Selection in ASP.NET Web Forms Grid
23 Feb 202324 minutes to read
Selection provides an interactive support to highlight the row, cell or column that you select. Selection can be done through simple Mouse down or Keyboard interaction. To enable selection, set AllowSelection as true.
Types of Selection
There are two types of selections available in grid. They are
- Single
- Multiple
Single Selection
Single selection is an interactive support to select a specific row, cell or column in grid by mouse or keyboard interactions. To enable single selection by setting SelectionType property as Single and also set AllowSelection property as true.
Multiple Selections
Multiple selections is an interactive support to select a group of rows, cells or columns in grid by mouse or keyboard interactions. To enable multiple selections by set SelectionType property as Multiple and also set AllowSelection property as true.
Row Selection
Row selection is enabled by set SelectionMode property of SelectionSettings as row. For random row selection, press “Ctrl + mouse left” click and for continuous row selection press “Shift + mouse left” click on the grid rows. To unselect selected rows, by press “Ctrl + mouse left” click on selected row.
The following code example describes the above behavior.
<ej:Grid ID="OrdersGrid" runat="server" AllowPaging="true" AllowSelection="true" Selectiontype="Multiple">
<SelectionSettings SelectionMode="row"/>
<Columns>
<ej:Column Field="OrderID"/>
<ej:Column Field="EmployeeID"/>
<ej:Column Field="ShipCity"/>
<ej:Column Field="ShipCountry"/>
<ej:Column Field="Freight" />
</Columns>
</ej:Grid>namespace WebSampleBrowser.Grid
{
public partial class Selection : System.Web.UI.Page
{
List<Orders> order = new List<Orders>();
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
BindDataSource();
}
private void BindDataSource()
{
int orderId = 10000;
int empId = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < 9; i++)
{
order.Add(new Orders(orderId + 1, empId + 1, "Reims", "France", 32.38));
order.Add(new Orders(orderId + 2, empId + 2, "Rio de Janeiro", "Brazil", 11.61));
order.Add(new Orders(orderId + 3, empId + 3, "Lyon", "France", 45.34));
order.Add(new Orders(orderId + 4, empId + 4, "Charlerio", "Germany", 37.28));
order.Add(new Orders(orderId + 5, empId + 5,"Bern", "Germany", 67.00));
order.Add(new Orders(orderId + 6, empId + 6, "Graz", "USA", 23.32));
orderId += 6;
empId += 6;
}
this.OrdersGrid.DataSource = order;
this.OrdersGrid.DataBind();
}
[Serializable]
public class Orders
{
public Orders()
{
}
public Orders(int OrderId, int empId, string shipCity, string shipCountry, double freight)
{
this.OrderID = OrderId;
this.EmployeeID = empId;
this.ShipCity = shipCity
this.ShipCountry = shipCountry;
this.Freight = freight;
}
public int OrderID { get; set; }
public int EmployeeID { get; set; }
public string ShipCity{ get; set; }
public string ShipCountry { get; set; }
public double Freight { get; set; }
}
}
}The following output is displayed as a result of the above code example
Multiple Row Selection using Checkbox Column
Select multiple rows in grid by using Checkbox column and it can be enabled by set column Type as checkbox. It also provides the option to select/deselect all the rows in Grid using a checkbox in the corresponding column header.
If the Field property of Checkbox column is not defined, then it acts as a template column. So Field property is necessary to perform grid actions like sorting, editing, etc., for the corresponding Checkbox column.
The following code example describes the above behavior.
