Implementing WinUI DataGrid (SfDataGrid)

Comprehensive guide for implementing the Syncfusion WinUI DataGrid control. SfDataGrid is a high-performance, feature-rich control for displaying and manipulating tabular data in WinUI 3 applications with support for sorting, filtering, grouping, editing, summaries, and more.

When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when you need to:

• Display tabular data with 100 to 1,000,000+ rows in WinUI applications
• Implement sortable, filterable, and groupable data views
• Enable inline editing with validation for data entry scenarios
• Perform CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) operations on datasets
• Export data to Excel format
• Display hierarchical data with master-details views
• Implement drag-and-drop row reordering
• Show data summaries and aggregations (sum, average, count, etc.)
• Handle real-time data updates with ObservableCollection
• Create data-centric enterprise Windows desktop applications

Important Note: In WinUI 3, DataContext is not directly inherited from Window. You must explicitly set DataContext on the Grid or Page element in XAML (e.g., <Grid DataContext="{x:Bind ViewModel}">) for data binding to work properly.