# activeCellChanged

Emitted when keyboard or pointer input changes the active cell. Separate from range or row selection.

Canonical: https://grid.syidax.com/docs/events/activeCellChanged/

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## What does this API do?

Emitted when keyboard or pointer input changes the active cell. Separate from range or row selection.

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## Exact input and result types

```typescript
activeCellChanged: GridActiveCellChangedDetail
```

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## Usage flow

Subscribe with grid.addEventListener('activeCellChanged', handler). The result is in event.detail, and event names are case-sensitive. Remove subscriptions when disposing of the view.

```javascript
const controller = new AbortController();
grid.addEventListener('activeCellChanged', event => {
  console.log(event.detail);
}, { signal: controller.signal });
// On view disposal: controller.abort();
```

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## Read related types

- [GridActiveCellChangedDetail](https://grid.syidax.com/docs/types/GridActiveCellChangedDetail.md)

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## Feature explanations and examples

- [Keyboard and localization](https://grid.syidax.com/docs/guides/keyboard-a11y-i18n.md) — Grid is a workspace for navigating many rows and columns with a keyboard. Cell navigation, editing, menus, and paths to app buttons outside the table must all be understandable.