How to get the property type of a column in AutoGeneratingColumn event in .NET MAUI DataGrid (SfDataGrid) ?

In this article, we will show you how to get the property type of a column in the AutoGeneratingColumn event in .NET MAUI DataGrid.

xaml

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

<syncfusion:SfDataGrid x:Name="dataGrid"
                       ColumnWidthMode="Auto"
                       GridLinesVisibility="Both"
                       HeaderGridLinesVisibility="Both"
                       AutoGeneratingColumn="dataGrid_AutoGeneratingColumn" 
                       CellTapped="dataGrid_CellTapped"
                       ItemsSource="{Binding Employees}">
   
</syncfusion:SfDataGrid>

C#
The code below demonstrates how to retrieve the PropertyType of a particular column using its mapping name in the AutoGeneratingColumn event.

private void dataGrid_AutoGeneratingColumn(object sender, Syncfusion.Maui.DataGrid.DataGridAutoGeneratingColumnEventArgs e)
{
    if(e.Column.MappingName == "Name")
    {
        var PropertyType = e.PropertyType;
        DisplayAlert("Type", $"{PropertyType}", "OK");
    }
}

Output

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Conclusion

I hope you enjoyed learning how to get the PropertyType of the columns in the AutoGeneratingColumn event in .NET MAUI DataGrid (SfDataGrid).

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