Add an individual column to cxGrid and use for selection purposes (checkbox)

Question

I do not want to add a database field in my actual database to use for selection purpose so I thought to use cxGrid's ability to add a separate field in the grid. I add the field,name it (select),change it's property to that of 'checkbox' but it seems I cant use it as it is not selectable in the grid. It behaves like read-only. How can I enable such thing ? Also,how do you later manipulate with such selected record in the grid ? (example: I want to insert that selected record under another date).

Answer 1

A few things you need to do. 1. Set the new field's ValueType property. 2. Set the DataController.KeyFieldName property.

See https://www.devexpress.com/Support/Center/Question/Details/A1095 for step-by-step instructions from DevExpress.

Answer 2

Click checkbox column->databinding->valuetype,

Change the valuetype to boolean

Hope it helps.