How to show no records found message in .NET MAUI DataGrid (SfDataGrid) with empty data?

In this article, we will demonstrate how to display “No Records found” message when the data source is empty in .NET MAUI DataGrid.

xaml

<ContentPage.BindingContext>
    <local:EmployeeViewModel x:Name="viewModel"/>
</ContentPage.BindingContext>

<StackLayout>
    <HorizontalStackLayout Margin="10">
        <Button Text="clear ItemSource" WidthRequest="200"
                Clicked="Button_Clicked" />
        <Button Text="Add ItemSource" WidthRequest="200"
                Clicked="Button_Clicked_1" />
    </HorizontalStackLayout>
    <Label Margin="50,200,50,100" x:Name="label"
           FontSize="Large"
           Text="No Records are Found :("
           HorizontalOptions="Center"
           VerticalOptions="End" />
    
    <syncfusion:SfDataGrid x:Name="sfGrid" VerticalOptions="FillAndExpand" HorizontalOptions="FillAndExpand" Margin="10"
                           GridLinesVisibility="Both"
                           HeaderGridLinesVisibility="Both"
                           ColumnWidthMode="Auto"
                           AutoGenerateColumnsMode="None"
                           ItemsSource="{Binding Employees}">

        <syncfusion:SfDataGrid.Columns>
            <syncfusion:DataGridNumericColumn MappingName="EmployeeID"
                                              HeaderText="Employee ID" />
            <syncfusion:DataGridTextColumn MappingName="Name" HeaderText="Employee Name" />
            <syncfusion:DataGridTextColumn MappingName="Title" HeaderText="Designation" />
            <syncfusion:DataGridDateColumn MappingName="HireDate" HeaderText="Hire Date"/>
        </syncfusion:SfDataGrid.Columns>
    </syncfusion:SfDataGrid>

</StackLayout>

C#
The following code toggles the visibility of a Syncfusion® DataGrid and a label based on whether the grid’s data source is null or empty, with buttons to clear or repopulate the DataGrid.

 public MainPage()
 {
     InitializeComponent();
     sfGrid.ItemsSourceChanged += SfGrid_ItemsSourceChanged;
 }

 private void SfGrid_ItemsSourceChanged(object? sender, Syncfusion.Maui.DataGrid.DataGridItemsSourceChangedEventArgs e)
 {
     if (e.NewView == null || (e.NewView is ObservableCollection<Employee> employees && employees.Count == 0))
     {
         sfGrid.IsVisible = false;
         label.IsVisible = true;
     }
     else
     {
         // Otherwise, show the grid and hide the label
         sfGrid.IsVisible = true;
         label.IsVisible = false;
     }
 }

 private void Button_Clicked(object sender, EventArgs e)
 {
     sfGrid.ItemsSource = null;
 }

 private void Button_Clicked_1(object sender, EventArgs e)
 {
     sfGrid.ItemsSource = viewModel.Employees;
 }

Output

Download the complete sample from GitHub.

Conclusion

I hope you enjoyed learning how to show a “No records found” message in .NET MAUI DataGrid (SfDataGrid) with empty data.

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