How to load different cell types for each row based on another column cell value in WPF TreeGrid (SfTreeGrid)?
This example illustrates how to load different cell types for each row based on another column cell value in WPF TreeGrid (SfTreeGrid)?
You can load different controls for each row based on the column value by using TreeGridTemplateColumn.CellTemplateSelector in WPF TreeGrid (SfTreeGrid).
<Window.Resources>
<local:ViewModel x:Key="viewmodel" />
<local:DataTemplateSelectorExt x:Key="templateselctor"/>
</Window.Resources>
<Grid>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<syncfusion:SfTreeGrid Name="treeGrid"
AutoGenerateColumns="False"
AllowEditing="True"
ItemsSource="{Binding Employees}"
ChildPropertyName="ReportsTo"
LiveNodeUpdateMode="AllowDataShaping"
ParentPropertyName="ID"
SelfRelationRootValue="-1" >
<interactivity:Interaction.Behaviors>
<local:SfTreeGridBehavior/>
</interactivity:Interaction.Behaviors>
<syncfusion:SfTreeGrid.Columns>
<syncfusion:TreeGridTextColumn MappingName="FirstName"
HeaderText="First Name" />
<syncfusion:TreeGridTextColumn MappingName="LastName"
HeaderText="Last Name" />
<syncfusion:TreeGridTemplateColumn HeaderText="Salary"
MappingName="Salary"
CellTemplateSelector="{StaticResource templateselctor}" />
</syncfusion:SfTreeGrid.Columns>
</syncfusion:SfTreeGrid>
</Grid>
The following code explains how different templates are loaded for each row based on the LastName column value.
public class DataTemplateSelectorExt : DataTemplateSelector
{
DataTemplate TextBoxTemplate;
DataTemplate ComboBoxTemplate;
DataTemplate CheckBoxTemplate;
DataTemplate CurrencyTemplate;
DataTemplate UpdownTemplate;
DataTemplate TextBlockTemplate;
public DataTemplateSelectorExt()
{
TextBlockTemplate = App.Current.Resources["TextBlockTemplate"] as DataTemplate;
TextBoxTemplate = App.Current.Resources["TextBoxTemplate"] as DataTemplate;
ComboBoxTemplate = App.Current.Resources["ComboBoxTemplate"] as DataTemplate;
CheckBoxTemplate = App.Current.Resources["CheckBoxTemplate"] as DataTemplate;
CurrencyTemplate = App.Current.Resources["CurrencyTemplate"] as DataTemplate;
UpdownTemplate = App.Current.Resources["UpdownTemplate"] as DataTemplate;
}
public override DataTemplate SelectTemplate(object item, DependencyObject container)
{
if (item == null)
return TextBlockTemplate;
//Here customize based on your scenario
EmployeeInfo orderInfo = item as EmployeeInfo;
if (orderInfo == null)
return TextBlockTemplate;
switch (orderInfo.LastName)
{
case "TextColumn":
return TextBoxTemplate;
case "ComboBoxColumn":
return ComboBoxTemplate;
case "CheckBoxColumn":
return CheckBoxTemplate;
case "CurrencyColumn":
return CurrencyTemplate;
case "GridUpDownColumn":
return UpdownTemplate;
default:
return TextBlockTemplate;
}
}
}
The RecordPropertyChanged event of data grid is used to update the corresponding values to TreeGridTemplateColumn when the LastName column value is changed. The CollectionChanged event is used to update the values of TreeGridTemplateColumn based on the LastName column value when a record is added at runtime.
public class SfTreeGridBehavior : Behavior<SfTreeGrid>
{
SfTreeGrid treegrid = null;
protected override void OnAttached()
{
treegrid = this.AssociatedObject as SfTreeGrid;
treegrid.CellRenderers.Remove("Template");
treegrid.CellRenderers.Add("Template", new TreeGridCellTemplateRenderer());
treegrid.Loaded += Treegrid_Loaded;
}
private void Treegrid_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
this.treegrid.View.NodeCollectionChanged += View_NodeCollectionChanged;
this.treegrid.View.RecordPropertyChanged += View_RecordPropertyChanged1;
}
private void View_RecordPropertyChanged1(object sender, System.ComponentModel.PropertyChangedEventArgs e)
{
var treeGridRowGenerator = this.treegrid.GetTreeGridRowGenerator();
var treeDataRowBase = treeGridRowGenerator.Items.FirstOrDefault(row => row.RowData == sender);
if (treeDataRowBase != null)
{
var columns = treeDataRowBase.VisibleColumns as List<TreeDataColumnBase>;
foreach (var dataColumn in columns.Where(column => column.Renderer != null && column.TreeGridColumn != null))
{
dataColumn.UpdateBinding(sender, false);
}
}
}
private void View_NodeCollectionChanged(object sender, System.Collections.Specialized.NotifyCollectionChangedEventArgs e)
{
if (e.OldItems == null)
return;
var rowData = (e.OldItems[0] as TreeNode).Item;
var treeGridRowGenerator = this.treegrid.GetTreeGridRowGenerator();
var treeGridDataRowBase = treeGridRowGenerator.Items.FirstOrDefault(row => row.RowData == rowData);
if (treeGridDataRowBase != null)
{
var columns = treeGridDataRowBase.VisibleColumns as List<TreeDataColumnBase>;
foreach (var dataColumn in columns.Where(column => column.Renderer != null && column.TreeGridColumn != null))
{
dataColumn.UpdateBinding(rowData, false);
}
}
}
}
The following screenshot shows the different cell types for each row in WPF TreeGrid (SfTreeGrid),
Take a moment to peruse the WPF TreeGrid โ TreeGridTemplateColumn documentation, where you can find about TreeGridTemplateColumn with code examples.
KB article - How to load different cell types for each row based on another column cell value in WPF TreeGrid (SfTreeGrid)?
Visual Studio 2015 and above versions