Gets the collection of cells selected by the user.
(in System.Windows.Forms.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
<BrowsableAttribute(False)> _
Public ReadOnly Property SelectedCells As DataGridViewSelectedCellCollection
Dim instance As DataGridView
Dim value As DataGridViewSelectedCellCollection
value = instance.SelectedCells
[BrowsableAttribute(false)]
public DataGridViewSelectedCellCollection SelectedCells { get; }
[BrowsableAttribute(false)]
public:
property DataGridViewSelectedCellCollection^ SelectedCells {
DataGridViewSelectedCellCollection^ get ();
}
public function get SelectedCells () : DataGridViewSelectedCellCollection
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.
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
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();
}
Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98
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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