Disable focus in WPF DataGrid Row

Question

I have a C# WPF DataGrid . In administrator mode, user can highline and select rows in DataGrid and key down a "D" to remove them using PreviewKeyDown . In operator mode, this feature will be disabled and user can only scroll and read rolls but cannot highline or select rows to delete.

I can get the rows to be highlined and removed. But I don't know how to disable this feature. I tried:

• IsReadOnly = false renders the DataGrid not scrollable
• Focusable = false user can still highline and select the rows
• IsHitTestVisible = false still visible..

How?

Answer 1

You could disable selection in the DataGrid while still keeping sorting, scrolling etc. by setting IsEnabled="False" on DataGridRow .

This has the sideeffect that most elements get the "grayed-out"/disabled look, however this is not the case for TextBlocks .

<DataGrid ...>
    <DataGrid.RowStyle>
        <Style TargetType="DataGridRow">
            <Setter Property="IsEnabled" Value="False"/>
        </Style>
    </DataGrid.RowStyle>
    <!-- ... -->
</DataGrid>