# C1.Win.FlexGrid.C1FlexGridBase.AllowEditing

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<h1 id="C1_Win_FlexGrid_C1FlexGridBase_AllowEditing_" data-uid="C1.Win.FlexGrid.C1FlexGridBase.AllowEditing*">AllowEditing Property
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<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Gets or sets whether the user is allowed to edit grid contents.</p>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public bool AllowEditing { get; set; }</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Property AllowEditing As Boolean</code></pre>
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<h5 id="C1_Win_FlexGrid_C1FlexGridBase_AllowEditing_remarks">Remarks</h5>
<div class="markdown level1 remarks"><p>If you set <a class="xref" href="C1.Win.FlexGrid.C1FlexGridBase.AllowEditing.html#C1_Win_FlexGrid_C1FlexGridBase_AllowEditing">AllowEditing</a> to false, editing is disabled for the 
entire grid.</p>
<p>To enable editing on some rows and columns, set <a class="xref" href="C1.Win.FlexGrid.C1FlexGridBase.AllowEditing.html#C1_Win_FlexGrid_C1FlexGridBase_AllowEditing">AllowEditing</a> to true 
for the grid and set the <a class="xref" href="C1.Win.FlexGrid.RowCol.AllowEditing.html#C1_Win_FlexGrid_RowCol_AllowEditing">AllowEditing</a> or <a class="xref" href="C1.Win.FlexGrid.RowCol.AllowEditing.html#C1_Win_FlexGrid_RowCol_AllowEditing">AllowEditing</a> 
properties to false for the rows and columns that should not be editable.</p>
<p>You can also disable editing of specific cells by handling the <a class="xref" href="C1.Win.FlexGrid.C1FlexGridBase.BeforeEdit.html">BeforeEdit</a>
event and setting the Cancel event parameter to true.</p>
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