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DataGridView.HitTestInfo.ColumnIndex Property

Definition

Gets the index of the column that contains the coordinates described by the current DataGridView.HitTestInfo.

public:
 property int ColumnIndex { int get(); };
public int ColumnIndex { get; }
member this.ColumnIndex : int
Public ReadOnly Property ColumnIndex As Integer

Property Value

The index of the column in the DataGridView that contains the coordinates described by the current DataGridView.HitTestInfo.

Examples

The following code example illustrates the use of this property. This example is part of a larger example available in the DataGridView.Columns property reference topic.

private DataGridViewCell clickedCell;

private void dataGridView1_MouseDown(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
{
// If the user right-clicks a cell, store it for use by the shortcut menu.
    if (e.Button == MouseButtons.Right)
    {
        DataGridView.HitTestInfo hit = dataGridView1.HitTest(e.X, e.Y);
        if (hit.Type == DataGridViewHitTestType.Cell)
        {
            clickedCell =
                dataGridView1.Rows[hit.RowIndex].Cells[hit.ColumnIndex];
        }
    }
}
Private clickedCell As DataGridViewCell

Private Sub dataGridView1_MouseDown(ByVal sender As Object, _
    ByVal e As MouseEventArgs) Handles dataGridView1.MouseDown

    ' If the user right-clicks a cell, store it for use by the 
    ' shortcut menu.
    If e.Button = MouseButtons.Right Then
        Dim hit As DataGridView.HitTestInfo = _
            dataGridView1.HitTest(e.X, e.Y)
        If hit.Type = DataGridViewHitTestType.Cell Then
            clickedCell = _
                dataGridView1.Rows(hit.RowIndex).Cells(hit.ColumnIndex)
        End If
    End If

End Sub

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