Set different Background Color for each column header in MAUI DataGrid

The .NET MAUI DataGrid (SfDataGrid) allows you to set different background color for each column header by using the DataGridColumn.HeaderTemplate property. The below code illustrates how to set the different background color for each column header.

XAML

<syncfusion:SfDataGrid x:Name ="dataGrid"
                    AutoGenerateColumnsMode="None"
                    ItemsSource="{Binding Employees}">

    <syncfusion:SfDataGrid.Columns>
        <syncfusion:DataGridTextColumn  MappingName="EmployeeID">
            <syncfusion:DataGridTextColumn.HeaderTemplate>
                <DataTemplate>
                    <Label Text="Employee ID"
                        FontAttributes="Bold"
                        TextColor="Black" 
                        BackgroundColor="Gray" 
                        VerticalTextAlignment="Center" 
                        HorizontalTextAlignment="Center"/>
                </DataTemplate>
            </syncfusion:DataGridTextColumn.HeaderTemplate>
        </syncfusion:DataGridTextColumn>

        <syncfusion:DataGridTextColumn  MappingName="Name">
            <syncfusion:DataGridTextColumn.HeaderTemplate>
                <DataTemplate>
                    <Label Text="Name" 
                        FontAttributes="Bold" 
                        TextColor="Black" 
                        BackgroundColor="Blue" 
                        VerticalTextAlignment="Center" 
                        HorizontalTextAlignment="Center"  />
                </DataTemplate>
            </syncfusion:DataGridTextColumn.HeaderTemplate>
        </syncfusion:DataGridTextColumn>

        <syncfusion:DataGridTextColumn  MappingName="IDNumber">
            <syncfusion:DataGridTextColumn.HeaderTemplate>
                <DataTemplate>
                    <Label Text="ID Number" 
                        FontAttributes="Bold" 
                        TextColor="Black" 
                        BackgroundColor="Aqua" 
                        VerticalTextAlignment="Center" 
                        HorizontalTextAlignment="Center"/>
                </DataTemplate>
            </syncfusion:DataGridTextColumn.HeaderTemplate>
        </syncfusion:DataGridTextColumn>
        <syncfusion:DataGridTextColumn  MappingName="Title">
            <syncfusion:DataGridTextColumn.HeaderTemplate>
                <DataTemplate>
                    <Label  Text="Title" 
                        FontAttributes="Bold" 
                        TextColor="Black" 
                        BackgroundColor="Maroon" 
                        VerticalTextAlignment="Center" 
                        HorizontalTextAlignment="Center"/>
                </DataTemplate>
            </syncfusion:DataGridTextColumn.HeaderTemplate>
        </syncfusion:DataGridTextColumn>
    </syncfusion:SfDataGrid.Columns>
</syncfusion:SfDataGrid>

The following screenshot shows the Column header with different background,

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Conclusion

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