DataGridView.SelectedCells Property

Definition

Gets the collection of cells selected by the user.

C#
[System.ComponentModel.Browsable(false)]
public System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewSelectedCellCollection SelectedCells { get; }

Property Value

A DataGridViewSelectedCellCollection that represents the cells selected by the user.

Attributes

Examples

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.

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();
}

Remarks

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.

Applies to

Vara Útgáfur
.NET Framework 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
Windows Desktop 3.0, 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

See also