How to highlight the last selected row in Flutter DataTable (SfDataGrid)?

In this article, we will show you how to highlight the last selected row in Flutter DataTable.

Initialize the SfDataGrid widget with all the necessary properties. Instead of setting the color in the DataGridRowAdapter, apply it directly to the container. In the onSelectionChanged callback, ensure you call notifyListeners from the DataGridSource when a new row is selected. By calling notifyListeners, all rows will be refreshed, which will trigger the buildRow method for each row. This approach allows a distinct selection color to be applied exclusively to the most recently selected row.

@override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Scaffold(
      appBar: AppBar(
        title: const Text('Syncfusion Flutter DataGrid'),
      ),
      body: SfDataGrid(
        source: employeeDataSource,
        columnWidthMode: ColumnWidthMode.fill,
        controller: employeeDataSource.controller,
        selectionMode: SelectionMode.multiple,
        onSelectionChanged:
            (List<DataGridRow> newRows, List<DataGridRow> oldRows) {
          if (newRows.isNotEmpty) {
            employeeDataSource.updateDataGridSource();
          }
        },
        columns: getColumns(),
      ),
    );
  }

class EmployeeDataSource extends DataGridSource {

……

  DataGridController controller = DataGridController();

  @override
  DataGridRowAdapter? buildRow(DataGridRow row) {
    Color getRowBackgroundColor(DataGridRow row, {Color? color}) {
      if (controller.selectedRows.last == row) {
        return color ?? Colors.indigo;
      }
      return Colors.transparent;
    }

    return controller.selectedRows.isNotEmpty
        ? DataGridRowAdapter(
            cells: row.getCells().map<Widget>((dataGridCell) {
            return Container(
                color: getRowBackgroundColor(row),
                alignment: Alignment.center,
                child: Text(
                  dataGridCell.value.toString(),
                ));
          }).toList())
        : DataGridRowAdapter(
            cells: row.getCells().map<Widget>((dataGridCell) {
            return Container(
                color: Colors.transparent,
                alignment: Alignment.center,
                child: Text(
                  dataGridCell.value.toString(),
                ));
          }).toList());
  }

  void updateDataGridSource() {
    notifyListeners();
  }
}

View the GitHub sample here.