CRUD Operations in WPF DataGrid (SfDataGrid)
16 Oct 202324 minutes to read
DataGrid listens and responds to the CRUD operations such as add, delete and data update (property change) at runtime. Also, it supports editing, add new row, delete row by pressing Delete key.
Managing data updates
DataGrid manages the sorting, filtering, grouping and summaries during data updates based on SfDataGrid.LiveDataUpdateMode property.
<syncfusion:SfDataGrid x:Name="dataGrid"
AutoGenerateColumns="True"
ItemsSource="{Binding Orders}"
LiveDataUpdateMode="AllowDataShaping" />this.dataGrid.LiveDataUpdateMode = LiveDataUpdateMode.AllowDataShaping;LiveDataUpdateMode – Default
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Grid operations / Data Manipulation operations |
Add |
Remove / delete |
Property change |
| Sorting | Record added at last | Updated | Sort order not updated |
| Grouping | Updated | Updated | Groups not refreshed based on change |
| Filtering | Updated | Updated | Filter not refreshed based on change |
| Summaries | Not updated | Not updated | Not updated |
LiveDataUpdateMode – AllowSummaryUpdate
|
Grid operations/ Data Manipulation operations |
Add |
Remove / delete |
Property change |
| Sorting | Record added at last | Updated | Sort order not updated |
| Grouping | Updated | Updated | Groups not refreshed based on change |
| Filtering | Updated | Updated | Filter not refreshed based on change |
| Summaries | Updated | Updated | Updated |
LiveDataUpdateMode – AllowDataShaping
|
Grid operations/ Data Manipulation operations |
Add |
Remove / delete |
Property change |
| Sorting | Updated | Updated | Updated |
| Grouping | Updated | Updated | Updated |
| Filtering | Updated | Updated | Updated |
| Summaries | Updated | Updated | Updated |
Limitations
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AllowDataShapingandAllowSummaryUpdateis not supported when you are binding with dynamic data objects. - Complex and indexer properties doesn’t support
LiveDataUpdateMode-AllowDataShapingandAllowSummaryUpdate. -
LiveDataUpdateModeis not supported whenDataTableisItemsSource.
Add new rows
DataGrid provides built-in row (called AddNewRow) that allows user to add new records to underlying collection. Built-in add new row can be enabled or disabled by setting SfDataGrid.AddNewRowPosition property. AddNewRowPosition also denotes the position of add new row in DataGrid.
When you start editing in AddNewRow, the SfDataGrid control creates an instance for the underlying data object and adds it to underlying collection when editing completed.
NOTE
The underlying data object must be defined with default constructor.
<syncfusion:SfDataGrid x:Name="dataGrid"
AddNewRowPosition="Top"
AutoGenerateColumns="True"
ItemsSource="{Binding Orders}" />this.dataGrid.AddNewRowPosition = AddNewRowPosition.Top;
You can get the row row index of AddNewRow using GridAddNewRowController.GetAddNewRowIndex method.
var addNewRowController=this.dataGrid.GetAddNewRowController();
int addNewRowIndex = addNewRowController.GetAddNewRowIndex();You can check whether the specified row index is AddNewRow index, by using SfDataGrid.IsAddNewIndex helper method.
bool isAddNewRowIndex = this.dataGrid.IsAddNewIndex(1);Changing the AddNewRow default text in DataGrid
You can change the default static string of AddNewRow in datagrid by using the SfDataGrid.AddNewRowText property. The AddNewRowText property has higher priority than the text that is localized in resx file.
<Syncfusion:SfDataGrid x:Name="dataGrid"
AddNewRowPosition="Top"
AddNewRowText="Click here to add new row in datagrid"
ItemsSource="{Binding Employees}" />this.dataGrid.AddNewRowPosition = AddNewRowPosition.Top;
this.dataGrid.AddNewRowText = "Click here to add new row in datagrid";
Customize the newly added row position
SfDataGrid adds new data item from AddNewRow at the end of collection. When data operations (sorting, grouping) performed, the new item added based on data operations. You can customize the newly added data item position by setting SfDataGrid.NewItemPlaceHolderPosition.
