Add click event for row- Datagrid

[Kath118]

I'm submitting a...

New Feature

Please add a click event for row in datagrid.
The selection changed event does not work when is necessary to open a new page.
Because to select the same row is necessary select another row and then re-select the previous row.

[kbrons]

Hi @Kath118, can you create a uservoice request for the issue and add it to your comment?

Thanks!

[Kath118]

@kbrons Hi
Link: https://wpdev.uservoice.com/forums/110705-universal-windows-platform/suggestions/35081719-add-click-event-for-row-datagrid

[robloo]

A RowPressed and ColumnHeaderPressed event would be very useful for the DataGrid. I need both of these and it's requiring some ugly hacks to get this functionality.

RowPressed should allow detection of both Left and Right mouse button for context menus. DoublePressed would be a bonus.

ColumnHeaderPressed should also allow Left and Right press for context menus. Not sure how to prioritize Left press over Sorting event.

[skendrot]

How would this be different from the SelectionChanged event?

[robloo]

There are many standard use cases that SelectionChanged doesn't support. For example: right click of a row in the table to show a context menu. Also double clicking a row to open it up in an editor. SelectionChanged is conceptually different and has different use cases than a Pressed/Click event. I think ListViewBase supports ItemClick for reference.

Right now I have to implement something like what is below. Usable but it should be out-of-the-box functionality of the DataGrid in my opinion.

        private void DataGrid_PointerPressed(object sender, PointerRoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            PointerPoint point = e.GetCurrentPoint(sender as UIElement);

            // Determine the pressed row by navigating the VisualTree (a helper method does this)
            DataGridRow pressedRow = UIUtilities.FindParent<DataGridRow>(e.OriginalSource as DependencyObject);

            if (point.Properties.IsRightButtonPressed)
            {
               // Context menu
            }
            else
            {
               // Do something like track double press and then open a row in an editor
            }
            
            return;
        }

There is then a lot of additional code to track double press and get the index of the DataGridRow and correlate it back into the ItemsSource element so it can be selected, etc.

All of this said, ColumnHeaderPressed is even more useful to implement filtering Flyouts and other controls to edit the columns. I still haven't found a good way to do this one.

[robloo]

Duplicate of #2249

[lukeblevins]

Glad to see that some attention is being paid to this. ;)
In the application I'm building, users currently have to manually select the row before right-clicking in order to display the row-appropriate context menu. Otherwise, it just displays the column header context menu. I think it would be more user-friendly to have a RowRightTapped which autoselects the nearest row and fires (all on rightclick).

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[robloo]

@harinikmsft , @nmetulev Why are issues like this being automatically closed? I understand wanting to avoid permanently open items but these types of things must not just be shutdown automatically. Please change the system from auto-closing these and please reopen this issue.