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

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

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

Compiling the Code

This example requires:

• A DataGridView control named dataGridView1.

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

See Also

Reference

DataGridView
MultiSelect
SelectionMode
DataGridViewSelectionMode

Concepts

Selection Modes in the Windows Forms DataGridView Control

Other Resources

Selection and Clipboard Use with the Windows Forms DataGridView Control