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Objective Grid: Programmatically selecting a single range of cells

Article ID: 703

Last updated: 11 Jun, 2018

Article ID: 703

Last updated: 11 Jun, 2018

Revision: 3

Posted: 23 Jan, 2001
by Meltreger B.

Updated: 11 Jun, 2018
by Meltreger B.

Problem

How do you set a single selection in the grid so only one continuous range of cells can be selected?

Cause

Action

Example:

// disable all selections with
SelectRange(CGXRange( ).SetTable( ), FALSE);

// and enable the specific selection
SelectRange(CGXRange(1,1,10,5), TRUE);

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Article ID: 703

Last updated: 11 Jun, 2018

Revision: 3

Posted: 23 Jan, 2001 by Meltreger B.

Updated: 11 Jun, 2018 by Meltreger B.

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