Migrate from Xamarin.Forms SfDataGrid to .NET MAUI SfDataGrid

18 Mar 20245 minutes to read

To make migration from Xamarin SfDataGrid to .NET MAUI SfDataGrid easier, we kept most of the APIs from Xamarin SfDataGrid in MAUI SfDataGrid. However, to maintain the consistency of API naming in MAUI SfDataGrid, we renamed some of the APIs. The APIs that have been changed in MAUI SfDataGrid from Xamarin SfDataGrid are detailed as follows.

Namespaces

Xamarin SfDataGrid	.NET MAUI SfDataGrid
Syncfusion.SfDataGrid.XForms	Syncfusion.Maui.DataGrid
Syncfusion.Data	Syncfusion.Maui.Data
Syncfusion.SfDataGrid.XForms.DataPager	Syncfusion.Maui.DataGrid.DataPager

Enums

Xamarin SfDataGrid	.NET MAUI SfDataGrid	Description
ColumnSizer	ColumnWidthMode	Defines constants that specify how the columns in a SfDataGrid are sized.
SortTapAction	DataGridSortingGestureType	Defines the constants that specifies how the sorting is applied.
Position	SummaryRowPosition	Defines the constants that specify whether the table summary row is positioned at the top or bottom of the DataGrid.
AutoEllipsisMode	DataPagerEllipsisMode	Defines the constants that describes the possible ellipsis modes for the NumericButton.
ButtonShape	DataPagerButtonShape	Defines the constant that specify the shape of the buttons in the data pager.
NumericButtonsGenerateMode	DataPagerNumericButtonsGenerateMode	Defines the constants that specify whether the numeric buttons should be generated automatically based on parent size or manually using the specified NumericButtonCount value.
PagerDisplayMode	DataPagerDisplayMode	Defines the possible display mode of SfDataPager.
ProgressStates	DataGridProgressState	Defines constants that specify the possible progressing states of resizing operation.

Properties

Xamarin SfDataGrid	.NET MAUI SfDataGrid	Description
AutoGenerateColumns	AutoGenerateColumnsMode.None	Defines constants that specify how the columns in a SfDataGrid are sized.
AllowSorting	SortingMode.Single	Specifies that the single column alone can be sorted at a time.
AllowMultiSorting	SortingMode.Multiple	Specifies that the multiple columns can be sorted.
SortTapAction	SortingGestureType	Defines the constants that specifies how the sorting is applied.
IsHidden	Visible	Gets or sets a value indicating whether a column should be visible.
SelectedItem	SelectedRow	Gets or sets a row which is currently selected.
SelectedItems	SelectedRows	Gets or sets the collection of rows which are all selected.
CurrentItem	CurrentRow	Gets or sets a row which is currently navigated.
HeaderBackgroundColor	HeaderRowBackground	Gets or sets the background for the header row.
RowBackgroundColor	RowBackground	Gets or sets the background of the data rows.
RowForegroundColor	RowTextColor	Gets or sets the text color of the data row.
HeaderForegroundColor	HeaderRowTextColor	Gets or sets the text color of the header row.
GridCellBorderColor	GridLineColor	Gets or sets the color for the grid lines.
GridCellBorderWidth	GridLineStrokeThickness	Gets or sets the stroke thickness of the grid lines.
SelectionBackgroundColor	SelectionBackground	Gets or sets the background of the selected rows.
SelectionForegroundColor	SelectedRowTextColor	Gets or sets the text color of the selected rows.
ColumnSizer	ColumnWidthMode	Gets or sets the value that indicates how all the columns widths are determined.
FontAttribute	DataGridCell.FontAttributes	Gets or sets the font attributes.
HeaderFont	DataGridHeaderCell.FontFamily	Gets or sets the font family.
HeaderFontAttribute	DataGridHeaderCell.FontAttributes	Gets or sets the font attributes.
RecordFont	DataGridCell.FontFamily	Gets or sets the font family.
FrozenRowsCount	FrozenRowCount	The number of non-scrolling rows at the top of SfDataGrid.
FrozenColumnsCount	FrozenColumnCount	The number of non-scrolling columns at the left side of SfDataGrid.
AppearanceManager	DefaultStyle	This enables users to customize the appearance of the data pager.
GetNumericButtonSelectionBackgroundColor	NumericButtonSelectionBackgroundColor	This enables users to customize the selection background color for numeric button.
GetDataPagerBackgroundColor()	DataPagerBackgroundColor	This enables users to customize the background color of the SfDataPager.
GetNavigationButtonIconColor()	NavigationButtonIconColor	This enables users to customize the icon color of the navigation buttons.
GetNumericButtonForegroundColor()	NumericButtonTextColor	This enables users to customize the text color of the numeric values in the navigation buttons.
GetNumericButtonSelectionForegroundColor()	NumericButtonSelectionTextColor	This enables users to customize the text color of the currently selected numeric button in the view.
EnableGridPaging()	-	This property isn't available because the [UseOnDemandPaging](https://help.syncfusion.com/cr/maui/Syncfusion.Maui.DataGrid.DataPager.SfDataPager.html#Syncfusion_Maui_DataGrid_DataPager_SfDataPager_UseOnDemandPaging) property alone is sufficient to enable on-demand paging in the MAUI DataGrid.
AllowResizingColumn	AllowResizingColumns	This enables users to resize the columns by tapping and dragging the right border of the column headers.

