How to handle TabKey press event in .NET MAUI DataGrid (SfDataGrid) ?

In this article, we will demonstrate how to handle the Tab key press event in an Entry control on the Windows platform within a .NET MAUI DataGrid.

Xaml

 <syncfusion:SfDataGrid x:Name="dataGrid"
                        ItemsSource="{Binding Employees}"
                        GridLinesVisibility="Both"
                        HeaderGridLinesVisibility="Both"
                        ColumnWidthMode="Auto"
                        AutoGenerateColumnsMode="None">


     <syncfusion:SfDataGrid.Columns>
         <syncfusion:DataGridTextColumn MappingName="EmployeeID"
                                        Format="#" />
         <syncfusion:DataGridTextColumn MappingName="Name" />
         <syncfusion:DataGridTextColumn MappingName="Title" />
         <syncfusion:DataGridDateColumn MappingName="HireDate" />
         <syncfusion:DataGridTemplateColumn MappingName="Name"
                                            HeaderText="Customer Name">
             <syncfusion:DataGridTemplateColumn.CellTemplate>
                 <DataTemplate>
                     <Entry HandlerChanged="Entry_HandlerChanged"
                            Placeholder="Enter Name" />
                 </DataTemplate>
             </syncfusion:DataGridTemplateColumn.CellTemplate>
         </syncfusion:DataGridTemplateColumn>
     </syncfusion:SfDataGrid.Columns>

 </syncfusion:SfDataGrid>

C#
The code below illustrates how to handle the Tab key press event in an Entry control on the Windows platform within a DataGrid.

        private void Entry_HandlerChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
#if WINDOWS
            if (sender is Entry entry && entry.Handler?.PlatformView is Microsoft.Maui.Platform.MauiPasswordTextBox textBox)
            {
                textBox.KeyDown += TextBox_KeyDown;
            }
#endif
        }

#if WINDOWS 
        private void TextBox_KeyDown(object sender, Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Input.KeyRoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            if (e.Key == Windows.System.VirtualKey.Tab) 
            {
                DisplayAlert("Tab Pressed", "The Tab key was pressed", "OK");
            }

        }
#endif

Output

Download the complete sample from GitHub.

Conclusion

I hope you enjoyed learning how to handle the tab key press event in an Entry control in .NET MAUI DataGrid (SfDataGrid).

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