XAML - DataGrid

A DataGrid represents a control that displays data in a customizable grid. It provides a flexible way to display a collection of data in rows and columns. The hierarchical inheritance of DataGrid class is as follows −

Properties

Given below are the commonly used properties of DataGrid

Sr.No.	Property & Description
1	AlternatingRowBackground Gets or sets the background brush for use on alternating rows.
2	AreRowDetailsFrozen Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the row details can scroll horizontally.
3	AutoGenerateColumns Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the columns are created automatically.
4	CanUserAddRows Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the user can add new rows to the DataGrid.
5	CanUserDeleteRows Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the user can delete rows from the DataGrid.
6	CanUserReorderColumns Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the user can change the column display order by dragging column headers with the mouse.
7	CanUserResizeColumns Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the user can adjust the width of columns by using the mouse.
8	CanUserResizeRows Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the user can adjust the height of rows by using the mouse.
9	CanUserSortColumns Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the user can sort columns by clicking the column header.
10	ColumnHeaderHeight Gets or sets the height of the column headers row.
11	ColumnHeaderStyle Gets or sets the style applied to all column headers in the DataGrid.
12	Columns Gets a collection that contains all the columns in the DataGrid.
13	ColumnWidth Gets or sets the standard width and sizing mode of columns and headers in the DataGrid.
14	CurrentCell Gets or sets the cell that has focus.
15	CurrentColumn Gets or sets the column that contains the current cell.
16	CurrentItem Gets the data item bound to the row that contains the current cell.
17	FrozenColumnCount Gets or sets the number of non-scrolling columns.
18	HorizontalScrollBarVisibility Gets or sets a value that indicates how horizontal scroll bars are displayed in the DataGrid.
19	IsReadOnly Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the user can edit values in the DataGrid.
20	RowBackground Gets or sets the default brush for the row background.
21	RowHeight Gets or sets the suggested height for all rows.
22	SelectedCells Gets the list of cells that are currently selected.

Methods

Given below are the commonly used methods of DataGrid.

Sr.No.	Methods & Description
1	BeginEdit Invokes the BeginEdit command, which will place the current cell or row into edit mode.
2	CancelEdit Invokes the CancelEditCommand command for the cell or row currently in edit mode.
3	ClearDetailsVisibilityForItem Clears the DetailsVisibility property for the DataGridRow that represents the specified data item.
4	ColumnFromDisplayIndex Gets the DataGridColumn at the specified index.
5	CommitEdit Invokes the CommitEditCommand command for the cell or row currently in edit mode.
6	GenerateColumns Generates columns for the specified properties of an object.
7	GetDetailsVisibilityForItem Gets the DetailsVisibility property for the DataGridRow that represents the specified data item.
8	OnApplyTemplate When overridden in a derived class, is invoked whenever application code or internal processes call ApplyTemplate. (Overrides FrameworkElement.OnApplyTemplate())
9	ScrollIntoView Scrolls the DataGrid vertically to display the row for the specified data item.
10	SelectAllCells Selects all the cells in the DataGrid.
11	SetDetailsVisibilityForItem Sets the value of the DetailsVisibility property for the DataGridRow that contains the specified object.
12	UnselectAllCells Unselects all the cells in the DataGrid.

Events

Given below are the most commonly used events of DataGrid.

Sr.No.	Events & Description
1	AddingNewItem Occurs before a new item is added to the DataGrid.
2	AutoGeneratedColumns Occurs when auto generation of all columns is completed.
3	AutoGeneratingColumn Occurs when an individual column is auto-generated.
4	BeginningEdit Occurs before a row or cell enters edit mode.
5	CellEditEnding Occurs before a cell edit is committed or canceled.
6	ColumnDisplayIndexChanged Occurs when the DisplayIndex property on one of the columns changes.
7	ColumnHeaderDragCompleted Occurs when the user releases a column header after dragging it by using the mouse.
8	ColumnHeaderDragDelta Occurs every time the mouse position changes while the user drags a column header.
9	ColumnHeaderDragStarted Occurs when the user begins dragging a column header by using the mouse.
10	ColumnReordered Occurs when a column moves to a new position in the display order.
11	ColumnReordering Occurs before a column moves to a new position in the display order.
12	CopyingRowClipboardContent Occurs after the default row content is prepared.
13	CurrentCellChanged Occurs when the value of the CurrentCell property has changed.
14	InitializingNewItem Occurs when a new item is created.
15	LoadingRow Occurs after a DataGridRow is instantiated, so that you can customize it before it is used.
16	LoadingRowDetails Occurs when a new row details template is applied to a row.
17	PreparingCellForEdit Occurs when a cell enters edit mode.
18	RowDetailsVisibilityChanged Occurs when the visibility of a row details element changes.
19	RowEditEnding Occurs before a row edit is committed or canceled.
20	SelectedCellsChanged Occurs when the SelectedCells collection changes.
21	Sorting Occurs when a column is being sorted.
22	UnloadingRow Occurs when a DataGridRow object becomes available for reuse.
23	UnloadingRowDetails Occurs when a row details element becomes available for reuse.

