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.
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