Events

Xamarin SfDataGrid	.NET MAUI SfDataGrid	Description
GridTapped	CellTapped	Occurs when the cell is tapped.
GridDoubleTapped	CellDoubleTapped	Occurs when the cell is tapped twice.
GridLongPressed	CellLongPress	Occurs when the cell is long pressed for particular period.
QueryRowStyle	-	This event is not available in MAUI DataGrid. You can write the custom style for DataGridRow TargetType. By writing the converter, you can achieve the requirement conditionally. Refer Conditional Styling UG documentation for more information.
QueryCellStyle	-	This event is not available in MAUI DataGrid. You can write the custom style for DataGridCell TargetType. By writing the converter, you can achieve the requirement conditionally. Refer Conditional Styling UG documentation for more information.
PageIndexChanging	PageChanging	Occurs when page index is being changed.
PageIndexChanged	PageChanged	Occurs when page index is changed.

Methods

Xamarin SfDataGrid	.NET MAUI SfDataGrid	Description
GetRowHeight	GetIntrinsicRowHeight	Gets the row height to fit that row based on the content. We have passed the optional parameters such as canIncludeHiddenColumns and excludedColumns where as we have not provided the GridRowSizingOptions class as parameters.

Xamarin SfDataGrid

.NET MAUI SfDataGrid

Description

GetRowHeight

GetIntrinsicRowHeight

Gets the row height to fit that row based on the content.
We have passed the optional parameters such as

canIncludeHiddenColumns

and

excludedColumns

where as we have not provided the

GridRowSizingOptions

class as parameters.

Classes

Xamarin SfDataGrid	.NET MAUI SfDataGrid	Description
GridColumn	DataGridColumn	Represents the base class for the different column types of the SfDataGrid control.
GridNumericColumn	DataGridNumericColumn	A column which is used to handle the numeric values.
GridDateTimeColumn	DataGridDateColumn	A column which is used to show any type of System.DateTime.
GridImageColumn	DataGridImageColumn	A column which is used to show any type of ImageSource.
GridTemplateColumn	DataGridTemplateColumn	A column which is used to show any type of template.
GridTextColumn	DataGridTextColumn	Represents a SfDataGrid column that hosts textual Content in its cells.
GridCell	DataGridCell	Represents a record cell in a SfDataGrid control.
VirtualizingCellsControl	DataGridRow	Represents a record row in a SfDataGrid control.
GridHeaderCellControl	DataGridHeaderCell	Represents a header cell in a SfDataGrid control
GridColumnSizer	DataGridColumnSizer	Represents a class that handles the sizing for all the columns in the Columns collection in a SfDataGrid control.
GridSummaryRow	DataGridSummaryRow	Represents a class that defines the summary information of summary row.
GridTableSummaryRow	DataGridTableSummaryRow	Represents a class that defines summary information of table summary row in SfDataGrid .
Position	SummaryRowPosition	Defines the constants that specify whether the table summary row is positioned at the top or bottom of the SfDataGrid control.
TableSummaryRowControl	DataGridTableSummaryRowView	Represents a table summary row in a SfDataGrid control.
StackedColumn	DataGridStackedColumn	Represents a column that is stacked across the specified child columns in it.
StackedHeaderCellControl	DataGridStackedHeaderCell	Represents a DataGridStackedCell in a SfDataGrid control.
GridStackedHeaderCellRenderer	DataGridStackedHeaderCellRenderer	A class for cell renderer that displays DataGridStackedHeaderRow in a DataGridStackedCell .
StackedHeaderRow	DataGridStackedHeaderRow	The DataGridStackedHeaderRow contains the collection of DataGridStackedColumn to be grouped under a particular category.}}.
GridStackedHeaderCellControl	DataGridStackedHeaderRowView	Represents a DataGridStackedHeaderRow as a control in a SfDataGrid control.
GridUnboundRows	DataGridUnboundRows	Represents a DataGridUnboundRows as a control to add additional rows in a control.
GridUnboundColumn	DataGridUnboundColumn	Represents a DataGridUnboundColumn as a control to add additional columns in a control.
AppearanceManager	DataPagerStyle	Represents a class that enables users to customize the appearance of the data pager.
GridResizingEventArgs	DataGridColumnResizingEventArgs	Represents a datagrid column resizing event args.

Known issues

[Android] Horizontal scrolling performance is not smooth in the Debug solution configuration when compared to Xamarin.Forms SfDataGrid. However, the scrolling performance is smooth when the solution configuration is Release.

Upcoming Features

Right to left (Mac and iOS)
Accessibility
Custom selection
Swiping
Column drag and drop
Row drag and drop