How to bind ItemsSource of SfComboBox to a collection in viewModel in .NET MAUI DataGrid (SfDataGrid) ?
In this article, we will demonstrate how to bind the ItemsSource of SfComboBox to a collection in a viewModel within the DataGridTemplateColumn of the .NET MAUI DataGrid.
Xaml
The below code illustrates how to bind the ItemsSource of SfComboBox to a collection in the ViewModel within the DataGridTemplateColumn in a DataGrid.
<syncfusion:SfDataGrid x:Name="sfGrid"
GridLinesVisibility="Both"
HeaderGridLinesVisibility="Both"
SelectionMode="Single"
NavigationMode="Cell"
AllowEditing="True"
ColumnWidthMode="Auto"
AutoGenerateColumnsMode="None"
ItemsSource="{Binding Employees}">
<syncfusion:SfDataGrid.Columns>
<syncfusion:DataGridTextColumn MappingName="Name" HeaderText="Employee Name" />
<syncfusion:DataGridTextColumn MappingName="Title" HeaderText="Designation"/>
<syncfusion:DataGridDateColumn MappingName="HireDate" HeaderText="Hire Date" />
<syncfusion:DataGridTemplateColumn HeaderText="Customer Name">
<syncfusion:DataGridTemplateColumn.CellTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<editors:SfComboBox ItemsSource="{Binding Source={RelativeSource AncestorType={x:Type local:EmployeeViewModel}},Path=CustomerNames}"
IsEditable="True"
Placeholder="select" />
</DataTemplate>
</syncfusion:DataGridTemplateColumn.CellTemplate>
</syncfusion:DataGridTemplateColumn>
</syncfusion:SfDataGrid.Columns>
</syncfusion:SfDataGrid>
Output
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Conclusion
I hope you enjoyed learning how to bind the ItemsSource of SfComboBox to a collection in the viewModel in .NET MAUI DataGrid (SfDataGrid).
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