Spread Windows Forms 7.0 Product Documentation
SelectionUnit Property
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FarPoint.Win.Spread Assembly > FarPoint.Win.Spread Namespace > SheetView Class : SelectionUnit Property


Glossary Item Box

Gets or sets the smallest unit users or the application can select on this sheet.

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration) 
Public Property SelectionUnit As SelectionUnit
Visual Basic (Usage)Copy Code
Dim instance As SheetView
Dim value As SelectionUnit
 
instance.SelectionUnit = value
 
value = instance.SelectionUnit
C# 
public SelectionUnit SelectionUnit {get; set;}

Property Value

SelectionUnit setting that determines the unit of selections

Remarks

Use this property if the OperationMode property is set to OperationMode.Normal or OperationMode.ReadOnly to customize the sheet so that users and the application can only select certain items.

If you want to specify that users can only select certain items, but not restrict the application from selecting certain items and the OperationMode property is set to OperationMode.Normal or OperationMode.ReadOnly, set the FpSpread class's or SpreadView class's SelectionBlockOptions property.

Example

This example specifies the selection policy for the sheet for normal operation mode, and sets the background color and text color for selections.
C#Copy Code
fpSpread1.ActiveSheet.SelectionStyle = FarPoint.Win.Spread.SelectionStyles.SelectionColors;
fpSpread1.ActiveSheet.SelectionPolicy = FarPoint.Win.Spread.Model.SelectionPolicy.Range;
fpSpread1.ActiveSheet.SelectionUnit = FarPoint.Win.Spread.Model.SelectionUnit.Cell;
fpSpread1.ActiveSheet.AddSelection(0, 0, 2, 2);
fpSpread1.ActiveSheet.AddSelection(3, 0, 2, 2);
fpSpread1.ActiveSheet.SelectionBackColor = Color.Red;
fpSpread1.ActiveSheet.SelectionForeColor = Color.DarkBlue;
Visual BasicCopy Code
FpSpread1.ActiveSheet.SelectionStyle = FarPoint.Win.Spread.SelectionStyles.SelectionColors
FpSpread1.ActiveSheet.SelectionPolicy = FarPoint.Win.Spread.Model.SelectionPolicy.Range
FpSpread1.ActiveSheet.SelectionUnit = FarPoint.Win.Spread.Model.SelectionUnit.Cell
FpSpread1.ActiveSheet.AddSelection(0, 0, 2, 2)
FpSpread1.ActiveSheet.AddSelection(3, 0, 2, 2)
FpSpread1.ActiveSheet.SelectionBackColor = Color.Red
FpSpread1.ActiveSheet.SelectionForeColor = Color.DarkBlue

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 2000 Professional (SP4), Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2003 Server (SP1), Windows 2008, Windows XP (SP2), Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8

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