The Syncfusion .NET MAUI Grid Splitter (SfGridSplitter) is a layout control that enables you to create flexible, resizable multi-pane interfaces. It's designed for building responsive dashboards, IDE-style editors, workspace layouts, and any application requiring adjustable content regions.
When to Use This Skill
Use this skill when you need to:
- Create resizable pane layouts with drag-to-resize separators
- Build dashboard applications with dynamic panel arrangements
- Develop workspace or IDE-style interfaces with collapsible side panels
- Manage multiple content regions with programmatic control
- Support responsive multi-platform layouts across Android, iOS, Windows, and macOS
- Customize visual appearance of separators and resize controls
- Implement collapsible panes with expand/collapse buttons
- Add keyboard navigation and accessibility to complex layouts
Component Overview
Key Features:
- Resizable Panes: Users drag separators to resize adjacent content regions
- Collapsible Panes: Built-in expand/collapse icons for minimizing content areas
- Horizontal & Vertical Layouts: Side-by-side or stacked pane arrangements
- Sizing Constraints: Define minimum and maximum pane sizes
- Runtime Management: Add, remove, collapse, and expand panes programmatically
- Customizable Separators: Style separators with custom colors, sizes, and icons
- RTL Support: Full right-to-left layout support for international applications
- Accessibility: Keyboard navigation and screen reader support.
- Cross-Platform: Consistent behavior on Android, iOS, Windows, and macOS
Ideal For:
- Dashboard and analytics applications
- IDE and code editor interfaces
- Content management systems
- Data analysis and reporting tools
- Workspace and collaboration applications
Documentation and Navigation Guide
Getting Started
📄 Read: references/getting-started.md
- Prerequisites and environment setup
- Creating a .NET MAUI project
- Installing Syncfusion NuGet packages
- Registering handlers and importing namespaces
- Creating your first Grid Splitter
- Basic resizable pane layout
Pane Configuration
📄 Read: references/pane-configuration.md
- Defining and structuring panes
- Setting pane content and background
- Configuring size constraints (min/max width/height)
- Collapse behavior and defaults
- Pane sizing modes and proportions
- Content alignment and positioning
Splitter Customization
📄 Read: references/splitter-customization.md
- Styling separator bars
- Changing separator size and color
- Customizing resize icons and handles
- Creating icon templates
- Visual appearance and themes
- Separator interaction feedback
Collapse and Expand
📄 Read: references/collapse-and-expand.md
- Working with collapse/expand buttons
- Programmatically collapsing and expanding panes
- Handling collapse/expand state changes
- Event handling and state tracking
- Managing collapsed pane behavior
- Animation and transition effects
Runtime Pane Management
📄 Read: references/runtime-pane-management.md
- Adding panes at runtime
- Removing panes programmatically
- Controlling pane visibility
- Dynamic layout modifications
- Pane indexing and reordering
- State persistence and restoration
Responsive Layouts & Accessibility
📄 Read: references/responsive-layouts.md
- Horizontal and vertical pane arrangements
- Responsive sizing for different screen sizes
- Multi-platform layout considerations
- Handling device orientation changes
- RTL (right-to-left) layout support
- Keyboard navigation and shortcuts
- Screen reader and accessibility features
- Building dashboard and workspace patterns