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GridView.FocusRectStyle Property

Gets or sets a value specifying how the focus rectangle is painted.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraGrid.Views.Grid

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraGrid.v24.2.dll

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

#Declaration

[DefaultValue(DrawFocusRectStyle.CellFocus)]
[DXCategory("Appearance")]
[XtraSerializableProperty]
public virtual DrawFocusRectStyle FocusRectStyle { get; set; }

#Property Value

Type Default Description
DrawFocusRectStyle CellFocus

A DrawFocusRectStyle enumerator value.

Available values:

Name Description
None

The focus rectangle is not painted.

RowFocus

The focus rectangle is painted around the focused row, excluding the preview section (if it’s visible).

CellFocus

The focus rectangle is painted around the focused cell.

RowFullFocus

The focus rectangle is painted around the focused row, encompassing the preview section (if it’s visible).

#Example

This example customizes appearance settings of the focused cell:

Grid_HighlightEntireFocusedRow

// Make the grid read-only.
gridView1.OptionsBehavior.Editable = false;
// Prevent the focused cell from being highlighted.
gridView1.OptionsSelection.EnableAppearanceFocusedCell = false;
// Draw a dotted focus rectangle around the entire row.
gridView1.FocusRectStyle = DevExpress.XtraGrid.Views.Grid.DrawFocusRectStyle.RowFocus;

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