The grid can be configured to allow simple text selection.
Enabling Cell Text Selection Copy Link
To enable text selection as if the grid were a regular table, set the grid option enableCellTextSelection = true. For the selection to work correctly, the order of the rows within the DOM must match what is displayed by setting the grid option ensureDomOrder = true.
"use client";
import React, {
useCallback,
useMemo,
useRef,
useState,
StrictMode,
} from "react";
import { createRoot } from "react-dom/client";
import { AgGridReact, AgGridProvider } from "ag-grid-react";
import {
ClientSideRowModelModule,
ColDef,
ColGroupDef,
GridApi,
GridOptions,
ModuleRegistry,
enableDevValidations,
} from "ag-grid-community";
import { IOlympicData } from "./interfaces";
import { useFetchJson } from "./useFetchJson";
if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== "production") {
// Enable extended validations only for development
enableDevValidations();
}
const modules = [ClientSideRowModelModule];
const GridExample = () => {
const containerStyle = useMemo(() => ({ width: "100%", height: "100%" }), []);
const gridStyle = useMemo(() => ({ height: "100%", width: "100%" }), []);
const [columnDefs, setColumnDefs] = useState<ColDef[]>([
{ field: "athlete" },
{ field: "sport" },
{ field: "age" },
]);
const { data, loading } = useFetchJson<IOlympicData>(
"https://www.ag-grid.com/example-assets/olympic-winners.json",
);
return (
<AgGridProvider modules={modules}>
<div style={containerStyle}>
<div style={gridStyle}>
<AgGridReact<IOlympicData>
rowData={data}
loading={loading}
columnDefs={columnDefs}
enableCellTextSelection={true}
ensureDomOrder={true}
/>
</div>
</div>
</AgGridProvider>
);
};
const root = createRoot(document.getElementById("root")!);
root.render(
<StrictMode>
<GridExample />
</StrictMode>,
);
When enableCellTextSelection is set to true, the default Clipboard behaviour is disabled, and only the selected text is copied.