<Syncfusion:SfDataGrid x:Name="datagrid"
AddNewRowPosition="Top"
NewItemPlaceholderPosition="AtBeginning"
ItemsSource="{Binding OrderInfoCollection }">this.datagrid.AddNewRowPosition = AddNewRowPosition.Top;
this.datagrid.NewItemPlaceholderPosition = NewItemPlaceholderPosition.AtBeginning;Initializing default values for AddNewRow
SfDataGrid allows you to set the default values for AddNewRow while initiating, through AddNewRowInitiatingEventArgs.NewObject property in SfDataGrid.AddNewRowInitiating event.
this.dataGrid.AddNewRowInitiating += dataGrid_AddNewRowInitiating;
void dataGrid_AddNewRowInitiating(object sender, AddNewRowInitiatingEventArgs args)
{
var data = args.NewObject as OrderInfo;
data.OrderID = 101;
}
Working with complex properties in AddNewRow
SfDataGrid control does not initiate values for complex properties defined in the data object. Hence, you need to initiate the default values for the complex properties externally by using the SfDataGrid.AddNewRowInitiating event.
<syncfusion:SfDataGrid AddNewRowInitiating="SfDataGrid_AddNewRowInitiating"
AutoGenerateColumns="False"
ItemsSource="{Binding Orders}">
<syncfusion:SfDataGrid.Columns>
<syncfusion:GridTextColumn MappingName="OrderID" />
<syncfusion:GridTextColumn MappingName="Customer.CustomerID" />
<syncfusion:GridTextColumn MappingName="ShipCity" />
</syncfusion:SfDataGrid.Columns>
</syncfusion:SfDataGrid>this.dataGrid.AddNewRowInitiating += dataGrid_AddNewRowInitiating;
private void SfDataGrid_AddNewRowInitiating(object sender, Syncfusion.UI.Xaml.Grid.AddNewRowInitiatingEventArgs args)
{
var data = args.NewObject as OrderInfo;
data.Customer = new Customer();
}Add row programmatically
You can commit or cancel the new record in AddNewRow by pressing the Enter and Esc key respectively. AddNewRow operations can be performed programmatically by using GridAddNewRowController.CommitAddNew and GridAddNewRowController.CancelAddNew methods at runtime.
Cancel AddNewRow
using Syncfusion.UI.Xaml.Grid.Helpers;
//Check whether the data is newly added
if (this.dataGrid.View.IsAddingNew)
{
//Which end edit the current cell. By passing false, it revert the entered value.
if (this.dataGrid.SelectionController.CurrentCellManager.CurrentCell.IsEditing)
this.dataGrid.SelectionController.CurrentCellManager.EndEdit(true);
var addNewRowController = this.dataGrid.GetAddNewRowController();
addNewRowController.CancelAddNew();
}Commit AddNewRow
RowColumnIndex rowColumnIndex = new RowColumnIndex();
if (this.dataGrid.View.IsAddingNew)
{
if (this.dataGrid.SelectionController.CurrentCellManager.CurrentCell.IsEditing)
this.dataGrid.SelectionController.CurrentCellManager.EndEdit(true);
rowColumnIndex = this.dataGrid.SelectionController.CurrentCellManager.CurrentRowColumnIndex;
//Process the commit operation in AddNewRow.
var addNewRowController = this.dataGrid.GetAddNewRowController();
addNewRowController.CommitAddNew();
//Gets the row index of AddNewRow
rowColumnIndex.RowIndex = addNewRowController.GetAddNewRowIndex();
this.dataGrid.SelectedItems.Clear();
//If the AddNewRowPosition is Top need to move the current cell to next row
if (this.dataGrid.AddNewRowPosition == AddNewRowPosition.Top)
rowColumnIndex.RowIndex = rowColumnIndex.RowIndex + 1;
//Which retains the current cell border in the row after canceling AddNewRow as you press ESC key operation.
