Select cell value in multiselect grid

[Robert Madrian]

Hello,

if I set .Selectable(s => s.Mode(GridSelectionMode.Multiple)) I cannot select a text in a grid cell for copy - why?

is this by design and if yes, is there a workaround?

 

robert

[Viktor Tachev]

Hello Robert,

By default when multiple row selection is enabled in the Grid it is possible for the users to select more than one row by dragging. In this scenario there is no way to detect when the users want to select multiple rows or just the text in the Grid. This is why text selection is not available with this setup. 

In order to keep the ability to select multiple rows and also enable text selection in the Grid I would suggest using checkbox selection. With this feature the users will be able to select rows by clicking the respective checkbox. Check out the example below that illustrates the functionality:

• https://demos.telerik.com/aspnet-core/grid/checkbox-selection

Regards,
Viktor Tachev
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[Robert Madrian]

Ok thanks - but checkbox selection is not an option…

robert

[Viktor Tachev]

Hello Robert,

If you prefer not using checkbex selection I would suggest disabling the built-in selection and applying the k-state-selected CSS class manually to the Grid rows on click. The approach is described in the thread below:

• https://www.telerik.com/forums/multiselect-grid-deactivate-mouse-selection#ebsLHi0PDk2QNpVwyEz5_A

Give it a try and let me know how it works for you.


Regards,
Viktor Tachev
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[Robert Madrian]

Thanks