GridOptionsSelection.MultiSelectMode Property

Gets or sets whether multiple cells or rows can be selected.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraGrid.Views.Grid

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraGrid.v23.2.dll

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

Declaration

C#

[DefaultValue(GridMultiSelectMode.RowSelect)]
[XtraSerializableProperty]
public virtual GridMultiSelectMode MultiSelectMode { get; set; }

VB.NET

<DefaultValue(GridMultiSelectMode.RowSelect)>
<XtraSerializableProperty>
Public Overridable Property MultiSelectMode As GridMultiSelectMode

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
GridMultiSelectMode	RowSelect	A GridMultiSelectMode enumeration value which specifies whether multiple cells or rows can be selected.

Available values:

Name	Description
RowSelect	Multiple rows can be selected via the mouse and keyboard. Individual cells cannot be selected.
CellSelect	Individual cells and blocks of cells can be selected. This option is not supported in Advanced Banded Grid Views.
CheckBoxRowSelect	Multiple rows can be selected via the mouse, keyboard and built-in Check column (which displays check boxes in each row). Individual cells cannot be selected.

Property Paths

You can access this nested property as listed below:

Object Type	Path to MultiSelectMode
GridView	.OptionsSelection .MultiSelectMode

Remarks

Multiple row (cell) selection is allowed, and therefore the MultiSelectMode property is in effect if the ColumnViewOptionsSelection.MultiSelect property is set to true.

C#

gridView1.OptionsSelection.MultiSelect = true;
gridView1.OptionsSelection.MultiSelectMode = DevExpress.XtraGrid.Views.Grid.GridMultiSelectMode.CheckBoxRowSelect;

VB.NET

GridView1.OptionsSelection.MultiSelect = True
GridView1.OptionsSelection.MultiSelectMode = DevExpress.XtraGrid.Views.Grid.GridMultiSelectMode.CheckBoxRowSelect

See the following topics for more information:

• Multiple Row and Cell Selection
• Multiple Row Selection via Built-In Check Column and Selection Binding

Demos

• Cell Selection module in the XtraGrid MainDemo
• Web Style Row Selection module in the XtraGrid MainDemo

Online Video

DevExpress WinForms: Web Style Row Selection.

Related GitHub Examples

The following code snippets (auto-collected from DevExpress Examples) contain references to the MultiSelectMode property.

Note

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C#

winforms-mvvm-expenses-app/CS/MVVMExpenses/Views/Account/AccountsView.cs#L23

    gridView1.OptionsSelection.MultiSelect = true;
    gridView1.OptionsSelection.MultiSelectMode = DevExpress.XtraGrid.Views.Grid.GridMultiSelectMode.RowSelect;
}

winforms-grid-move-cell-using-drag-drop/CS/Form1.cs#L20

gridView1.OptionsSelection.MultiSelect = true;
gridView1.OptionsSelection.MultiSelectMode = GridMultiSelectMode.CellSelect;
gridControl1.DataSource = CreateTable(20, 20);

winforms-grid-multi-cell-editing/CS/Form1.cs#L24

gridView1.OptionsSelection.MultiSelect = true;
gridView1.OptionsSelection.MultiSelectMode = GridMultiSelectMode.CellSelect;
RepositoryItemComboBox ri = new RepositoryItemComboBox();

winforms-grid-select-multiple-rows-with-mouse/CS/DXApplication3/CustomGrid.cs#L49

{
    public virtual bool IsRowSelect { get { return IsMultiSelect && OptionsSelection.MultiSelectMode == GridMultiSelectMode.RowSelect; } }
    public CustomGridView()

winforms-grid-drag-and-drop-selected-rows/CS/Form1.cs#L27

view.OptionsSelection.MultiSelect = true;
view.OptionsSelection.MultiSelectMode = GridMultiSelectMode.RowSelect;
view.SelectRange(3, 7);

VB.NET

winforms-mvvm-expenses-app/VB/MVVMExpenses/Views/Account/AccountsView.vb#L26

    gridView1.OptionsSelection.MultiSelect = True
    gridView1.OptionsSelection.MultiSelectMode = DevExpress.XtraGrid.Views.Grid.GridMultiSelectMode.RowSelect
End Sub

winforms-grid-move-cell-using-drag-drop/VB/Form1.vb#L19

gridView1.OptionsSelection.MultiSelect = True
gridView1.OptionsSelection.MultiSelectMode = GridMultiSelectMode.CellSelect
gridControl1.DataSource = CreateTable(20, 20)

winforms-grid-multi-cell-editing/VB/Form1.vb#L25

gridView1.OptionsSelection.MultiSelect = True
gridView1.OptionsSelection.MultiSelectMode = GridMultiSelectMode.CellSelect
Dim ri As RepositoryItemComboBox = New RepositoryItemComboBox()

winforms-grid-select-multiple-rows-with-mouse/VB/DXApplication3/CustomGrid.vb#L51

Get
    Return IsMultiSelect AndAlso OptionsSelection.MultiSelectMode = GridMultiSelectMode.RowSelect
End Get

winforms-grid-drag-and-drop-selected-rows/VB/Form1.vb#L34

view.OptionsSelection.MultiSelect = True
view.OptionsSelection.MultiSelectMode = GridMultiSelectMode.RowSelect
view.SelectRange(3, 7)