OptionsColumn.AllowFocus Property

Gets or sets whether end-users can move focus to the column using either the mouse or keyboard.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraGrid.Columns

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraGrid.v19.2.dll

Declaration

C#

[DefaultValue(true)]
[XtraSerializableProperty]
public bool AllowFocus { get; set; }

VB.NET

<DefaultValue(True)>
<XtraSerializableProperty>
Public Property AllowFocus As Boolean

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
Boolean	**true**	true if end-users can move focus to the column using either the mouse or keyboard; otherwise, false.

Property Paths

You can access this nested property as listed below:

Object Type	Path to AllowFocus
GridColumn	.OptionsColumn.AllowFocus
LayoutViewColumn	.OptionsColumn.AllowFocus
BandedGridColumn	.OptionsColumn.AllowFocus

Remarks

If this property is set to false, the column can only be focused via code.

Use the OptionsColumn.TabStop property to prevent a column from being focused via the TAB key.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

how-to-add-a-header-for-each-row-in-gridview-e2790/CS/WindowsApplication1/Helper/RowHeaderHelper.cs#L31

_Column.Visible = true;
_Column.OptionsColumn.AllowFocus = false;
_Column.OptionsFilter.AllowFilter = false;

VB.NET

how-to-add-a-header-for-each-row-in-gridview-e2790/VB/Helper/RowHeaderHelper.vb#L29

_Column.Visible = True
_Column.OptionsColumn.AllowFocus = False
_Column.OptionsFilter.AllowFilter = False