How to specify a keyboard for a particular column type in .NET MAUI DataGrid?

The .NET MAUI DataGrid allows customization of the keyboard type for specific column types to enhance data entry efficiency.

C#

We can customize the keyboard type of the column by specifying the renderer for the column. By overriding the OnCreateEditUIView() method, we can access the edit element of the column, allowing us to set the keyboard type for the entry in this method.

public class CustomTextBoxRenderer : DataGridTextBoxCellRenderer
{
    protected override SfDataGridEntry OnCreateEditUIView()
    {
        var entry = base.OnCreateEditUIView();
        entry.Keyboard = Keyboard.Numeric;
        return entry;
    }
}

Replace the old renderer with the newly customized version. please refer to Column types UG document to understand which key corresponds to each type of column.

public MainPage()
{
    InitializeComponent();
    dataGrid.CellRenderers.Remove("Text");
    dataGrid.CellRenderers.Add("Text", new CustomTextBoxRenderer());
}

The following screenshot illustrates that the keyboard type has been set to numeric for the text column type in the MAUI DataGrid.

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Conclusion
I hope you enjoyed learning how to specify a keyboard for a particular column type in .NET MAUI DataGrid.

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