How to hold the row selection after the cell is deactivated

9 Dec 2019 / 1 minute to read

Essential Grid enables you to hold the selection after the cell is deactivated. To hold the selection, cancel SelectionChanging event, when e.Reason is MouseDown or Clear.

c#

void Model_SelectionChanging(object sender, GridSelectionChangingEventArgs e)
{
    if (e.Reason == GridSelectionReason.MouseDown || e.Reason == GridSelectionReason.Clear)
        e.Cancel = true;
}

vb

Private Sub Model_SelectionChanging(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As GridSelectionChangingEventArgs)
    If e.Reason = GridSelectionReason.MouseDown OrElse e.Reason = GridSelectionReason.Clear Then
        e.Cancel = True
    End If
End Sub