Example E2780
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WinForms Data Grid - Select data rows using mouse without CTRL

This example creates a helper class that allows you to select multiple data rows without pressing the CTRL key. Clicking on a data row toggles its selection state.

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Form1.cs(vb)
C#
using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.ComponentModel; using System.Data; using System.Drawing; using System.Text; using System.Windows.Forms; using DevExpress.XtraGrid.Views.Grid; using DevExpress.XtraGrid.Views.Grid.ViewInfo; using DevExpress.Utils; namespace WindowsApplication1 { public partial class Form1 : Form { private DataTable CreateTable(int RowCount) { DataTable tbl = new DataTable(); tbl.Columns.Add("Name", typeof(string)); tbl.Columns.Add("ID", typeof(int)); tbl.Columns.Add("Number", typeof(int)); tbl.Columns.Add("Date", typeof(DateTime)); for (int i = 0; i < RowCount; i++) { tbl.Rows.Add(new object[] {string.Format("Name{0}", i), i, 3 - i, DateTime.Now.AddDays(i)}); } return tbl; } public Form1() { InitializeComponent(); gridControl1.DataSource = CreateTable(20); MultiSelectionHelper TempMultiSelectionHelper = new MultiSelectionHelper(gridView1); } } }
MultiSelectionHelper.cs(vb)
C#
using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.ComponentModel; using System.Data; using System.Drawing; using System.Text; using System.Windows.Forms; using DevExpress.XtraGrid.Views.Grid; using DevExpress.XtraGrid.Views.Grid.ViewInfo; using DevExpress.Utils; namespace WindowsApplication1 { public class MultiSelectionHelper { private GridView _GridView; public MultiSelectionHelper(GridView gridView) { _GridView = gridView; InitProperties(); SubscribeEvents(); } private void InitProperties() { _GridView.OptionsBehavior.Editable = false; _GridView.OptionsSelection.MultiSelect = true; _GridView.OptionsSelection.EnableAppearanceFocusedCell = false; _GridView.FocusRectStyle = DrawFocusRectStyle.None; } private void SubscribeEvents() { _GridView.MouseDown += _GridView_MouseDown; } private void _GridView_MouseDown(object sender, MouseEventArgs e) { OnMouseDown(e); } private void OnMouseDown(MouseEventArgs e) { GridHitInfo hi = _GridView.CalcHitInfo(e.Location); if (!hi.InRow) { return; } _GridView.FocusedRowHandle = hi.RowHandle; _GridView.FocusedColumn = hi.Column; _GridView.InvertRowSelection(hi.RowHandle); DXMouseEventArgs.GetMouseArgs(e).Handled = true; } } }

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