<ej:Grid ID="OrdersGrid" runat="server" AllowPaging="true" AllowSelection="true">
<Columns>
<ej:Column Type="checkbox" Width="50"/>
<ej:Column Field="OrderID" HeaderText="Order ID" IsPrimaryKey="true" TextAlign="Right" Width="75" />
<ej:Column Field="CustomerID" HeaderText="Customer ID" Width="80" />
<ej:Column Field="EmployeeID" HeaderText="Employee ID" TextAlign="Right" Width="75" />
<ej:Column Field="Freight" HeaderText="Freight" TextAlign="Right" Width="75" Format="{0:C}"/>
</Columns>
</ej:Grid>namespace WebSampleBrowser.Grid
{
public partial class Selection : System.Web.UI.Page
{
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
this.OrdersGrid.DataSource = new NorthwindDataContext().OrdersViews.ToList();
this.OrdersGrid.DataBind();
}
}
}The following output is displayed as a result of the above code example
Cell Selection
Cell selection is enabled by set SelectionMode property of SelectionSettings as cell. For random cell selection, press “Ctrl + mouse left” click and for continuous cell selection, press “Shift + mouse left” click on the grid cells. To unselect selected cells, press “Ctrl + mouse left” on selected cell click.
The following code example describes the above behavior.
<ej:Grid ID="OrdersGrid" runat="server" AllowPaging="true" AllowSelection="true" Selectiontype="Multiple">
<SelectionSettings SelectionMode="cell"/>
<Columns>
<ej:Column Field="OrderID"/>
<ej:Column Field="EmployeeID"/>
<ej:Column Field="ShipCity"/>
<ej:Column Field="ShipCountry"/>
<ej:Column Field="Freight" />
</Columns>
</ej:Grid>namespace WebSampleBrowser.Grid
{
public partial class Selection : System.Web.UI.Page
{
List<Orders> order = new List<Orders>();
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
BindDataSource();
}
private void BindDataSource()
{
int orderId = 10000;
int empId = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < 9; i++)
{
order.Add(new Orders(orderId + 1, empId + 1, "Reims", "France", 32.38));
order.Add(new Orders(orderId + 2, empId + 2, "Rio de Janeiro", "Brazil", 11.61));
order.Add(new Orders(orderId + 3, empId + 3, "Lyon", "France", 45.34));
order.Add(new Orders(orderId + 4, empId + 4, "Charlerio", "Germany", 37.28));
order.Add(new Orders(orderId + 5, empId + 5,"Bern", "Germany", 67.00));
order.Add(new Orders(orderId + 6, empId + 6, "Graz", "USA", 23.32));
orderId += 6;
empId += 6;
}
this.OrdersGrid.DataSource = order;
this.OrdersGrid.DataBind();
}
[Serializable]
public class Orders
{
public Orders()
{
}
public Orders(int OrderId, int empId, string shipCity, string shipCountry, double freight)
{
this.OrderID = OrderId;
this.EmployeeID = empId;
this.ShipCity = shipCity
this.ShipCountry = shipCountry;
this.Freight = freight;
}
public int OrderID { get; set; }
public int EmployeeID { get; set; }
public string ShipCity{ get; set; }
public string ShipCountry { get; set; }
public double Freight { get; set; }
}
}
}The following output is displayed as a result of the above code example
Cell Selection Mode
There are two types of cell selection available in grid. They are
- Continuous Selection
- Box Selection
Box cell selection is to select multiple cells vertically based on the initial column index selection.
The following code example describes the above behavior.
