How do you set the focus to an entry control in a DataGridTemplateColumn when any cell in row is selected.

In this article, we will show you how to set the focus to an entry control in a DataGridTemplateColumn when any cell in row is selected in .Net Maui DataGrid.

xaml

<syncfusion:SfDataGrid x:Name="sfGrid" Margin="10"
                       SelectionMode="Single"
                       NavigationMode="Cell"
                       SelectionChanged="sfGrid_SelectionChanged"
                       GridLinesVisibility="Both"
                       ColumnWidthMode="Auto"
                       HeaderGridLinesVisibility="Both"
                       AutoGenerateColumnsMode="None"
                       ItemsSource="{Binding Employees}">

    <syncfusion:SfDataGrid.Columns>
        <syncfusion:DataGridTextColumn MappingName="EmployeeID"
                                       HeaderText="Employee ID" />
        <syncfusion:DataGridTextColumn MappingName="Name"
                                       HeaderText="Employee Name" />
        <syncfusion:DataGridTextColumn MappingName="Title"
                                       HeaderText="Designation" />
        <syncfusion:DataGridTemplateColumn MappingName="ContactID"
                                           HeaderText="Contact ID">
            <syncfusion:DataGridTemplateColumn.CellTemplate>
                <DataTemplate>
                    <Entry Text="{Binding ContactID}"
                           FontSize="16"
                           WidthRequest="100"
                           Margin="0"
                           ReturnType="Next" />
                </DataTemplate>
            </syncfusion:DataGridTemplateColumn.CellTemplate>
        </syncfusion:DataGridTemplateColumn>
    </syncfusion:SfDataGrid.Columns>
</syncfusion:SfDataGrid>

C#

The below code illustrates how to set the focus to an entry control in a DataGridTemplateColumn when any cell in row is selected in DataGrid.

private void sfGrid_SelectionChanged(object sender, DataGridSelectionChangedEventArgs e)
{
    var dataColumn = sfGrid.CurrentCellManager.GetType().GetRuntimeFields().FirstOrDefault(x => x.Name == "dataColumn").GetValue(sfGrid.CurrentCellManager);

    if (dataColumn is DataColumnBase column)
    {
        var dataRow = column.GetType().GetRuntimeProperties().FirstOrDefault(x => x.Name == "DataRow").GetValue(column);
        if (dataRow != null)
        {
            var element = dataRow.GetType().GetRuntimeProperties().FirstOrDefault(x => x.Name == "Element").GetValue(dataRow);
            if (element != null)
            {
                var childrenProperty = element.GetType()
                                              .GetRuntimeProperties()
                                              .FirstOrDefault(x => x.Name == "Children")
                                              ?.GetValue(element);

                if (childrenProperty is IEnumerable children)
                {
                    foreach (var child in children)
                    {
                        if (child is DataGridCell cell)
                        {
                            if (cell.Content is Entry entry)
                            {
                                entry.Focus();
                                break; // Exit the loop once the entry is found and focused
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

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Conclusion

I hope you enjoyed learning about how to to set the focus to an entry control in a DataGridTemplateColumn when any cell in row is selected in .NET MAUI DataGrid (SfDataGrid).

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