WPF Toolkit Datagrid - how do you turn selection off?

Question

I have a datagrid in WPF that I am binding to an object.

I have a DataGridCheckBoxColumn on there which I want the users to be able to go through and tick the ones

Answer 1

First of, I know this is a pretty old question but I still thought I'd try and answer it.

I had the same problem a couple of days ago and came across a surprisingly short solution for it (see this blog). Basically, all you need to do is replace the DataGridCheckBoxColumn definition in your XAML with the following:

The upside of this solution is obvious - it's XAML-only; thus it effectively refrains your from burdening your code-back with additional UI logic and helps you maintain your status in the eyes of MVVM zealots ;).