this.dataGrid.MoveCurrentCell(rowColumnIndex);
}Validating AddNewRow
You can validate the data in AddNewRow like other data rows through built-in validation or custom validation. Here, AddNewRow is validated using RowValidating event by setting RowValidatingEventArgs.IsValid to false which doesn’t allow users to commit the AddNewRow until the validation gets succeeded.
this.dataGrid.RowValidating += dataGrid_RowValidating;
void dataGrid_RowValidating(object sender, RowValidatingEventArgs args)
{
if(this.dataGrid.IsAddNewIndex(args.RowIndex))
{
var data = args.RowData as OrderInfo;
if (data.OrderID >= 1010)
{
args.IsValid = false;
args.ErrorMessages.Add("OrderID", "OrderID should not exceed 1010.");
}
}
}
Similarly, you can validate the cells in AddNewRow by using the CurrentCellValidating event.
Customizing AddNewRow text using default resource file
SfDataGrid enables you to customize the watermark text of AddNewRow by changing value of AddNewRowText in Resource Designer. For more information, you can refer Editing default culture resource section.
To customize the AddNewRowText, add the default Syncfusion.SfDataGrid.WPF.resx file in Resources folder and then customize the value of AddNewRowText. Refer here to learn more about localization.
Customizing AddNewRow text using style
You can customize the watermark text of AddNewRow by editing the style of AddNewRowControl and change the content of PART_AddNewRowTextBorder’s ContentPresenter.
<Application.Resources>
<Style TargetType="syncfusion:AddNewRowControl">
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="White" />
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="Gray" />
<Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="0" />
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="syncfusion:AddNewRowControl">
<Grid>
<VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="AddNewRowStates">
<VisualState x:Name="Normal" />
<VisualState x:Name="Edit">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="PART_AddNewRowTextBorder" Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Visibility)">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame.Value>
<Visibility>Collapsed</Visibility>
</DiscreteObjectKeyFrame.Value>
</DiscreteObjectKeyFrame>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
</VisualStateGroup>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="BorderStates">
<VisualState x:Name="NormalRow" />
<VisualState x:Name="FooterRow">
<Storyboard BeginTime="0">
<ThicknessAnimationUsingKeyFrames BeginTime="0"
Duration="1"
Storyboard.TargetName="PART_AddNewRowBorder"
Storyboard.TargetProperty="BorderThickness">
<EasingThicknessKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="0, 1, 0, 0" />
</ThicknessAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ThicknessAnimationUsingKeyFrames BeginTime="0"
Duration="1"
Storyboard.TargetName="PART_AddNewRowBorder"
Storyboard.TargetProperty="Margin">
<EasingThicknessKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="0, -1, 0, 0" />
</ThicknessAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
</VisualStateGroup>
</VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<Rectangle x:Name="PART_CurrentFocusRow"
Margin="2,2,0,2"
HorizontalAlignment="Right"
Stroke="DarkGray"
StrokeDashArray="2,2"
StrokeThickness="1"
Visibility="{TemplateBinding CurrentFocusRowVisibility}" />
<Border Background="{TemplateBinding RowSelectionBrush}"
Clip="{TemplateBinding SelectionBorderClipRect}"
Visibility="{TemplateBinding SelectionBorderVisiblity}" />
<Border x:Name="PART_AddNewRowBorder"
Background="{TemplateBinding Background}"
BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}"
BorderThickness="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}">
<ContentPresenter />
</Border>
<Border x:Name="PART_AddNewRowTextBorder"
Background="#FFE5E5E5"
BorderBrush="Transparent"
BorderThickness="0,0,1,1"
Clip="{TemplateBinding TextBorderClip}"
IsHitTestVisible="False">
<ContentPresenter Margin="{TemplateBinding TextMargin}"
HorizontalAlignment="Left"
VerticalAlignment="Center"
Content="Add New Row" />
</Border>
</Grid>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
</Application.Resources>
AddNewRow support in Master-Details View
You can enable the AddNewRow in DetailsViewDataGrid by specifying the position to SfDataGrid.AddNewRowPosition property in ViewDefinition.DataGrid.
