How to retain the SfDataGrid properties when changing the data source in .NET MAUI?

The .NET MAUI DataGrid provides the support to bind the SfDataGrid.Columns have a support for retaining the old values such as sorting and grouping when reloading the SfDataGrid. It can be achieved by setting SfDataGrid.AutoGenerateColumnsMode as other than ResetAll.

When you change ItemsSource for SfDataGrid, then the columns are generated on the basis of option set for SfDataGrid.AutoGenerateColumnsMode.
The SfDataGrid.AutoGenerateColumnsMode includes the following modes,

• None
• Reset
• ResetAll
• RetainOld
• SmartReset

XAML

Here we set AutoGenerateColumnsMode as None. It Stores only the columns that are defined in SfDataGrid.Columns collection.
When changing the ItemsSource, the grouping and sorting for explicitly defined SfDataGrid.Columns alone will be retained.

<syncfusion:SfDataGrid  x:Name="datagrid"
                    ItemsSource="{Binding Employees}"
                    AutoGenerateColumnsMode="None"
                    DefaultColumnWidth="155">
    <syncfusion:SfDataGrid.Columns>
        <syncfusion:DataGridTextColumn MappingName="EmployeeID"
                                    HeaderText="Employee ID" />
        <syncfusion:DataGridTextColumn MappingName="Name"
                                    HeaderText="Name" />
        <syncfusion:DataGridTextColumn MappingName="IDNumber"
                                    HeaderText="ID Number" />

    </syncfusion:SfDataGrid.Columns>
</syncfusion:SfDataGrid>

Refer our UG document to know more about AutoGenerateColumnsMode

View sample in GitHub

Take a moment to pursue this documentation, where you can find more about Syncfusion .NET MAUI DataGrid (SfDataGrid) with code examples.
Please refer to this link to learn about the essential features of Syncfusion .NET MAUI DataGrid(SfDataGrid).

Conclusion

I hope you enjoyed learning about how to retain the SfDataGrid properties when changing the datasource in .NET MAUI.

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