How to perform indirect editing using a template column in the .NET MAUI DataGrid?

If your need involves indirectly editing the text of DataGridCell at runtime, .NET MAUI SfDataGrid facilitates this by enabling the creation of a TemplateColumn. You can achieve this by loading an Entry cell into it using the DataTemplate property, and the edited values are automatically committed.

Please refer to the following code example for editing the text of a DataGridCell at runtime.

xaml:

<syncfusion:SfDataGrid  x:Name="dataGrid"
                     ItemsSource="{Binding Employees}"
                     AutoGenerateColumnsMode="None"
                     DefaultColumnWidth="155">
 <syncfusion:SfDataGrid.Columns>
     <syncfusion:DataGridTextColumn MappingName="EmployeeID"
                                    HeaderText="Employee ID"/>
     <syncfusion:DataGridTemplateColumn MappingName="Name">
         <syncfusion:DataGridTemplateColumn.CellTemplate>
             <DataTemplate>
                 <Entry x:Name="label"
                        Text="{Binding Name}"
                        TextColor="Black"
                        HorizontalOptions="FillAndExpand"
                        VerticalOptions="FillAndExpand" />
             </DataTemplate>
         </syncfusion:DataGridTemplateColumn.CellTemplate>
     </syncfusion:DataGridTemplateColumn>
     <syncfusion:DataGridTextColumn MappingName="IDNumber"
                                    HeaderText="ID Number" />
 </syncfusion:SfDataGrid.Columns>
</syncfusion:SfDataGrid>

View sample in GitHub

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Conclusion

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