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GridView.DragObjectStart Event

Fires when the end-user attempts to drag a column header or band header.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraGrid.Views.Grid

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraGrid.v24.2.dll

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

#Declaration

[DXCategory("DragDrop")]
public event DragObjectStartEventHandler DragObjectStart

#Event Data

The DragObjectStart event's data class is DragObjectStartEventArgs. The following properties provide information specific to this event:

Property Description
Allow Gets or sets whether the drag and drop operation can be started.
DragObject Gets the column or band whose header is about to be dragged.

#Remarks

The following events enable you to control column header and band header dragging:

When handling the DragObjectStart event, use the DragObject parameter to identify the column or band whose header is about to be dragged. To prevent a drag and drop operation, set the DragObjectStartEventArgs.Allow parameter to false.

Note: the DragObjectStart event is not raised if dragging is prohibited by the column’s OptionsColumn.AllowMove or the band’s OptionsBand.AllowMove option.

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