GridView.GetSelectedCells() Method

Returns the selected cells.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraGrid.Views.Grid

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraGrid.v18.2.dll

Declaration

C#

public virtual GridCell[] GetSelectedCells()

VB.NET

Public Overridable Function GetSelectedCells As GridCell()

Returns

Type	Description
GridCell[]	An array of GridCell objects that represent selected cells.

Remarks

If block selection is disabled or there aren’t any selected cells, the GetSelectedCells method returns an empty array.

Use the ColumnViewOptionsSelection.MultiSelect and GridOptionsSelection.MultiSelectMode properties to enable block selection.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

how-to-allow-a-user-to-change-the-back-color-of-the-selected-cells-e278/CS/dxSample/Form1.cs#L70

GridView view = (GridView)sender;
GridCell[] selectedCells = view.GetSelectedCells();
if(e.Button == MouseButtons.Right && selectedCells.Length > 0)

how-to-edit-multiple-values-in-gridview-at-the-same-time-e2779/CS/MultiSelectionEditingHelper.cs#L60

view.BeginUpdate();
GridCell[] cells = view.GetSelectedCells();
ChangeMode mode = (ChangeMode)radioGroup.EditValue;

how-to-keep-selection-on-click-in-gridcontrol-e3321/CS/KeepSelection/KeepSelectionHelper.cs#L83

{
    SelectedCells = View.GetSelectedCells();
    foreach (GridCell cell in SelectedCells)

how-to-copy-a-cells-value-to-other-cells-by-dragging-its-right-bottom-edge-e2621/CS/Classes/DragCellsValuesHelper.cs#L84

object value = View.GetRowCellValue(SourceGridCell.RowHandle, SourceGridCell.Column);
GridCell[] selectedCells = View.GetSelectedCells();
foreach (GridCell cell in selectedCells)

VB.NET

how-to-allow-a-user-to-change-the-back-color-of-the-selected-cells-e278/VB/dxSample/Form1.vb#L61

Dim view As GridView = CType(sender, GridView)
Dim selectedCells As GridCell() = view.GetSelectedCells()
If e.Button = MouseButtons.Right AndAlso selectedCells.Length > 0 Then

how-to-edit-multiple-values-in-gridview-at-the-same-time-e2779/VB/MultiSelectionEditingHelper.vb#L52

view.BeginUpdate()
Dim cells() As GridCell = view.GetSelectedCells()
Dim mode As ChangeMode = CType(radioGroup.EditValue, ChangeMode)

how-to-keep-selection-on-click-in-gridcontrol-e3321/VB/KeepSelection/KeepSelectionHelper.vb#L79

Else
    SelectedCells = View.GetSelectedCells()
    For Each cell As GridCell In SelectedCells

how-to-copy-a-cells-value-to-other-cells-by-dragging-its-right-bottom-edge-e2621/VB/Classes/DragCellsValuesHelper.vb#L81

Dim value As Object = View.GetRowCellValue(SourceGridCell.RowHandle, SourceGridCell.Column)
Dim selectedCells() As GridCell = View.GetSelectedCells()
For Each cell As GridCell In selectedCells