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DataGridView Class
 SelectedCells Property

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DataGridView..::.SelectedCells Property

Gets the collection of cells selected by the user.

Namespace:  System.Windows.Forms
Assembly:  System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
<BrowsableAttribute(False)> _
Public ReadOnly Property SelectedCells As DataGridViewSelectedCellCollection
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim instance As DataGridView
Dim value As DataGridViewSelectedCellCollection

value = instance.SelectedCells
C#
[BrowsableAttribute(false)]
public DataGridViewSelectedCellCollection SelectedCells { get; }
Visual C++
[BrowsableAttribute(false)]
public:
property DataGridViewSelectedCellCollection^ SelectedCells {
    DataGridViewSelectedCellCollection^ get ();
}
JScript
public function get SelectedCells () : DataGridViewSelectedCellCollection

Property Value

Type: System.Windows.Forms..::.DataGridViewSelectedCellCollection
A DataGridViewSelectedCellCollection that represents the cells selected by the user.

The SelectedCells property is always populated regardless of the SelectionMode property value.

This property contains a read-only snapshot of the selection at the time it is referenced. If you hold onto a copy of this collection, it may differ from the actual, subsequent DataGridView state in which the user may have changed the selection. Therefore, you should not operate on a copy of the collection.

The following code example demonstrates how to use the SelectedCells collection to find the sum of the values in the selection. In the example, this collection is iterated through and the valid values are added to the sum, which is displayed in a label. This example is part of a larger example available in the SelectionChanged event.

Visual Basic
Private Sub UpdateLabelText()
    Dim WithdrawalTotal As Integer = 0
    Dim DepositTotal As Integer = 0
    Dim SelectedCellTotal As Integer = 0
    Dim counter As Integer

    ' Iterate through all the rows and sum up the appropriate columns.
    For counter = 0 To (DataGridView1.Rows.Count - 1)
        If Not DataGridView1.Rows(counter) _
            .Cells("Withdrawals").Value Is Nothing Then

            If Not DataGridView1.Rows(counter) _
                .Cells("Withdrawals").Value.ToString().Length = 0 Then

                WithdrawalTotal += _
                    Integer.Parse(DataGridView1.Rows(counter) _
                    .Cells("Withdrawals").Value.ToString())
            End If
        End If

        If Not DataGridView1.Rows(counter) _
            .Cells("Deposits").Value Is Nothing Then

            If Not DataGridView1.Rows(counter) _
                .Cells("Deposits").Value.ToString().Length = 0 Then

                DepositTotal += _
                    Integer.Parse(DataGridView1.Rows(counter) _
                    .Cells("Deposits").Value.ToString())
            End If
        End If
    Next

    ' Iterate through the SelectedCells collection and sum up the values.
    For counter = 0 To (DataGridView1.SelectedCells.Count - 1)
        If DataGridView1.SelectedCells(counter).FormattedValueType Is _
        Type.GetType("System.String") Then

            Dim value As String = Nothing

            ' If the cell contains a value that has not been commited,
            ' use the modified value.
            If (DataGridView1.IsCurrentCellDirty = True) Then

                value = DataGridView1.SelectedCells(counter) _
                    .EditedFormattedValue.ToString()
            Else

                value = DataGridView1.SelectedCells(counter) _
                    .FormattedValue.ToString()
            End If

            If value IsNot Nothing Then

                ' Ignore cells in the Description column.
                If Not DataGridView1.SelectedCells(counter).ColumnIndex = _
                    DataGridView1.Columns("Description").Index Then

                    If Not value.Length = 0 Then
                        SelectedCellTotal += Integer.Parse(value)
                    End If
                End If
            End If
        End If

    Next

    ' Set the labels to reflect the current state of the DataGridView.
    Label1.Text = "Withdrawals Total: " & WithdrawalTotal.ToString()
    Label2.Text = "Deposits Total: " & DepositTotal.ToString()
    Label3.Text = "Selected Cells Total: " & SelectedCellTotal.ToString()
    Label4.Text = "Total entries: " & DataGridView1.RowCount.ToString()
End Sub

C#
private void UpdateLabelText()
{
    int WithdrawalTotal = 0;
    int DepositTotal = 0;
    int SelectedCellTotal = 0;
    int counter;

    // Iterate through all the rows and sum up the appropriate columns.
    for (counter = 0; counter < (DataGridView1.Rows.Count);
        counter++)
    {
        if (DataGridView1.Rows[counter].Cells["Withdrawals"].Value
            != null)
        {
            if (DataGridView1.Rows[counter].
                Cells["Withdrawals"].Value.ToString().Length != 0)
            {
                WithdrawalTotal += int.Parse(DataGridView1.Rows[counter].
                    Cells["Withdrawals"].Value.ToString());
            }
        }

        if (DataGridView1.Rows[counter].Cells["Deposits"].Value != null)
        {
            if (DataGridView1.Rows[counter]
                .Cells["Deposits"].Value.ToString().Length != 0)
            {
                DepositTotal += int.Parse(DataGridView1.Rows[counter]
                    .Cells["Deposits"].Value.ToString());
            }
        }
    }

    // Iterate through the SelectedCells collection and sum up the values.
    for (counter = 0;
        counter < (DataGridView1.SelectedCells.Count); counter++)
    {
        if (DataGridView1.SelectedCells[counter].FormattedValueType ==
            Type.GetType("System.String"))
        {
            string value = null;

            // If the cell contains a value that has not been commited,
            // use the modified value.
            if (DataGridView1.IsCurrentCellDirty == true)
            {

                value = DataGridView1.SelectedCells[counter]
                    .EditedFormattedValue.ToString();
            }
            else
            {
                value = DataGridView1.SelectedCells[counter]
                    .FormattedValue.ToString();
            }
            if (value != null)
            {
                // Ignore cells in the Description column.
                if (DataGridView1.SelectedCells[counter].ColumnIndex !=
                    DataGridView1.Columns["Description"].Index)
                {
                    if (value.Length != 0)
                    {
                        SelectedCellTotal += int.Parse(value);
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }

    // Set the labels to reflect the current state of the DataGridView.
    Label1.Text = "Withdrawals Total: " + WithdrawalTotal.ToString();
    Label2.Text = "Deposits Total: " + DepositTotal.ToString();
    Label3.Text = "Selected Cells Total: " + SelectedCellTotal.ToString();
    Label4.Text = "Total entries: " + DataGridView1.RowCount.ToString();
}

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The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0
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