How to: Set the Selection Mode of the Windows Forms DataGridView Control

The following code example demonstrates how to configure a DataGridView control so that clicking anywhere within a row automatically selects the entire row, and so that only one row at a time can be selected.

Example

this.dataGridView1.SelectionMode =
    DataGridViewSelectionMode.FullRowSelect;
this.dataGridView1.MultiSelect = false;

With Me.dataGridView1
    .SelectionMode = DataGridViewSelectionMode.FullRowSelect
    .MultiSelect = False
End With

Compiling the Code

This example requires:

• A DataGridView control named dataGridView1.

• References to the System and System.Windows.Forms assemblies.

See also

• DataGridView
• MultiSelect
• SelectionMode
• DataGridViewSelectionMode
• Selection and Clipboard Use with the Windows Forms DataGridView Control
• Selection Modes in the Windows Forms DataGridView Control