# GrapeCity.Wpf.SpreadSheet.CellType.Editors.GcDateTime.DefaultActiveFieldIndex

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<h1 id="GrapeCity_Wpf_SpreadSheet_CellType_Editors_GcDateTime_DefaultActiveFieldIndex_" data-uid="GrapeCity.Wpf.SpreadSheet.CellType.Editors.GcDateTime.DefaultActiveFieldIndex*">DefaultActiveFieldIndex Property
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<h4 id="GrapeCity_Wpf_SpreadSheet_CellType_Editors_GcDateTime_DefaultActiveFieldIndex" data-uid="GrapeCity.Wpf.SpreadSheet.CellType.Editors.GcDateTime.DefaultActiveFieldIndex">DefaultActiveFieldIndex</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Gets or sets the index of default active editable field. This is a dependency property.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public int DefaultActiveFieldIndex { get; set; }</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Property DefaultActiveFieldIndex As Integer</code></pre>
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<h5 class="propertyValue">Property Value</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.int32">int</a></td>
      <td><p>An <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.int32">int</a> value indicates the default active field.</p>
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<h5 id="GrapeCity_Wpf_SpreadSheet_CellType_Editors_GcDateTime_DefaultActiveFieldIndex_remarks">Remarks</h5>
<div class="markdown level1 remarks"><p>The <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Wpf.SpreadSheet.CellType.Editors.GcDateTime.DefaultActiveFieldIndex.html#GrapeCity_Wpf_SpreadSheet_CellType_Editors_GcDateTime_DefaultActiveFieldIndex">DefaultActiveFieldIndex</a> represents the index of the editable field.
When the control got focus, the default active field will be activated.
The value is based on  should be greater than -1. When user set a value greater than the index of last editable field, the
last editable field will be activated when control get keyboard focus.</p>
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<h5 id="GrapeCity_Wpf_SpreadSheet_CellType_Editors_GcDateTime_DefaultActiveFieldIndex_examples">Examples</h5>
<pre><code class="lang-csharp">GcDateTime date1 = new GcDateTime();
date1.DefaultActiveFieldIndex = 1;</code></pre>

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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.argumentexception">ArgumentException</a></td>
      <td><p>The assigned value is less than -1.</p>
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