Welcome to the documentation for Xceed DataGrid for Silverlight!
Unlike any other Silverlight datagrid, Xceed DataGrid for Silverlight is fast where others simply aren’t—with remote data!—thanks to on-demand data retrieval (data virtualization), which loads data only when it’s needed and in the background, something others don’t do. The system is enabled with all features and works for almost any kind of data source!
Intelligent background record retrieval keeps the UI responsive, even with slow servers. The system constantly pre-fetches extra records, so the data is ready for display when the end-user pages or scrolls. And when idle, the datagrid makes sure this cache is always filled.
Network communications are optimized using several strategies: for example, no discovery, efficient server requests, and request voiding. Pioneering techniques in the UI such as lag-masking smooth scrolling and a fully asynchronous architecture result in the fastest-feeling apps possible. Other animations used throughout the datagrid’s interface contribute to beautiful apps that have a fluid, modern feel.
Designed from the ground up for Silverlight 4 to take full advantage of Microsoft’s latest development platform, Xceed DataGrid for Silverlight also features fully responsive editing and validation, distinct look for group levels to better distinguish them, pinnable headers and footers, a flexible group navigation control, and animation throughout to guide the user’s eye to where the action is taking place.
The product comes with full documentation that fully integrates into Visual Studio for quick access. It also provides C# and VB.NET sample applications that make getting started with it easy. Xceed DataGrid for Silverlight is available in cost-effective team and site licenses through a subscription that delivers much more than just a perpetual license for versions received while it’s active. You also get a year of these great services: expert priority support and access to new versions, new features, and bug fixes. Subscriptions are available for the individual product or for Xceed Ultimate Suite, which includes it. Choosing the Blueprint subscription adds the full C# and XAML source.
All Xceed products can be tried out with a fully functional 45-day trial and come with a 60-day money-back guarantee.
For nearly 20 years, Xceed has been creating top-of-the-line WPF, .NET, Silverlight, and COM software components. Our current product line has over 100 professional components, which are used by more than 100,000 professional developers worldwide, including by Microsoft in many applications such as Visual Studio Team System 2010, Microsoft Office, Windows Home Server.