Performance in MAUI DataGrid (SfDataGrid)

LoadUIView

By default, the SfDataGrid loads a UIElement into the DataGridCell to display the cell content. The DataGridColumn.LoadUIView property determines whether to load a UIElement or to draw the cell content directly within the DataGridCell on the Android platform to improve scrolling performance. This is applicable only for the android platform as of now.

If LoadUIView is set to false, the cell content will be drawn directly in the grid cell to enhance performance. However, when LoadUIView is set to true, the cell content will be displayed through the UIElement.

The default value of this property is true. If you want to improve loading and scrolling performance, you can simply set the LoadUIView property to false.

<sfgrid:SfDataGrid ItemsSource="{Binding OrdersInfo}">
    <sfgrid:SfDataGrid.Columns>
        <sfgrid:DataGridNumericColumn MappingName="OrderID" HeaderText="Order ID" LoadUIView="False"/>
        <sfgrid:DataGridTextColumn MappingName="CustomerID" HeaderText="Customer ID" LoadUIView="False"/>
    </sfgrid:SfDataGrid.Columns>
</sfgrid:SfDataGrid>

Limitations

• Both implicit and explicit padding are not supported. However, left and right padding will be applied based on the padding, while the top and bottom positions will be adjusted based on the content.
• DataGridColumn.LineBreakMode is not supported.
• Runtime theme changes will not be applied.
• This is not supported for DataGridTemplateColumn, DataGridCheckBoxColumn and DataGridImageColumn.