<ej:Grid ID="OrdersGrid" runat="server" AllowPaging="true" AllowSelection="true" Selectiontype="Multiple">
<SelectionSettings SelectionMode="cell" CellSelectionMode="Box"/>
<Columns>
<ej:Column Field="OrderID"/>
<ej:Column Field="EmployeeID"/>
<ej:Column Field="ShipCity"/>
<ej:Column Field="ShipCountry"/>
<ej:Column Field="Freight" />
</Columns>
</ej:Grid>namespace WebSampleBrowser.Grid
{
public partial class Selection : System.Web.UI.Page
{
List<Orders> order = new List<Orders>();
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
BindDataSource();
}
private void BindDataSource()
{
int orderId = 10000;
int empId = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < 9; i++)
{
order.Add(new Orders(orderId + 1, empId + 1, "Reims", "France", 32.38));
order.Add(new Orders(orderId + 2, empId + 2, "Rio de Janeiro", "Brazil", 11.61));
order.Add(new Orders(orderId + 3, empId + 3, "Lyon", "France", 45.34));
order.Add(new Orders(orderId + 4, empId + 4, "Charlerio", "Germany", 37.28));
order.Add(new Orders(orderId + 5, empId + 5,"Bern", "Germany", 67.00));
order.Add(new Orders(orderId + 6, empId + 6, "Graz", "USA", 23.32));
orderId += 6;
empId += 6;
}
this.OrdersGrid.DataSource = order;
this.OrdersGrid.DataBind();
}
[Serializable]
public class Orders
{
public Orders()
{
}
public Orders(int OrderId, int empId, string shipCity, string shipCountry, double freight)
{
this.OrderID = OrderId;
this.EmployeeID = empId;
this.ShipCity = shipCity
this.ShipCountry = shipCountry;
this.Freight = freight;
}
public int OrderID { get; set; }
public int EmployeeID { get; set; }
public string ShipCity{ get; set; }
public string ShipCountry { get; set; }
public double Freight { get; set; }
}
}
}The following output is displayed as a result of the above code example
Column Selection
Column selection can be enabled by setting SelectionMode property of SelectionSettings as column. For random column selection, press “Ctrl + mouse left click” and for continuous column selection, press “Shift + mouse left click” on the top of the column header. To unselect selected columns, press “Ctrl + mouse left click” on top of the selected column header.
The following code example describes the above behavior.
<ej:Grid ID="OrdersGrid" runat="server" AllowPaging="true" AllowSelection="true" Selectiontype="Multiple">
<SelectionSettings SelectionMode="column"/>
<Columns>
<ej:Column Field="OrderID"/>
<ej:Column Field="EmployeeID"/>
<ej:Column Field="ShipCity"/>
<ej:Column Field="ShipCountry"/>
<ej:Column Field="Freight" />
</Columns>
</ej:Grid>namespace WebSampleBrowser.Grid
{
public partial class Selection : System.Web.UI.Page
{
List<Orders> order = new List<Orders>();
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
BindDataSource();
}
private void BindDataSource()
{
int orderId = 10000;
int empId = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < 9; i++)
{
order.Add(new Orders(orderId + 1, empId + 1, "Reims", "France", 32.38));
order.Add(new Orders(orderId + 2, empId + 2, "Rio de Janeiro", "Brazil", 11.61));
order.Add(new Orders(orderId + 3, empId + 3, "Lyon", "France", 45.34));
order.Add(new Orders(orderId + 4, empId + 4, "Charlerio", "Germany", 37.28));
order.Add(new Orders(orderId + 5, empId + 5,"Bern", "Germany", 67.00));
order.Add(new Orders(orderId + 6, empId + 6, "Graz", "USA", 23.32));
orderId += 6;
empId += 6;
}
this.OrdersGrid.DataSource = order;
this.OrdersGrid.DataBind();
}
[Serializable]
public class Orders
{
public Orders()
{
}
public Orders(int OrderId, int empId, string shipCity, string shipCountry, double freight)
{
this.OrderID = OrderId;
this.EmployeeID = empId;
this.ShipCity = shipCity
this.ShipCountry = shipCountry;
this.Freight = freight;
}
public int OrderID { get; set; }
public int EmployeeID { get; set; }
public string ShipCity{ get; set; }
public string ShipCountry { get; set; }
public double Freight { get; set; }
}
}
}The following output is displayed as a result of the above code example
Touch options
While using grid in a touch device environment, there is an option for multi selection through single tap on the row and it will shows a popup with multi-selection symbol. Tap the icon to enable multi selection in a single tap.
The following code example describes the above behavior.
