Migrating the Telerik .NET MAUI ListView to CollectionView

The Telerik UI for .NET MAUI CollectionView control has been designed and built as a new control which provides the same functionality as the Telerik .NET MAUI ListView control, but at the same introduces a slew of enhancements, aimed at resolving existing issues, boosting performance, and facilitating effortless customization.

API Differences

When migrating the Telerik .NET MAUI ListView, consider the following differences in the API:

Telerik .NET MAUI ListView	Telerik .NET MAUI CollectionView
Presenting the data through cells—ListViewTextCell, ListViewTemplateCell	Presenting the data through a DisplayMemberPath property or by defining an ItemTemplate
Selection—None, Single or Multiple, provide an option to set selection gesture - Tap, Hold	Selection—None, Single or Multiple, no selection gesture
Grouping through PropertyGroupDescriptor or DelegateGroupDescriptor, methods for expanding/collapsing groups, multi-level grouping, sticky group headers	Grouping through PropertyGroupDescriptor or DelegateGroupDescriptor, methods for expanding/collapsing groups, multi-level grouping, no sticky group headers
Sorting through PropertySortDescriptor or DelegateSortDescriptor	Sorting through PropertySortDescriptor or DelegateSortDescriptor
Filtering through DelegateFilterDescriptor	Filtering through various filter descriptors, such as TextFilterDescriptor, NumericalFilterDescriptor, etc
Header and Footer templates	Header and Footer templates
Load On Demand—Automatic and Manual, items can be loaded on demand through a ListViewLoadOnDemandCollection, a LoadOnDemand event or LoadOnDemand ListViewUserCommand	Load On Demand—Automatic and Manual, items can be loaded on demand through a LoadOnDemandCollection, a LoadOnDemand event or LoadOnDemandCommand
Scrolling—VerticalScrollBarVisibility property, ScrollItemIntoView method	Scrolling—ScrollItemIntoView method, Scrolled event
Linear and Grid Layouts	Linear and Grid Layouts
Cell Swipe with ItemSwipeContentTemplate and SwipeOffset	Item Swipe with StartSwipeTemplate, EndSwipeTemplate, StartSwipeLength and EndSwipeLength properties
Pull To Refresh built-in funcionality	Refresh Data functionality through a RefreshView control
Reorder Items with IsItemsReorderEnabled property	Drag and Drop feature with IsDragDropEnabled property, customizable DragDropBehavior
N/A	Empty Template feature through EmptyContentTemplate and EmptyContentDisplayMode
Events—ItemTapped, ItemHold, GroupHeaderTapped , RefreshRequested, SelectionChanged	Events—ItemTapped, GroupTapped, Scrolled, SelectionChanged
Predefined commands through CommandId enumeration	Commands - ItemTapCommand, GroupTapCommand, Item Swipe commands, LoadOnDemand commands
Styling—ItemStyle, SelectedItemStyle, PressedItemStyle, ReorderItemStyle, ItemStyleSelector, GroupHeaderStyle	Styling—ItemViewStyle with visual states, DragVisual, ItemViewStyleSelector, GroupViewStyle, GroupViewStyleSelector

See Also

• Data Binding
• Drag & Drop
• Item Swipe
• Item Styling