How to apply padding for Column Elements in MAUI DataGrid?

By default the .NET MAUI DataGrid has padding values applied to each cell.

XAML

We can update the padding of each cell using CellPadding and HeaderPadding. CellPadding targets the DataGridCell, while HeaderPadding targets the DataGridHeaderCell.

<syncfusion:SfDataGrid x:Name="dataGrid"
                    x:DataType="local:EmployeeViewModel"
                    RowHeight="30"
                    ColumnWidthMode="Auto"
                    ItemsSource="{Binding Employees}">
    <syncfusion:SfDataGrid.Columns>
        <syncfusion:DataGridNumericColumn MappingName="EmployeeID" HeaderText="Employee ID" Format="D" CellPadding="0" HeaderPadding="0"/>
        <syncfusion:DataGridTextColumn MappingName="Name" CellPadding="16, 0 ,16, 0" HeaderPadding="16 ,0, 16, 0" />
        <syncfusion:DataGridTextColumn MappingName="Title" CellPadding="16, 0, 16, 0" HeaderPadding="16, 0, 16, 0"/>
    </syncfusion:SfDataGrid.Columns>
</syncfusion:SfDataGrid>

C#

Similar code as XAML

DataGridNumericColumn EmployeeIDColumn = new DataGridNumericColumn() { MappingName = "EmployeeID" , HeaderText = "Employee ID" , Format= "D" , CellPadding  = new Thickness(16,0,16,0), HeaderPadding = new Thickness(16,0,16,0) };

DataGridTextColumn NameColumn = new DataGridTextColumn() { MappingName = "Name", HeaderText = "Name",  CellPadding = new Thickness(16, 0, 16, 0), HeaderPadding = new Thickness(16, 0, 16, 0) };

DataGridTextColumn Title = new DataGridTextColumn() { MappingName = "Title", HeaderText = "Title", CellPadding = new Thickness(16, 0, 16, 0), HeaderPadding = new Thickness(16, 0, 16, 0) };

dataGrid.Columns.Add(EmployeeIDColumn);
dataGrid.Columns.Add(NameColumn);
dataGrid.Columns.Add(Title);

View sample in GitHub

Take a moment to pursue this documentation, where you can find more about Syncfusion .NET MAUI DataGrid (SfDataGrid) with code examples. Please refer to this link to learn about the essential features of Syncfusion .NET MAUI DataGrid(SfDataGrid).

Conclusion

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