The Xceed DataGrid for Silverlight Live Explorer demonstrates all the available features of Xceed DataGrid for Silverlight in easy-to-use and concise sample applications. Each category contains one or more samples that specifically demonstrate a single feature and its related aspects.
The following table provides a list of all the available samples as well as the name of their corresponding stand-alone samples.
| Category | Sample | Description | Stand-Alone Sample* |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Look | Local Data Access | Overview of the major features of Xceed DataGrid for Silverlight using a local data source. | LocalDataAccess |
| Remote Data Access | Overview of the major features of Xceed DataGrid for Silverlight using a remote data source. | RemoteDataAccess | |
| Filtering | Filter Expressions | Learn how to use, create, and provide filter expressions to filter the data items in a grid both programmatically and through a filter row. | FilterExpressions |
| Local Filtering | Learn how to use the filter event to filter the data items in a grid. | LocalFiltering | |
| Sorting | Sorting | Learn how to sort the data items in a grid both programmatically and through the UI as well as how to disable sorting through UI interaction. | Sorting |
| Grouping | Grouping | Learn how to group the data items in a grid both programmatically and through the UI as well as how to disable grouping through UI interaction. | Grouping |
| Data Sources | Local Data Sources | Learn how to bind a grid to a local data source. | LocalDataSources |
| Custom Data Sources | Learn how to bind the grid to a custom data source. | CustomDataSources | |
| Remote List Data Sources | Learn how to bind the grid to a remote list data source that only supports index-based navigation. | RemoteListDataSources | |
| SQL Data Sources | Learn how to provide data to a grid using an SQL data source. | SQLDataSources | |
| WCF Data Services | Learn how to provide data to a grid using WCF Data Services. | WCFDataServices | |
| WCF Ria Services | Learn how to provide data to a grid using WCF RIA Services. | WCFRiaServices | |
| Editing | Display Conditions | Learn about and experiment with the different combinations of cell-editor display conditions. | DisplayConditions |
| Edit Triggers | Learn about and experiment with the different combinations of edit triggers. | EditTriggers | |
| Update Source Trigger | Learn about and experiment with the different update-source trigger options | UpdateSourceTrigger | |
| Custom Editors | Learn how to create and use custom cell editors. | CustomEditors | |
| Data Insertion | Learn how to add and use an insertion row to insert new data items into a grid. | DataInsertion | |
| Local Validation | Learn how to validate data locally. | LocalValidation | |
Server-Side Validation  |
Learn how to validate and handle server-side validation. | ServerSideValidation | |
| Theming and Styling | Cell Content Template | Learn how to create and use custom cell-content templates. | CellContentTempalte |
| Styling | Learn how to create and use custom styles. | Styling | |
| Theming | Learn how to use the built-in theme resource dictionaries. | Theming | |
| Selection | Selection Modes | Learn about and experiment with the different selection mode options. | SelectionModes |
| Programmatic Selection | Learn how to select items programmatically. | ProgrammaticSelection | |
| Grid Regions | Headers and Footers | Learn how to add and remove items from the header and footers sections of a grid and groups. | HeadersAndFooters |
| Statistics | Learn how to display the result of statistical functions in the the header and footers sections of a grid and groups. | Statistics | |
| Columns | Column Settings | Learn about and experiment with the various column settings. | ColumnSettings |
| Reordering and Resizing | Learn how to reorder and resize columns as well as how to disable these actions through UI interaction. | ReorderingAndResizing | |
| Cell Recycling | Learn about cell recycling. | CellRecycling | |
| Fixed Columns | Learn about and experiment with fixed columns. | FixedColumns | |
| Exporting | Exporting Local Data | Learn how to export local data using XMLSS or CSV formats. | LocalDataExporting |
| Exporting Remote Data | Learn how to export remote data using XMLSS or CSV formats. | RemoteDataExporting | |
| Copy/Paste - Drag/Drop | Learn how to copy/paste data to the clipboard using XMLSS or CSV formats as well as drag and drop items from one grid to another. | CopyPasteDragDrop |
*Stand-Alone Sample Applications
Each sample application demonstrated in the Live Explorer is also provided as a stand-alone sample in both C# and VB.NET. The source code for each sample can be found in the sample-installation folder:
C# Samples
C:\Xceed Samples\Xceed DataGrid for Silverlight v#.#\CSharp
Visual Basic .NET Samples
C:\Xceed Samples\Xceed DataGrid for Silverlight v#.#\Visual Basic .NET