Grid Overview

This article provides basic information about the Grid component.

To create a basic Telerik Grid:

1. use the TelerikGrid tag
2. set its Data attribute to the variable that will hold your collection of data
3. under its TelerikGridColumns tag, set the desired TelerikGridColumn instances whose Field property points to the name of the model field

Get started with a grid by providing it with a data collection

@using Telerik.Blazor.Components.Grid

<TelerikGrid Data="@MyData" Height="300px" Pageable="true" Sortable="true" Filterable="true">
    <TelerikGridColumns>
        <TelerikGridColumn Field="@(nameof(SampleData.Id))" />
        <TelerikGridColumn Field="@(nameof(SampleData.Name))" Title="Employee Name" />
        <TelerikGridColumn Field="@(nameof(SampleData.HireDate))" Title="Hire Date" />
    </TelerikGridColumns>
</TelerikGrid>

@code {
    public IEnumerable<SampleData> MyData = Enumerable.Range(1, 50).Select(x => new SampleData
    {
        Id = x,
        Name = "name " + x,
        HireDate = DateTime.Now.AddDays(-x)
    });

    public class SampleData
    {
        public int Id { get; set; }
        public string Name { get; set; }
        public DateTime HireDate { get; set; }
    }

    //in a real case, consider fetching the data in an appropriate event like OnInitAsync
    //also, consider keeping the models in dedicated locations like a shared library
    //this is just an example that is easy to copy and run
}

The result from the code snippet above

You can also use a string for the field name, using the nameof operator is not necessary. For example, the ID column can be defined like this: <TelerikGridColumn Field="Id" />.

Reference

The grid is a generic component, and to store a reference, you must use the model type that you pass to its Data when declaring the variable.

Store a reference to a Telerik Grid

@using Telerik.Blazor.Components.Grid

<TelerikGrid Data="@MyData" ref="theGridReference">
    <TelerikGridColumns>
        <TelerikGridColumn Field="@(nameof(SampleData.ID))">
        </TelerikGridColumn>
        <TelerikGridColumn Field="@(nameof(SampleData.Name))" Title="Employee Name">
        </TelerikGridColumn>
    </TelerikGridColumns>
</TelerikGrid>

@code {
    TelerikGrid<SampleData> theGridReference;

    public IEnumerable<SampleData> MyData = Enumerable.Range(1, 50).Select(x => new SampleData
    {
        ID = x,
        Name = "name " + x
    });

    //in a real case, keep the models in dedicated locations, this is just an easy to copy and see example
    public class SampleData
    {
        public int ID { get; set; }
        public string Name { get; set; }
    }
}

Paging

The grid supports paging of the data out of the box. You can read more about it in the Paging article.

Sorting

The grid can sort data automatically. You can read more about this feature in the Sorting article.

Filtering

The grid can filter data automatically. You can read more about thsi feature in the Filtering article.

Toolbar

You can define user actions in a dedicated toolbar. For the moment, they are mostly custom actions, but in future versions you will be able to add features like exporting there.

Editing

The grid can perfom CRUD operations on its current data collection and exposes events that let you control the operations and transfer changes to the actual data source. The CRUD Operations Overview article offers more details on this.

The grid offers several editing modes with different user experience through the EditMode property that takes a string value which can be one of the following:

• incell - editing is done in the current cell with a double click
• inline - editing is done for the entire row with an Edit Command Button
• popup - editing is done in a popup for the entire row with an Edit Command Button

Styling

You can define your own content for column cells or even the entire row through Templates.

You can also set the Height of the grid, and you can use the Class to provide more complex CSS rules (like ones that will be inherited in a template).

For example, you can benefit from the elastic design the components expose to change their font size so they change dimensions.

Change font size and dimensions of a grid

@using Telerik.Blazor.Components.Grid

<style>
    div.smallerFont,
    div.smallerFont .k-filtercell * {
        font-size: 10px;
    }
</style>

<TelerikGrid Data="@MyData" Class="smallerFont"
              Pageable="true" Filterable="true" Sortable="true" Height="200px">
    <TelerikGridColumns>
        <TelerikGridColumn Field="@(nameof(SampleData.ID))">
        </TelerikGridColumn>
        <TelerikGridColumn Field="@(nameof(SampleData.Name))" Title="Employee Name">
        </TelerikGridColumn>
        <TelerikGridColumn Field="@(nameof(SampleData.HireDate))" Title="Hire Date">
        </TelerikGridColumn>
    </TelerikGridColumns>
</TelerikGrid>

original:

<TelerikGrid Data="@MyData"
              Pageable="true" Filterable="true" Sortable="true" Height="200px">
    <TelerikGridColumns>
        <TelerikGridColumn Field="@(nameof(SampleData.ID))">
        </TelerikGridColumn>
        <TelerikGridColumn Field="@(nameof(SampleData.Name))" Title="Employee Name">
        </TelerikGridColumn>
        <TelerikGridColumn Field="@(nameof(SampleData.HireDate))" Title="Hire Date">
        </TelerikGridColumn>
    </TelerikGridColumns>
</TelerikGrid>

@code {
    //in a real case, keep the models in dedicated locations, this is just an easy to copy and see example
    public class SampleData
    {
        public int ID { get; set; }
        public string Name { get; set; }
        public DateTime HireDate { get; set; }
    }

    public IEnumerable<SampleData> MyData = Enumerable.Range(1, 50).Select(x => new SampleData
    {
        ID = x,
        Name = "name " + x,
        HireDate = DateTime.Now.AddDays(-x)
    });
}

The result from the reduced font size is a reduction in the overall size of the grid elements

See Also

• Live Demos: Grid