# .NET MAUI CollectionView Empty Template

The CollectionView allows you to specify a template that the control will use when the `ItemsSource` is null or the collection is empty. In this way, you notify the user that no data is available to display.

* `EmptyContentTemplate`(`DataTemplate`)—Defines the content of the view which is shown when in the view has no items.

* `EmptyContentDisplayMode`—Defines the modes for displaying empty content. The property has two modes:
  \- `ItemsSourceNull`—Displays the empty content view only when the `ItemsSource` is null.
  \- `ItemsSourceNullOrEmpty`—Displays the empty content view when `ItemsSource` is null or when the source is empty (has zero items).

## Example: Defining the EmptyTemplate in the CollectionView

**1.** Define the `RadCollectionView` in XAML:

```XAML
<telerik:RadCollectionView x:Name="collectionView"
                           EmptyContentDisplayMode="ItemsSourceNullOrEmpty"
                           DisplayMemberPath="City">
    <telerik:RadCollectionView.BindingContext>
        <local:ViewModel />
    </telerik:RadCollectionView.BindingContext>
    <telerik:RadCollectionView.EmptyContentTemplate>
        <DataTemplate>
            <Image Source="nodata.png"
                   Aspect="AspectFit"
                   MaximumWidthRequest="560" />
        </DataTemplate>
    </telerik:RadCollectionView.EmptyContentTemplate>
</telerik:RadCollectionView>
```

**2.** Add the `telerik` namespace:

```XAML
xmlns:telerik="http://schemas.telerik.com/2022/xaml/maui"
```

This is the result on Android:

![Telerik UI for .NET MAUI CollectionView empty template showing a folder illustration](https://www.telerik.com/maui-ui/documentation/assets/5a81ec004fc132aae6e85620f145c7fe/collectionview-empty-template.png "Telerik .NET MAUI CollectionView")

> For a runnable example demonstrating the CollectionView `EmptyTemplate`, see the [SDKBrowser Demo Application](https://www.telerik.com/maui-ui/documentation/demos-and-sample-apps/sdkbrowser-app) and go to **CollectionView > EmptyTemplate** category.

## See Also

* [Grouping](https://www.telerik.com/maui-ui/documentation/controls/collectionview/grouping/overview)
* [Filtering](https://www.telerik.com/maui-ui/documentation/controls/collectionview/filtering)
* [Selection](https://www.telerik.com/maui-ui/documentation/controls/collectionview/selection)
* [Commands](https://www.telerik.com/maui-ui/documentation/controls/collectionview/commands)