<syncfusion:SfDataGrid x:Name="dataGrid"
AutoGenerateColumns="True"
AutoGenerateRelations="False"
ItemsSource="{Binding Orders}">
<syncfusion:SfDataGrid.DetailsViewDefinition>
<syncfusion:GridViewDefinition RelationalColumn="ProductDetails">
<syncfusion:GridViewDefinition.DataGrid>
<syncfusion:SfDataGrid x:Name="firstLevelNestedGrid"
AddNewRowPosition="Top"
AutoGenerateColumns="True" />
</syncfusion:GridViewDefinition.DataGrid>
</syncfusion:GridViewDefinition>
</syncfusion:SfDataGrid.DetailsViewDefinition>
</syncfusion:SfDataGrid>this.firstLevelNestedGrid.AddNewRowPosition = AddNewRowPosition.Top;Similarly, you can wire AddNewRowInitiating event for ViewDefinition.DataGrid.
this.FirstLevelNestedGrid.AddNewRowInitiating += FirstLevelNestedGrid_AddNewRowInitiating;
void FirstLevelNestedGrid_AddNewRowInitiating(object sender, AddNewRowInitiatingEventArgs args)
{
}For auto-generated relation (when the AutoGenerateRelations is set to true), the AddNewRow can be enabled by specifying the position to AddNewRowPosition property in AutoGeneratingRelations event.
this.dataGrid.AutoGeneratingRelations+=dataGrid_AutoGeneratingRelations;
void dataGrid_AutoGeneratingRelations(object sender, Syncfusion.UI.Xaml.Grid.AutoGeneratingRelationsArgs e)
{
e.GridViewDefinition.DataGrid.AddNewRowPosition = AddNewRowPosition.Top;
}In the same way, you can wire AddNewRowInitiating event in the AutoGeneratingRelations event.
this.dataGrid.AutoGeneratingRelations+=dataGrid_AutoGeneratingRelations;
void dataGrid_AutoGeneratingRelations(object sender, Syncfusion.UI.Xaml.Grid.AutoGeneratingRelationsArgs e)
{
e.GridViewDefinition.DataGrid.AddNewRowInitiating += DataGrid_AddNewRowInitiating;
}
void DataGrid_AddNewRowInitiating(object sender, AddNewRowInitiatingEventArgs args)
{
}Changing the AddNewRow default text in details view grid
You can change the default static string of AddNewRow in details view grid by using the SfDataGrid.AddNewRowText property in ViewDefinition.DataGrid. The AddNewRowText property has higher priority than the text that is localized in resx file.
<syncfusion:SfDataGrid x:Name="dataGrid"
AutoGenerateColumns="True"
AutoGenerateRelations="False"
ItemsSource="{Binding Employees}">
<syncfusion:SfDataGrid.DetailsViewDefinition>
<syncfusion:GridViewDefinition RelationalColumn="ProductDetails">
<syncfusion:GridViewDefinition.DataGrid>
<syncfusion:SfDataGrid x:Name="firstLevelNestedGrid"
AddNewRowPosition="Top"
AddNewRowText="Click here to add new row in child grid"
AutoGenerateColumns="True" />
</syncfusion:GridViewDefinition.DataGrid>
</syncfusion:GridViewDefinition>
</syncfusion:SfDataGrid.DetailsViewDefinition>
</syncfusion:SfDataGrid>this.firstLevelNestedGrid.AddNewRowPosition = AddNewRowPosition.Top;
this.firstLevelNestedGrid.AddNewRowText = "Click here to add new row in child grid";
Delete row
DataGrid provides built-in support to delete the selected records in user interface (UI) by pressing Delete key. You can enable the deleting support by setting the SfDataGrid.AllowDeleting property to true. AllowDeleting is only supported when SelectionUnit is Row.
