.NET MAUI CollectionView DragVisual & DropIndicator Templates

Updated on Aug 20, 2026

The CollectionView provides the following templates for customizing the drag cue during a drag-and-drop operation as well as the indicator where the dragged item will be dropped:

• DragVisualTemplate(DataTemplate)—Represents the drag visual of the dragged item during a drag-and-drop operation.

• DropIndicatorTemplate(DataTemplate)—Represents the indicator shown between the CollectionView items during a drag-and-drop operation which shows where the dragged item will be dropped.

  

Check an example of the CollectionView with sample DragVisualTemplate and DropIndicatorTemplate:

1. Add a sample DataTemplate for the drop indicator to the page's resources:

XAML

<DataTemplate x:Key="CustomDropIndicatorTemplate">
    <Grid ColumnDefinitions="Auto, *">
        <Label FontFamily="TelerikFontExamples"
               FontSize="20"
               Text="&#xe806;"
               TextColor="#00897B" />
        <Line Grid.Column="1"
              X2="100"
              Aspect="UniformToFill"
              Stroke="#00897B"
              StrokeThickness="2"
              StrokeDashArray="4, 2"
              StrokeDashOffset="1"
              VerticalOptions="Center" />
    </Grid>
</DataTemplate>

2. Add a sample DataTemplate for the drag visual to the page's resources:

XAML

<DataTemplate x:Key="CustomDragVisualTemplate">
    <telerik:RadBorder BackgroundColor="#FAFAFA"
                       BorderColor="#00897B"
                       BorderThickness="1">
        <Grid ColumnDefinitions="Auto, Auto, *"
              ColumnSpacing="2"
              Padding="4">
            <Label Text="{Binding City, StringFormat='{0},'}"
                   TextColor="#00897B"
                   TextTransform="Uppercase"
                   FontAttributes="Bold"
                   VerticalTextAlignment="Center" />
            <Label Grid.Column="1"
                   Text="{Binding Country}"
                   TextColor="#00897B"
                   VerticalTextAlignment="Center" />
        </Grid>
    </telerik:RadBorder>
</DataTemplate>

3. Add the RadCollectionView definition with the DragVisualTemplate and DropIndicatorTemplate set to the previously defined templates:

XAML

<telerik:RadCollectionView x:Name="collectionView"
                           ItemsSource="{Binding Locations}"
                           DisplayMemberPath="City"
                           IsDragDropEnabled="True"
                           SelectionMode="Single"
                           DropIndicatorTemplate="{StaticResource CustomDropIndicatorTemplate}"
                           DragVisualTemplate="{StaticResource CustomDragVisualTemplate}">
    <telerik:RadCollectionView.BindingContext>
        <local:ViewModel />
    </telerik:RadCollectionView.BindingContext>
</telerik:RadCollectionView>

For the purpose of the example, use the ViewModel and DataModel classes from the Drag and Drop Overview page.

Check the result below:

See Also

• Drag and Drop Overview
• Drag and Drop Grouped Items
• Drop Indicator Styling