just ignore 37,38,39,40 key code , using return true

            if(nextCell != null)
            {
                nextCell.activae();    
                nextCell.beginEdit();
                return true;
            }

Wow, great tip!  Thanks for sharing this with everyone.

Let me get this straight:

 You want to:

1. have the user press the (down/left/right/up) arrow key.
2. Detect this and move the active cell
3. Change the active cell into edit mode
4. Make the editor select all of the text by default

Is that right?

This call: newCell.setSelected(true); 

will only set the cell to selected, not the text inside of the editor.

I don't know how to get the editor, but I have a workaround for you that _might_ work.

If you use a WebTextEdit control and set the "SelectionOnFocus" property to "SelectAll" and then apply the editor to each column that you want this behavior on it should select all of the text as soon as you enter edit mode.

To apply a WebTextEdit control to a column do this:

Code:

 Hi Tony,

I am using the following code to navigate through cells using arrow keys.  When i land on the cell I want the existing text to be selected.  I am trying to use the setSelected(true) method but it is not selecting.

 function ugrdApplicants_EditKeyDownHandler(gridName, cellId, key)
{        
    var grid = igtbl_getGridById(gridName);
    var cell = igtbl_getCellById(cellId);        
    var row = cell.getRow();      
    var col = cell.Column;                                                                                                                              
    switch(key)
    {
        //If Up/Down Key
        case 38:
        case 40:           
            if (col.ColumnType != 5)
            {
                if (key == 38)
                    var nextRow = row.getPrevRow();
                else
                    var nextRow = row.getNextRow();
                            
                if(nextRow != null)
                {             
                    cell.endEdit(true);
                    var newCell = nextRow.getCell(cell.Index);      

                    newCell.beginEdit();                                                                                                                                              
                    newCell.setSelected(true);                      
                }
            }
            break;
        
        //If left/right key
        case 37:
        case 39:            
            
            if (key == 37)
                var nextCell = cell.getPrevCell();
            else
                var nextCell = cell.getNextCell();
            if(nextCell != null)
            {
                cell.endEdit(true);
                newCell.setSelected(true);    
                 newCell.beginEdit();
            }
            break;        
        default:
            break;
    }

} 

I have the following settings on my Grid. 

<DisplayLayout AutoGenerateColumns="False" SelectTypeCellDefault="Single" SelectTypeColDefault="Single"> 

Thank you.