GridOptionsNavigation.AllowHeaderNavigation Property

Gets or sets whether a user can focus column headers and navigate between them with the keyboard.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraGrid.Views.Grid

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraGrid.v25.2.dll

NuGet Packages: DevExpress.Win.Grid, DevExpress.Win.Navigation

Declaration

C#

[DefaultValue(DefaultBoolean.Default)]
[XtraSerializableProperty]
public virtual DefaultBoolean AllowHeaderNavigation { get; set; }

VB.NET

<DefaultValue(DefaultBoolean.Default)>
<XtraSerializableProperty>
Public Overridable Property AllowHeaderNavigation As DefaultBoolean

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
DefaultBoolean	Default	A DefaultBoolean value that specifies whether a user can focus column headers and navigate between them with the keyboard.

Available values:

Name	Description	Return Value
True	The value is true.	0
False	The value is false.	1
Default	The value is specified by a global option or a higher-level object.	2

Property Paths

You can access this nested property as listed below:

Object Type	Path to AllowHeaderNavigation
GridView	.OptionsNavigation .AllowHeaderNavigation
WinExplorerView	.OptionsNavigation .AllowHeaderNavigation

Remarks

Use the AllowHeaderNavigation property to activate or deactivate keyboard navigation to column headers for an individual View:

C#

using DevExpress.XtraEditors;
using DevExpress.XtraGrid.Views.Grid;
using DevExpress.Utils;

public partial class Form1 : XtraForm {

    public Form1() {
        InitializeComponent();
        gridView1.OptionsNavigation.AllowHeaderNavigation = DefaultBoolean.True;
    }
}

VB.NET

Imports DevExpress.XtraEditors
Imports DevExpress.XtraGrid.Views.Grid
Imports DevExpress.Utils

Public Partial Class Form1
    Inherits XtraForm

    Public Sub New()
        InitializeComponent()
        gridView1.OptionsNavigation.AllowHeaderNavigation = DefaultBoolean.True
    End Sub
End Class

To control keyboard navigation to column headers in the entire application, use the WindowsFormsSettings.KeyboardNavigationExtensions property.

For a list of related keyboard navigation capabilities, refer to the following help topic: Keyboard Navigation.