How to Make an Editable Combo Box Editor in .NET MAUI DataForm (SfDataForm)?

In the Syncfusion® .NET MAUI DataForm (SfDataForm), you can make an editable combo box editor by using the IsEditable property.

C#

Register the ComboBoxEditor to the DataForm and initiate the GenerateDataFormItem event handler to the OnGenerateDataFormItem event.

protected override void OnAttachedTo(ContentPage bindable)
{
    base.OnAttachedTo(bindable);
    this.dataForm = bindable.FindByName<SfDataForm>("dataForm");
    if (dataForm != null)
    {
        dataForm.ItemsSourceProvider = new ItemSourceProvider();
        dataForm.RegisterEditor("Country", DataFormEditorType.ComboBox);
        dataForm.GenerateDataFormItem += OnGenerateDataFormItem;
    }
}

C#

Set the IsEditable property of the DataFormComboBoxItem class to true in the OnGenerateDataFormItem event.

private void OnGenerateDataFormItem(object sender, GenerateDataFormItemEventArgs e)
{
    if (e.DataFormItem != null && e.DataFormItem.FieldName == "Country" && e.DataFormItem is DataFormComboBoxItem comboBoxItem)
    {
        comboBoxItem.IsEditable = true;
    }
}

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I hope you enjoyed learning how to make an editable combo box editor in the .NET MAUI DataForm (SfDataForm).

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