How to apply padding for column elements in .NET MAUI DataGrid?

The .NET MAUI DataGrid allows you to configure the padding values for each cell, enabling enhanced layout customization. The CellPadding and HeaderPadding properties can be used to set padding for both data cells and header cells, respectively.

XAML
You can update the padding of each cell using the following XAML code. The CellPadding property targets the DataGridCell, while HeaderPadding targets the DataGridHeaderCell.

<syncfusion:SfDataGrid x:Name="dataGrid"
                    x:DataType="local:EmployeeViewModel"
                    RowHeight="30"
                    ColumnWidthMode="Auto"
                    ItemsSource="{Binding Employees}">
    <syncfusion:SfDataGrid.Columns>
        <syncfusion:DataGridNumericColumn MappingName="EmployeeID" HeaderText="Employee ID" Format="D" CellPadding="0" HeaderPadding="0"/>
        <syncfusion:DataGridTextColumn MappingName="Name" CellPadding="16, 0 ,16, 0" HeaderPadding="16 ,0, 16, 0" />
        <syncfusion:DataGridTextColumn MappingName="Title" CellPadding="16, 0, 16, 0" HeaderPadding="16, 0, 16, 0"/>
    </syncfusion:SfDataGrid.Columns>
</syncfusion:SfDataGrid>

C#
Similar code to XAML

DataGridNumericColumn EmployeeIDColumn = new DataGridNumericColumn() { MappingName = "EmployeeID" , HeaderText = "Employee ID" , Format= "D" , CellPadding  = new Thickness(16,0,16,0), HeaderPadding = new Thickness(16,0,16,0) };

DataGridTextColumn NameColumn = new DataGridTextColumn() { MappingName = "Name", HeaderText = "Name",  CellPadding = new Thickness(16, 0, 16, 0), HeaderPadding = new Thickness(16, 0, 16, 0) };

DataGridTextColumn Title = new DataGridTextColumn() { MappingName = "Title", HeaderText = "Title", CellPadding = new Thickness(16, 0, 16, 0), HeaderPadding = new Thickness(16, 0, 16, 0) };

dataGrid.Columns.Add(EmployeeIDColumn);
dataGrid.Columns.Add(NameColumn);
dataGrid.Columns.Add(Title);

Output

Download the complete sample from GitHub.

Conclusion

I hope you enjoyed learning how to apply padding for Column Elements in .NET MAUI DataGrid.

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