Example

The following example shows how to display data in a DataGrid. Here is the XAML code to create two checkboxes with some properties and events.

<Window x:Class = "DataGrid.MainWindow" 
   xmlns = "http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
   xmlns:x = "http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" 
   xmlns:core = "clr-namespace:System;assembly = mscorlib" 
   xmlns:local = "clr-namespace:DataGrid" 
   Title = "MainWindow" Height = "350" Width = "525"> 
	
   <Window.Resources> 
      <ObjectDataProvider x:Key = "myEnum" MethodName = "GetValues" 
         ObjectType = "{x:Type core:Enum}"> 
			
         <ObjectDataProvider.MethodParameters> 
            <x:TypeExtension Type = "local:Party" /> 
         </ObjectDataProvider.MethodParameters> 
		</ObjectDataProvider> 
   </Window.Resources> 
	
   <Grid> 
      <DataGrid Name = "dataGrid" AlternatingRowBackground = "LightBlue" 
         AlternationCount = "2" AutoGenerateColumns = "False">
			
         <DataGrid.Columns> 
            <DataGridTextColumn Header = "Name" Binding = "{Binding Name}" />
            <DataGridTextColumn Header = "Title" Binding = "{Binding Title}" >
            <DataGridCheckBoxColumn Header = "ReElected?" Binding = "{Binding WasReElected}"/> 
				
            <DataGridComboBoxColumn Header = "Party"
               SelectedItemBinding = "{Binding Affiliation}" 
               ItemsSource = "{Binding Source = {StaticResource myEnum}}" /> 
         </DataGrid.Columns> 
      </DataGrid>
   </Grid> 
	
</Window>

Here is the implementation in C# for two different classes.

using System; 
using System.Collections.Generic; 
using System.Linq; 
using System.Text; 
using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
using System.Windows; 
using System.Windows.Controls; 
using System.Windows.Data; 
using System.Windows.Documents; 
using System.Windows.Input; 
using System.Windows.Media; 
using System.Windows.Media.Imaging; 
using System.Windows.Navigation; 
using System.Windows.Shapes;

namespace DataGrid { 
   /// <summary> 
      /// Interaction logic for MainWindow.xaml 
   /// </summary>
	
   public partial class MainWindow : Window { 
      public MainWindow() { 
         InitializeComponent(); dataGrid.ItemsSource = Employee.GetEmployees(); 
      }
   } 
	public enum Party { 
      Indepentent, Federalist, DemocratRepublican, 
   } 
}

Here is another Employee class implementation in C#.

public class Employee : INotifyPropertyChanged { 
   private string name; public string Name { 
      get { return name; } 
      set { 
         name = value; RaiseProperChanged(); 
      } 
   }
	private string title; public string Title { 
      get { return title; } 
		set { 
         title = value; 
         RaiseProperChanged();
      } 
   }
	private bool wasReElected;
	public bool WasReElected { 
      get { return wasReElected; } 
      set { 
         wasReElected = value; RaiseProperChanged(); 
      } 
   }
	private Party affiliation; public Party Affiliation {
      get { return affiliation; }
		set { 
         affiliation = value; RaiseProperChanged(); 
      } 
   }
	public static ObservableCollection<Employee> GetEmployees() {
      var employees = new ObservableCollection<Employee>(); 
      employees.Add(new Employee() {
         Name = "Ali", Title = "Minister", WasReElected = true, 
         Affiliation = Party.Indepentent }); 
			
      employees.Add(new Employee() { 
         Name = "Ahmed", Title = "CM", WasReElected = false, 
         Affiliation = Party.Federalist }); 
			
      employees.Add(new Employee() { 
         Name = "Amjad", Title = "PM", WasReElected = true, 
         Affiliation = Party.DemocratRepublican });
			
      employees.Add(new Employee() { 
         Name = "Waqas", Title = "Minister", WasReElected = false, 
         Affiliation = Party.Indepentent }); 
			
      employees.Add(new Employee() { 
         Name = "Bilal", Title = "Minister", WasReElected = true, 
         Affiliation = Party.Federalist });
			
      employees.Add(new Employee() { 
         Name = "Waqar", Title = "Minister", WasReElected = false,
         Affiliation = Party.DemocratRepublican }); 
			
      return employees; 
   }
   public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
	
   private void RaiseProperChanged( [CallerMemberName] string caller = "") { 
      if (PropertyChanged != null) { 
         PropertyChanged(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(caller)); 
      } 
   } 
}

When you compile and execute the above code, it will produce the following output −

We recommend you to execute the above example code and experiment with some other properties and events.

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