<ej:Grid ID="OrdersGrid" runat="server" AllowPaging="true" AllowSelection="true" Selectiontype="Multiple">
<Columns>
<ej:Column Field="OrderID"/>
<ej:Column Field="EmployeeID"/>
<ej:Column Field="ShipCity"/>
<ej:Column Field="ShipCountry"/>
<ej:Column Field="Freight" />
</Columns>
</ej:Grid>namespace WebSampleBrowser.Grid
{
public partial class Selection : System.Web.UI.Page
{
List<Orders> order = new List<Orders>();
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
BindDataSource();
}
private void BindDataSource()
{
int orderId = 10000;
int empId = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < 9; i++)
{
order.Add(new Orders(orderId + 1, empId + 1, "Reims", "France", 32.38));
order.Add(new Orders(orderId + 2, empId + 2, "Rio de Janeiro", "Brazil", 11.61));
order.Add(new Orders(orderId + 3, empId + 3, "Lyon", "France", 45.34));
order.Add(new Orders(orderId + 4, empId + 4, "Charlerio", "Germany", 37.28));
order.Add(new Orders(orderId + 5, empId + 5,"Bern", "Germany", 67.00));
order.Add(new Orders(orderId + 6, empId + 6, "Graz", "USA", 23.32));
orderId += 6;
empId += 6;
}
this.OrdersGrid.DataSource = order;
this.OrdersGrid.DataBind();
}
[Serializable]
public class Orders
{
public Orders()
{
}
public Orders(int OrderId, int empId, string shipCity, string shipCountry, double freight)
{
this.OrderID = OrderId;
this.EmployeeID = empId;
this.ShipCity = shipCity
this.ShipCountry = shipCountry;
this.Freight = freight;
}
public int OrderID { get; set; }
public int EmployeeID { get; set; }
public string ShipCity{ get; set; }
public string ShipCountry { get; set; }
public double Freight { get; set; }
}
}
}The following output is displayed as a result of the above code example.
Toggle Selection
The Toggle selection allows to perform selection and unselect of the particular row, cell or column. To enable toggle selection, set EnableToggle property of SelectionSettings as true. If you click on the selected row, cell or column then it will be unselected and vice versa.
NOTE
If multi selection is enabled, then in first click on any selected row (without pressing Ctrl key), it will clear multi selection and in second click on the same row, it will be unselected.
The following code example describes the above behavior.
<ej:Grid ID="OrdersGrid" runat="server" AllowPaging="true" EnableRowHover="false">
<SelectionSettings EnableToggle="true"/>
<Columns>
<ej:Column Field="OrderID" />
<ej:Column Field="EmployeeID"/>
<ej:Column Field="ShipCity"/>
<ej:Column Field="ShipCountry"/>
<ej:Column Field="Freight"/>
</Columns>
</ej:Grid>namespace WebSampleBrowser.Grid
{
public partial class Selection : System.Web.UI.Page
{
List<Orders> order = new List<Orders>();
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
BindDataSource();
}
private void BindDataSource()
{
int orderId = 10000;
int empId = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < 9; i++)
{
order.Add(new Orders(orderId + 1, empId + 1, "Reims", "France", 32.38));
order.Add(new Orders(orderId + 2, empId + 2, "Rio de Janeiro", "Brazil", 11.61));
order.Add(new Orders(orderId + 3, empId + 3, "Lyon", "France", 45.34));
order.Add(new Orders(orderId + 4, empId + 4, "Charlerio", "Germany", 37.28));
order.Add(new Orders(orderId + 5, empId + 5,"Bern", "Germany", 67.00));
order.Add(new Orders(orderId + 6, empId + 6, "Graz", "USA", 23.32));
orderId += 6;
empId += 6;
}
this.OrdersGrid.DataSource = order;
this.OrdersGrid.DataBind();
}
[Serializable]
public class Orders
{
public Orders()
{
}
public Orders(int OrderId, int empId, string shipCity, string shipCountry, double freight)
{
this.OrderID = OrderId;
this.EmployeeID = empId;
this.ShipCity = shipCity
this.ShipCountry = shipCountry;
this.Freight = freight;
}
public int OrderID { get; set; }
public int EmployeeID { get; set; }
public string ShipCity{ get; set; }
public string ShipCountry { get; set; }
public double Freight { get; set; }
}
}
}