FlexGrid .NET Data Grid Control | Visual Studio Components

Flexible, Extensible API

Your extensive feature set won’t bloat the core control. FlexGrid includes flexible data binding, multi-format export and import, data presentation formatting, and exhaustive samples and customization.
Cross-Platform Availability and Design

The same full-featured datagrid available cross-platform. FlexGrid is available on several other platforms, including Xamarin and JavaScript.

10x Faster at Initial Load

FlexGrid is up to 10x faster at loading and scrolling than other .NET grids.
Small Footprint Won’t Add Bloat

Assemblies range from less than 150 KB (ASP.NET MVC) to 1,314 KB at most (WinForms)

Built-in Filtering, Grouping, Sorting, Globalization

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Features

Filtering

Enable filtering to on any column's data, by condition or value.
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Globalization

Handle Arabic, Hebrew, and other right-to-left languages with the globalized FlexGrid.
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Also supported in Xamarin.

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Group data in an Excel-like interface; most work is handled by the CollectionView class. You can also customize the text displayed in header rows. Group panels also available.
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Sorting

Click the column head to sort on the fly.
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Selection, Formatting, and Editing

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Features

FlexGrid Custom Cells

Include charts and images in your cells
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Detail Row

Drill into a row of data to show more details inside a collapsible panel. You can display an input form, a child data grid, or anything else within the detail row.
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Excel-like Editing

In-cell, fast editing requires no extra Edit columns to switch between modes. Embed other controls to include drop-downs and datepickers in your grid. Batch editing also included in some platforms.
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Live Updates

Show stock prices and other rapidly updating information in your grid.
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Also supported in Xamarin.

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Master Detail

Drill down into data by displaying it in an additional FlexGrid
Learn More: WinForms | ASP.NET MVC | Supported in WPF, UWP, and Xamarin.

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OwnerDrawCells

Customize how each cell is rendered by modifying some elements or overriding the painting completely. Available in WinForms.

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Selection

Excel-like cell selection across rows and columns.
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Validation

Validate data with the built-in formatting, or use unobtrusive validation to validate as the user types.
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Also supported in Xamarin.

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Row & Column Features

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Features

Add New Row

Add a new row to the database with a tap or click.
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Frozen Cells

Excel-like row and column freezing keeps headers in place
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Merge Cells

Merge cells across rows and columns dynamically or as needed.
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Virtual Scrolling

Load only the data that's shown, and show a message when scrolling fast
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Column Pinning

Pinned columns are automatically moved to the left and frozen during scroll. This feature is made possible with custom headers, freezing and column reordering. A full sample is provided for WPF and UWP.

Responsive and Mobile Features

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Features

Mobile Detail Row

Drill down to details on a mobile device. Available in Xamarin.
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Pull-to-Refresh

Refresh data in the grid by intuitively pulling down on the grid. Available in Xamarin.
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Select by Touch

Intuitive cell selection in mobile devices. Available in Xamarin.
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Star Sizing

Stretch columns to fill the available space. Available in WinForms, ASP.NET MVC, and Xamarin.
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Data Binding

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Features

Flexible Data Binding

FlexGrid supports both unbound and bound data.
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Pagination

Set page length and scroll ahead or back to pages
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Not available in WinForms, WPF, UWP, and Xamarin.

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Subtotals

Aggregate data in a group row with subtotals
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TreeView

Convert the FlexGrid into a classic hierarchical tree view
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Not available in Xamarin.

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Export, Import, and Printing

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Features

Export to Excel

Export selected FlexGrid data to an Excel file.
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Also supported in WinForms and UWP. Not available in Xamarin.

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Import from Excel

Import data from an Excel file into a FlexGrid
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Also supported in WPF and in UWP using C1Excel. Not available in Xamarin.

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PDF Export

Export selected cells to a PDF
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Also supported in UWP using C1PDF. Not available in Xamarin.

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Print Support

Print your FlexGrid with full support, including page selection and more.
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Not available in Xamarin.

WinForms & WPF Demo

Platform Highlights

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Platforms

WinForms

Use the Search Panel control to search the data displaying in the grid
Display tree view with minimal configuration
Smart Tags for quick configuration of column, styles and editors
Draw custom cells
Export data to different formats: HTML, PDF, RTF, JPG, XLS, XLSX
Star-sizing for columns supports dynamic column widths
Programmatically add groups, and perform grouping at runtime
Integrate sparklines into your grids
Save and load sorting and grouping info

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WPF

UI virtualization for optimal performance
Use the C1Icon object to customize icons throughout the grid
Built-in data validation
Binds to IEnumerables and integrates with ICollectionView
Server-side data virtualization features in C1DataSource
Bind to an IEnumerable interface implementation or directly to a list of objects
ClearStyle technology makes custom styles easy to create
Print grid
Excel-like filtering

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UWP

Bind FlexGrid for UWP to anything that implements IEnumerable, or bind directly to a list of objects in XAML
Load data incrementally as the user scrolls through the grid to optimize performance
Use the C1Icon object to customize icons throughout the grid
Output your FlexGrid directly to any printer with the GetPageImages method
Visually optimized for Windows 10 apps
KeyActionTab adds Excel-like tabbing in cells

