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Overview
The UWP DataGrid control is used for efficiently displaying and manipulating tabular data. Its rich feature set includes functionalities like data binding, editing, sorting, filtering, grouping, and exporting to Excel and PDF file formats. It has also been optimized for working with millions of records, as well as handling high frequency real-time updates.
High Performance
Instant Loading
Ability to load millions of records instantly.
Fast Data Processing
Data processing operations like sorting, filtering, grouping, summaries, refresh, and real-time update operations are handled efficiently using PLINQ.
Print and Export
Optimized for quickly printing and exporting to Excel/PDF file formats.
Data Binding
Data binding works out of the box for all popular data sources. It automatically generates columns for the data-bound collection. It even assigns appropriate column types for the specific data types.
Seamless Editing Experience
- Support for built-in column types.
- Embed controls such as progress bar and rating to view or edit the data.
- Built-in support to commit or rollback changes when the data object implements IEditableObject.
- New records can be added dynamically using in-built functionality.
Data Error Indication and Validation
Built-in support for validating cells and displaying error information based on INotifyDataErrorInfo and Data Annotations. It also provides support to dynamically handle validations.
Data Shaping and Manipulation
Sorting
Support to sort data against one or more columns with multiple customization operations. There is also an option to sort by caption summary values when the grid is grouped.
Grouping
Support for grouping data by one or more columns either programmatically or through mouse and touch interactivity.
Filtering
Built-in Excel-inspired filter UI with advanced filtering options to easily filter and view data as required. It is also possible to filter programmatically.
Summaries
Built-in support to calculate and display sum, min, max, average, count, and custom aggregates in additional rows in a table or group.
Real-Time Updates
Handles high frequency updates even under the most demanding scenarios where the data is sorted and grouped in real-time. The summaries are calculated in an optimized way and the updated summary is instantly refreshed in real-time usage scenarios.
Conditional Formatting
Ability to customize cell and row appearance conditionally based on data.
Row and Column Customization
Individual Row Heights
Change the height of the rows based on the content of any column or certain columns to enhance the readability of content.
Cell Merging
Ability to dynamically merge data in adjacent cells and present that data in a single cell.
Freeze Panes
Freeze the rows and columns at top, bottom, left, and right positions similar to Excel.
Unbound Rows
Ability to display rows at the top and bottom of the grid with data that is not bound to the ItemsSource.
Stacked Headers
Built-in support for displaying stacked headers, unbound header rows that can span across multiple rows and columns.
Unbound Columns
Provides support to display additional columns that are not bound to a data source. It can also display the results of expressions that are calculated based on values in other columns.
Hierarchical Table View
Master-detail relationship is represented through nested grids that can be expanded and collapsed as required. It also supports functionalities like editing, sorting, filtering, etc. Its flexibility allows unlimited levels of nesting.
Data Virtualization
Data Virtualization
Ability to display records on demand by automatically enabling data virtualization when it is bound to a VirtualizingCollectionView.
Incremental Loading
Ability to load data while scrolling, if the data source is derived from ISupportIncrementalLoading interface.
Paging
Interactive support to manipulate the data using SfDataPager control. It also supports on-demand loading.
Appearance
Fully customizable using Microsoft Expression Blend and Visual Studio. It is possible to completely customize the cell and row appearance.
Interactive Features
Row Drag-and-Drop
Built-in support to drag and drop rows. Also supports drag-and-drop between controls.
Column Chooser
Column chooser UI can be selectively enabled to let end users interactively choose the visible columns. The default UI can also be customized as required.
Context Menu
Improve the end user experience by adding custom context menu entries.
Selection
Built-in support for row and cell-based selection similar to Excel, with extensive support for all keyboard navigations.
Printing and Exporting
- Rich set of options for exporting data to Microsoft Excel file formats, PDF, CSV, and printing.
- Several customization options are also provided to customize the exporting and printing operations.
Serialization
Settings in the grid can be serialized to XML format and loaded back through the built-in serialization options.
Localization
Any static text in the data grid can be localized to any desired language.
UWP DataGrid Code Example
Easily get started with the UWP DataGrid using a few simple lines of C# code as demonstrated below. Also explore our UWP DataGrid Example that shows you how to render and configure the UWP DataGrid.
<Page x:Class="GettingStarted.MainPage"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
xmlns:local="using:GettingStarted"
xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
xmlns:syncfusion="using:Syncfusion.UI.Xaml.Grid"
mc:Ignorable="d">
<Grid>
<syncfusion:SfDataGrid x:Name="dataGrid" />
</Grid>
</Page>using Syncfusion.UI.Xaml.Grid;
namespace GettingStarted
{
public sealed partial class MainPage : Page
{
public MainPage()
{
this.InitializeComponent();
SfDataGrid dataGrid = new SfDataGrid();
Root_Grid.Children.Add(dataGrid);
}
}
}Not sure how to create your first UWP DataGrid? Our documentation can help.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why should you choose Syncfusion UWP DataGrid?
The Syncfusion UWP DataGrid provides the following:
Loads millions of records in just a second.
Flexible data binding with support to use data sources such as WCF, ADO.NET, LINQ to SQL and Microsoft Access.
Rich UI interaction and keyboard navigation to interact with the software.
Packed with a bunch of features with customization options suitable for building complex, large-scale applications.
- Touch friendly and responsive.
- Simple configuration and API.
- One of the best UWP DataGrid in the market that offers a feature-rich UI.
Extensive demos and documentation to learn quickly and get started with UWP DataGrid.
Where can I find the Syncfusion UWP DataGrid demo?
You can find our UWP DataGrid demo on
GitHub location.
Can I download and utilize the Syncfusion UWP DataGrid for free?
No, this is a commercial product and requires a paid license. However, a free community license is also available for companies and individuals whose organizations have less than $1 million USD in annual gross revenue, 5 or fewer developers, and 10 or fewer total employees.
How do I get started with Syncfusion UWP DataGrid?
A good place to start would be our comprehensive getting started documentation.
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