DXDragEventArgs.Action Property

Gets or sets the drag-and-drop action (Copy, Move, etc.) to perform.

Namespace: DevExpress.Utils.DragDrop

Assembly: DevExpress.Utils.v19.2.dll

Declaration

C#

public DragDropActions Action { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Property Action As DragDropActions

Property Value

Type	Description
DragDropActions	A DragDropActions enumeration value that specifies the drag-and-drop action (Copy, Move, etc.) to perform.

Available values:

Name	Description
All	The combination of the Copy, Move, and Scroll actions.
Link	The data from the source control is linked to the target control.
Copy	The data from the source control is copied to the target control.
Move	The data from the source control is moved to the target control.
Scroll	The target control is scrolled while dragging a node to a position that is not currently visible in the target control.
None	The target control does not accept data.

Remarks

The default action depends on the pressed modifier key. For instance, data is copied if the Ctrl key is pressed or moved if the Shift key is pressed. You can override the default action or set the property to None to cancel the action. If the action is set to None, the cursor automatically changes to the circle-backslash symbol.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

how-to-drag-and-drop-gridcontrol-rows-to-the-treelist-t202760/CS/DragAndDropRows/Form1.cs#L112

e.Default();
e.Action = DragDropActions.Copy;
e.Handled = true;

winforms-reorder-grid-rows-by-drag-and-drop/CS/E764/Form1.cs#L55

e.InsertIndicatorLocation = args.InsertIndicatorLocation;
e.Action = args.Action;
Cursor.Current = args.Cursor;

VB.NET

winforms-reorder-grid-rows-by-drag-and-drop/VB/E764/Form1.vb#L62

e.InsertIndicatorLocation = args.InsertIndicatorLocation
e.Action = args.Action
Cursor.Current = args.Cursor