ColumnViewOptionsBehavior.AutoSelectAllInEditor Property

Gets or sets whether activating a cell editor using the ENTER or F2 keys leads to the entire editor’s content being selected.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraGrid.Views.Base

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraGrid.v20.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Win.Grid

Declaration

C#

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

VB.NET

<DefaultValue(True)>
<XtraSerializableProperty>
Public Overridable Property AutoSelectAllInEditor As Boolean

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
Boolean	**true**	true to select the entire cell’s content when editing starts; otherwise, false.

Property Paths

You can access this nested property as listed below:

Object Type	Path to AutoSelectAllInEditor
AdvBandedGridView	.OptionsBehavior .AutoSelectAllInEditor
BandedGridView	.OptionsBehavior .AutoSelectAllInEditor
ColumnView	.OptionsBehavior .AutoSelectAllInEditor
CardView	.OptionsBehavior .AutoSelectAllInEditor
GridView	.OptionsBehavior .AutoSelectAllInEditor
LayoutView	.OptionsBehavior .AutoSelectAllInEditor
TileView	.OptionsBehavior .AutoSelectAllInEditor
WinExplorerView	.OptionsBehavior .AutoSelectAllInEditor

Remarks

If you need to select the contents of a cell in its entirety, when the cell is clicked by a mouse, you need to set the following properties:

• AutoSelectAllInEditor property to true;

  and

• ColumnViewOptionsBehavior.EditorShowMode property to EditorShowMode.MouseUp.