation topic for more information.

Related GitHub Examples

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XAML

XPO_how-to-bind-data-to-wpf-controls-using-xpservermodeview-or-xpinstantfeedbackview/CS/WpfApplication/MainWindow.xaml#L14

<dxg:GridControl.View>
    <dxg:TableView AutoWidth="True" ShowFixedTotalSummary="True" AllowEditing="False" ShowSearchPanelMode="Never" />
</dxg:GridControl.View>

wpf-synchronous-theme-preload-with-splashscreen/CS/ThemePreloadwithSplashscreen/ComplexWindow.xaml#L196

<dxg:TableView
    AllowEditing="False"
    AutoWidth="True"

wpf-propertygrid-add-an-item-to-a-collection-or-a-dictionary/CS/Dictionary/MainWindow.xaml#L19

<dxg:GridControl.View>
    <dxg:TableView AllowEditing="False" AutoWidth="True"/>
</dxg:GridControl.View>

how-to-apply-conditional-formatting-in-code-behind-t281415/CS/ConditionalFormatting/MainWindow.xaml#L22

<dxg:GridControl.View>
    <dxg:TableView AllowEditing="False" AllowConditionalFormattingMenu="True" Name="view"/>
</dxg:GridControl.View>

wpf-data-grid-apply-conditional-formatting/CS/ConditionalFormatting/MainWindow.xaml#L23

<dxg:GridControl.View>
    <dxg:TableView AllowEditing="False" AllowConditionalFormattingMenu="True">
        <dxg:TableView.FormatConditions>