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Xamarin

Stunning animation
Effortless multiple-cell selection with touch-friendly drag adorners
Double-tapping on a cell puts it into edit mode
Row and column freezing anchors most important information
Supports column resizing by touch
Adaptive column layouts for any-sized device
Eliminate horizontal scrolling with column star-sizing
Columns can be defined and bound to directly in XAML following MVVM design practices
Column and row reordering by touch
Delete rows according to selection
Built-in customizable selection menu
Includes Material Design patterns
Checklist mode enables you to make non-contiguous selections in FlexGrid
Configure gridlines, icons, and icon position with C1Icon object

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ASP.NET MVC

Designed for mobile-first apps
Simultaneous collaboration with SignalR support
JSON data binding
Excel-style editing with BatchEdit support
Advanced cell formatting with the choice of ItemFormatter or Templates
Row and column virtualization for optimal performance
Powerful, well-documented client API with VS IntelliSense
Includes scaffoldersscaffolders and TagHelper support
Full built-in globalization
Add custom footers to columns
Create multi-level merged-cell column headers for groups of related columns
Extend accessibility to resize columns using the keyboard and alerting assistivetools to invisible elements

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ActiveX

VSFlexGrid includes full 64-bit support
Choose from several binding formats: ADO/OLEDB, DAO, bind to 2-D or 3-D arrays, to other VSFlexGrid controls, or create your own data source classes
Connect your grid to a Variant array or to a custom, self-developed data source
Create hierarchical summaries of your data with Subtotal method

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Wijmo JavaScript

Extensible and flexible
Small footprint: less than 150 KB
No dependencies
Framework-agnostic, and supports Angular, AngularJS, React, and Vue
Written in TypeScript, with full Visual Studio IntelliSense
Virtualize DOM
Data bind millions of records
Benchmark our speed against the competition

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Blazor

Developed natively from the ground up, ensuring optimal performance on the platform.
Supports typical data grid features such as tabular data editing, sorting, filtering, and grouping.
Supports advanced features such as on-demand loading, custom cells, built-in editor controls, responsive column layout, selection, and export to CSV.
With responsive column layout the grid fits nicely on any sized device.
With virtual mode get better performance with large dataset by only retrieving the data the user can see.

Learn more

WinForms

Use the Search Panel control to search the data displaying in the grid
Display tree view with minimal configuration
Smart Tags for quick configuration of column, styles and editors
Draw custom cells
Export data to different formats: HTML, PDF, RTF, JPG, XLS, XLSX
Star-sizing for columns supports dynamic column widths
Programmatically add groups, and perform grouping at runtime
Integrate sparklines into your grids
Save and load sorting and grouping info

WPF

UI virtualization for optimal performance
Use the C1Icon object to customize icons throughout the grid
Built-in data validation
Binds to IEnumerables and integrates with ICollectionView
Server-side data virtualization features in C1DataSource
Bind to an IEnumerable interface implementation or directly to a list of objects
ClearStyle technology makes custom styles easy to create
Print grid
Excel-like filtering

UWP

Bind FlexGrid for UWP to anything that implements IEnumerable, or bind directly to a list of objects in XAML
Load data incrementally as the user scrolls through the grid to optimize performance
Use the C1Icon object to customize icons throughout the grid
Output your FlexGrid directly to any printer with the GetPageImages method
Visually optimized for Windows 10 apps
KeyActionTab adds Excel-like tabbing in cells

Xamarin

Stunning animation
Effortless multiple-cell selection with touch-friendly drag adorners
Double-tapping on a cell puts it into edit mode
Row and column freezing anchors most important information
Supports column resizing by touch
Adaptive column layouts for any-sized device
Eliminate horizontal scrolling with column star-sizing
Columns can be defined and bound to directly in XAML following MVVM design practices
Column and row reordering by touch
Delete rows according to selection
Built-in customizable selection menu
Includes Material Design patterns
Checklist mode enables you to make non-contiguous selections in FlexGrid
Configure gridlines, icons, and icon position with C1Icon object

ASP.NET MVC

Designed for mobile-first apps
Simultaneous collaboration with SignalR support
JSON data binding
Excel-style editing with BatchEdit support
Advanced cell formatting with the choice of ItemFormatter or Templates
Row and column virtualization for optimal performance
Powerful, well-documented client API with VS IntelliSense
Includes scaffoldersscaffolders and TagHelper support
Full built-in globalization
Add custom footers to columns
Create multi-level merged-cell column headers for groups of related columns
Extend accessibility to resize columns using the keyboard and alerting assistivetools to invisible elements

ActiveX

VSFlexGrid includes full 64-bit support
Choose from several binding formats: ADO/OLEDB, DAO, bind to 2-D or 3-D arrays, to other VSFlexGrid controls, or create your own data source classes
Connect your grid to a Variant array or to a custom, self-developed data source
Create hierarchical summaries of your data with Subtotal method

Wijmo JavaScript

Extensible and flexible
Small footprint: less than 150 KB
No dependencies
Framework-agnostic, and supports Angular, AngularJS, React, and Vue
Written in TypeScript, with full Visual Studio IntelliSense
Virtualize DOM
Data bind millions of records
Benchmark our speed against the competition

Blazor

Developed natively from the ground up, ensuring optimal performance on the platform.
Supports typical data grid features such as tabular data editing, sorting, filtering, and grouping.
Supports advanced features such as on-demand loading, custom cells, built-in editor controls, responsive column layout, selection, and export to CSV.
With responsive column layout the grid fits nicely on any sized device.
With virtual mode get better performance with large dataset by only retrieving the data the user can see.