<syncfusion:SfDataGrid x:Name="dataGrid"
AllowDeleting="True"
AutoGenerateColumns="True"
ItemsSource="{Binding Orders}" />this.dataGrid.AllowDeleting = true;You can delete record directly in underlying collection also using Remove () or RemoveAt (int index).
(dataGrid.DataContext as ViewModel).Orders.Remove(dataGrid.CurrentItem as OrderInfo);
// OR
(dataGrid.DataContext as ViewModel).Orders.RemoveAt(2);Events
RecordDeleting
RecordDeleting event occurs when the record is being deleted from SfDataGrid. The RecordDeletingEventArgs provides information to RecordDeleting event for deleting the record and it contains the following members.
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Cancel- Gets or sets a value indicating whether the event should be canceled. -
OriginalSender- Gets the original sender from where the event is raised. -
Items- Gets or sets the items to be removed from the source collection.
You can cancel the delete operation through Cancel property in RecordDeleting event.
this.dataGrid.RecordDeleting += dataGrid_RecordDeleting;
void dataGrid_RecordDeleting(object sender, RecordDeletingEventArgs args)
{
var item = args.Items[0] as OrderInfo;
if (item.OrderID == 1005)
{
args.Cancel = true;
}
}RecordDeleted
RecordDeleted event occurs after the record is deleted. The RecordDeletedEventArgs of RecordDeleted event contains the following members.
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Items- Gets the records that were removed from the source collection. -
SelectedIndex- Gets or sets the selected index for the SfDataGrid control.
Handling selection after deleting the record from SfDataGrid
You can handle the selection after remove the records through SelectedIndex property of RecordDeleted event.
this.dataGrid.RecordDeleted += dataGrid_RecordDeleted;
void dataGrid_RecordDeleted(object sender, RecordDeletedEventArgs args)
{
args.SelectedIndex = -1;
}Deleting cell value in display mode
By default, the cell content can be cleared in edit mode by pressing Delete or Backspace key. It is also possible to delete the cell when it’s not in edit mode by handling the Delete key operation in the ProcessKeyDown method of GridSelectionController or GridCellSelectionController. Based on type of SelectionUnit, override right selection controller.
this.dataGrid.SelectionController = new GridSelectionControllerExt(dataGrid);
public class GridSelectionControllerExt : GridSelectionController
{
public GridSelectionControllerExt(SfDataGrid dataGrid) : base(dataGrid)
{
}
protected override void ProcessKeyDown(KeyEventArgs args)
{
//Customizes the Delete key operation.
if (args.Key == Key.Delete)
{
//Gets the cell value of current column.
var record = this.DataGrid.CurrentItem;
var currentColumnIndex = this.CurrentCellManager.CurrentCell.ColumnIndex;
var columnIndex = this.DataGrid.ResolveToGridVisibleColumnIndex(currentColumnIndex);
var mappingName = this.DataGrid.Columns[columnIndex].MappingName;
var cellVal = this.DataGrid.View.GetPropertyAccessProvider().GetValue(record, mappingName);
//Returns the cell value when the current column's cell is not set to null.
if (cellVal != null)
{
PropertyDescriptorExtensions.SetValue(this.DataGrid.View.GetItemProperties(), record, null, mappingName);
}
}
else
base.ProcessKeyDown(args);
}
}Conditionally deleting records when pressing Delete key
You can cancel the record deletion by using the RecordDeletingEventArgs.Cancel of RecordDeleting event. You can skip certain records when deleting more than one record by removing items from RecordDeletingEventArgs.Items.
this.dataGrid.RecordDeleting += dataGrid_RecordDeleting;
void dataGrid_RecordDeleting(object sender, RecordDeletingEventArgs args)
{
foreach(var item in args.Items)
{
if((item as OrderInfo).OrderID==1001)
{
args.Cancel = true;
}
}
}