GridCellData.SelectionState Property

Gets a value that indicates the cell’s selection state. This is a dependency property.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Grid

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

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.Grid.Core

Declaration

C#

public SelectionState SelectionState { get; }

VB.NET

Public ReadOnly Property SelectionState As SelectionState

Property Value

Type	Description
SelectionState	A SelectionState enumeration value that specifies the cell’s selection state.

Available values:

Name	Description
None	A cell (or row) isn’t focused and selected.
Focused	A cell (or row) is focused.
Selected	A cell (or row) is selected.
FocusedAndSelected	A cell is focused and selected.
CellMerge	A cell (or row) isn’t focused and selected, and the cell merging feature is enabled (the TableView.AllowCellMerge property is set to true).
Highlighted	A cell (or row) is highlighted.

Example

This example demonstrates how to use the View’s CellStyle property to define a custom appearance for focused and selected cells.

View Example: Change the Appearance of Focused and Selected Cells

Window.xaml

<Window.Resources>
    <Style x:Key="SelectionStateCellStyle" TargetType="dxg:LightweightCellEditor">
        <Style.Triggers>
            <Trigger Property="SelectionState" Value="Selected">
                <Setter Property="Background" Value="Red"/>
                <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="White"/>
            </Trigger>
            <Trigger Property="SelectionState" Value="FocusedAndSelected">
                <Setter Property="Background" Value="Gray"/>
                <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="Black"/>
            </Trigger>
        </Style.Triggers>
    </Style>
</Window.Resources>
<Grid>
    <dxg:GridControl x:Name="grid" AutoGenerateColumns="AddNew" SelectionMode="Cell">
        <dxg:GridControl.View>
            <dxg:TableView AutoWidth="True" CellStyle="{StaticResource SelectionStateCellStyle}"/>
        </dxg:GridControl.View>
    </dxg:GridControl>
</Grid>