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DiagramOptionsBehavior.ShowSelectionRectangle Property

Gets or sets whether to show the selection rectangle. Obsolete: use the PointerToolDragMode property instead.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraDiagram.Options

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraDiagram.v24.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Win.Diagram

#Declaration

[Browsable(false)]
[DefaultValue(true)]
[EditorBrowsable(EditorBrowsableState.Never)]
public virtual bool ShowSelectionRectangle { get; set; }

#Property Value

Type Default Description
Boolean true

true to show the selection rectangle; otherwise, false.

#Property Paths

You can access this nested property as listed below:

Object Type Path to ShowSelectionRectangle
DiagramControl
.OptionsBehavior .ShowSelectionRectangle

#Remarks

Important

The ShowSelectionRectangle property is obsolete. Use the PointerToolDragMode property instead.

If the ShowSelectionRectangle property is set to false, users cannot select items on the canvas using the selection rectangle.

The DiagramOptionsBehavior.SelectPartiallyCoveredItems property specifies whether to select items that are only partially covered with the selection rectangle.

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