How to Make Label Clickable in .NET MAUI DataGrid?

In this article, we will show you how to make a label clickable inside the DataGridTemplateColumn in .NET MAUI DataGrid.

xaml
The code below demonstrates how to make a label clickable inside the DataGridTemplateColumn.

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

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

    <syncfusion:SfDataGrid.Columns>
        <syncfusion:DataGridNumericColumn MappingName="EmployeeID"
                                          Format="#"
                                          HeaderText="Employee ID" />
        <syncfusion:DataGridTemplateColumn MappingName="Name"
                                           HeaderText="Employee Name">
            <syncfusion:DataGridTemplateColumn.CellTemplate>
                <DataTemplate>
                    <Label Text="{Binding Name}" Padding="12"
                           HorizontalTextAlignment="Start"
                           VerticalTextAlignment="Center">
                        <Label.GestureRecognizers>
                            <TapGestureRecognizer Tapped="TapGestureRecognizer_Tapped" />
                        </Label.GestureRecognizers>
                    </Label>
                </DataTemplate>
            </syncfusion:DataGridTemplateColumn.CellTemplate>
        </syncfusion:DataGridTemplateColumn>
        <syncfusion:DataGridTextColumn MappingName="Title"
                                       HeaderText="Designation" />
        <syncfusion:DataGridDateColumn MappingName="HireDate"
                                       HeaderText="Hire Date" />

    </syncfusion:SfDataGrid.Columns>
</syncfusion:SfDataGrid>

C#

private void TapGestureRecognizer_Tapped(object sender, TappedEventArgs e)
{
    var customerName = (sender as Label).Text;
    DisplayAlert("Customer Name", $"Name : {customerName}", "ok");
}

Output

Download the complete sample from GitHub.

Conclusion

I hope you enjoyed learning how to make the label clickable in .NET MAUI DataGrid.

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