DataGridView.HitTestInfo.ColumnIndex Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Windows.Forms

Assembly:

System.Windows.Forms.dll

Source:

DataGridView.HitTestInfo.cs

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

C#

public int ColumnIndex { get; }

Property Value

Int32

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.

C#

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];
        }
    }
}

Applies to

See also

• DataGridView
• HitTest(Int32, Int32)