How to Display Key Value in Group Headers using .NET MAUI DataGrid?

In this article, we will show you how to display the key value alone in the group headers in .NET MAUI DataGrid.

Xaml
The code below demonstrates how to display the key value alone in the group headers in SfDataGrid.

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

<syncfusion:SfDataGrid x:Name="sfGrid"
                        GridLinesVisibility="Both"
                        HeaderGridLinesVisibility="Both"
                        ColumnWidthMode="Auto"
                        AllowGroupExpandCollapse="True"
                        GroupingMode="Single"
                        GroupCaptionTextFormat="{}{ColumnName}"
                        AutoGenerateColumnsMode="None"
                        ItemsSource="{Binding Employees}">

    <syncfusion:SfDataGrid.GroupColumnDescriptions>
        <syncfusion:GroupColumnDescription ColumnName="EmployeeID" />
    </syncfusion:SfDataGrid.GroupColumnDescriptions>

    <syncfusion:SfDataGrid.Columns>
        <syncfusion:DataGridNumericColumn MappingName="EmployeeID"
                                            Format="#"
                                            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>

Output

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Conclusion

I hope you enjoyed learning how to display key values in group headers using .NET MAUI DataGrid.

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