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title: "WPF DataGrid: Make cells readonly"  
description: "WPF DataGrid: Make cells readonly"  
author: "marcel ethan"  
published: 2013-09-21  
updated: 2013-09-21  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/forum/1472/wpf-datagrid-make-cells-readonly  
category: "wpf"  
tags: ["wpf"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# WPF DataGrid: Make cells readonly

I use the following DataGrid

```
<DataGrid Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="1" Name="Grid"
ItemsSource="{Binding}" AutoGenerateColumns="False" >           
<DataGrid.Columns>               
<DataGridTextColumn Header="Name" Width="100" Binding="{Binding Path=Name}"></DataGridTextColumn>               
<DataGridTextColumn Header="OldValue" Width="100" Binding="{Binding Path=OldValue}"></DataGridTextColumn>               
<DataGridTextColumn Header="NewValue" Width="100*" Binding="{Binding
Path=NewValue}"></DataGridTextColumn>           
</DataGrid.Columns>       
</DataGrid>
```

How can I make the cells [readonly](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/1419/how-can-i-make-the-wpf-datagrid-cells-readonly)?

## Replies

### Reply by Sumit Kesarwani

Hi Marcel,\

Set DataGrid's IsReadOnly property to true.

<DataGrid Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="1" Name="Grid" ItemsSource="{Binding}"

IsReadOnly="True" AutoGenerateColumns="False" >


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