Overview of .NET MAUI Smart DataGrid
24 Jul 20264 minutes to read
The Syncfusion® .NET MAUI Smart DataGrid (SfSmartDataGrid) is an AI-assisted data grid control that enhances how users interact with data. It enables natural language–driven operations for sorting, filtering, grouping, and highlighting, helping users perform complex tasks more intuitively and efficiently.
Business use cases
- Business Intelligence: Applications requiring advanced data analysis through natural language interactions for complex queries without manual UI navigation.
- Enterprise Systems: Applications enabling non-technical users to explore and manipulate large datasets intuitively using conversational commands.
- Dashboards: Applications providing intelligent filtering, grouping, and highlighting of data to surface insights without writing code.
- Data-Driven Decisions: Applications requiring interactive and AI-powered analytics for real-time decision-making and data exploration.
Key features
- AI-based sorting allows sorting data using natural language inputs without manual configuration.
- Intelligent filtering allows applying filters using plain language queries with context-aware results.
- Smart grouping allows organizing related data dynamically based on user intent.
- Conditional highlighting allows emphasizing rows or cells by describing conditions in natural language.
Globalization
The following table summarizes the globalization support available in this control.
Full Support
Partial Support
Not Applicable
| Control | Localization | RTL | Time zone | Screen reader | Keyboard navigation |
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Related controls
- DataGrid — Traditional data grid control with full support for sorting, filtering, grouping, and editing; ideal for applications not requiring AI-assisted operations.
- ListView — Lightweight list control for displaying data collections in simple list formats; suitable for non-tabular data presentation.
- TreeMap — Hierarchical data visualization control for displaying nested data with treemap layout; useful for hierarchical analysis without grid structure.
See Also
- Getting Started — Step-by-step guide for initial setup, prerequisites, and creating your first Smart DataGrid application.
- AI-Powered Features — Detailed documentation of AI-assisted operations including natural language sorting, filtering, grouping, and row highlighting.
- Customization — Learn how to customize grid behavior, appearance, event handling, and programmatic control of AI features.
- UI Kit — Interactive demos and production-ready UI examples demonstrating common use cases.
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