VGridOptionsSelectionAndFocus.MultiSelect Property

Gets or sets whether selection of multiple records, rows and cells is enabled.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraVerticalGrid.Rows

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraVerticalGrid.v19.2.dll

Declaration

C#

[DefaultValue(false)]
[XtraSerializableProperty]
public bool MultiSelect { get; set; }

VB.NET

<DefaultValue(False)>
<XtraSerializableProperty>
Public Property MultiSelect As Boolean

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
Boolean	**false**	true if selection of multiple records, rows and cells is enabled; otherwise, false.

Property Paths

You can access this nested property as listed below:

Object Type	Path to MultiSelect
PropertyGridControl	.OptionsSelectionAndFocus.MultiSelect
VGridControl	.OptionsSelectionAndFocus.MultiSelect
VGridControlBase	.OptionsSelectionAndFocus.MultiSelect

Remarks

Set the MultiSelect property to true to activate multiple record/row/cell selection. Then, use the VGridOptionsSelectionAndFocus.MultiSelectMode property to choose a selection mode:

• MultiSelectMode.RecordSelect (default) - Enables selection of multiple records.
• MultiSelectMode.RowSelect - Enables selection of multiple rows.
• MultiSelectMode.CellSelect - Enables selection of multiple blocks of cells.

Traditional selection methods via the keyboard and mouse are supported out-of-the-box.

The following table lists members to work with the selection.

Task	Members
Select/deselect records, rows and cells in code	VGridControlBase.SelectRow, VGridControlBase.SelectRecord and VGridControlBase.SelectCell VGridControlBase.UnselectRecord, VGridControlBase.UnselectRow, VGridControlBase.UnselectCell and VGridControlBase.ClearSelection
Retrieve selected records, rows and cells	VGridControlBase.GetSelectedCells, VGridControlBase.GetSelectedRecords and VGridControlBase.GetSelectedRows
Copy selection to the Clipboard	VGridControlBase.CopyToClipboard method or the CTRL+C shortcut
Respond to selection changes	VGridControlBase.SelectedChanged event
Customize the appearance of selected records, rows and cells	VGridAppearanceCollection.SelectedRecord, VGridAppearanceCollection.SelectedRow and VGridAppearanceCollection.SelectedCell properties, accessible from the VGridControlBase.Appearance object

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

how-to-enable-the-multi-selection-feature-in-vgridcontrol-e5134/CS/DXSample/Main.cs#L11

InitializeComponent();
vGridControl1.OptionsSelectionAndFocus.MultiSelect = true;
vGridControl2.OptionsSelectionAndFocus.MultiSelect = true;

VB.NET

how-to-enable-the-multi-selection-feature-in-vgridcontrol-e5134/VB/DXSample/Main.vb#L13

InitializeComponent()
vGridControl1.OptionsSelectionAndFocus.MultiSelect = True
vGridControl2.OptionsSelectionAndFocus.MultiSelect = True