How to animate grid cell when underline changes in .NET MAUI DataGrid?

In this article, we will show you how to animate grid cell when underline changes in .NET MAUI DataGrid.

Xaml :

Use SfDataGrid with CellTemplate to host a Grid per cell and attach a custom AnimateBehavior. The behavior listens to changes on a specific bound property and briefly highlights the cell (fade-in/fade-out) to draw attention to updates.

<ContentPage.Content>
    <syncfusion:SfDataGrid x:Name="dataGrid"
                           HeaderGridLinesVisibility="Both"
                           ItemsSource="{Binding Stocks}">
        <syncfusion:SfDataGrid.Columns>
            <syncfusion:DataGridTextColumn HeaderText="Symbol" MappingName="Symbol" Width="120" CellTextAlignment="Center" HeaderTextAlignment="Center"/>
            <syncfusion:DataGridTextColumn HeaderText="Account" MappingName="Account" Width="180" CellTextAlignment="Center" HeaderTextAlignment="Center"/>
            <syncfusion:DataGridNumericColumn  HeaderText="Last Trade" MappingName="LastTrade" Width="140">
                <syncfusion:DataGridNumericColumn.CellTemplate>
                    <DataTemplate>
                        <Grid BackgroundColor="Transparent">
                            <Grid.Behaviors>
                                <local:AnimateBehavior WatchedProperty="LastTrade" />
                            </Grid.Behaviors>
                            <Label Text="{Binding LastTrade, StringFormat='{}{0:F2}'}" VerticalOptions="Center" HorizontalOptions="Center"/>
                        </Grid>
                    </DataTemplate>
                </syncfusion:DataGridNumericColumn.CellTemplate>
            </syncfusion:DataGridNumericColumn>

            <syncfusion:DataGridNumericColumn  HeaderText="Change" MappingName="Change" Width="120">
                <syncfusion:DataGridNumericColumn.CellTemplate>
                    <DataTemplate>
                        <Grid BackgroundColor="Transparent">
                            <Grid.Behaviors>
                                <local:AnimateBehavior WatchedProperty="Change" />
                            </Grid.Behaviors>
                            <Label Text="{Binding Change, StringFormat='{}{0:+0.##;-0.##;0}'}" VerticalOptions="Center" HorizontalOptions="Center"/>
                        </Grid>
                    </DataTemplate>
                </syncfusion:DataGridNumericColumn.CellTemplate>
            </syncfusion:DataGridNumericColumn>

            <syncfusion:DataGridNumericColumn  HeaderText="Open" MappingName="Open" Width="120">
                <syncfusion:DataGridNumericColumn.CellTemplate>
                    <DataTemplate>
                        <Grid BackgroundColor="Transparent">
                            <Grid.Behaviors>
                                <local:AnimateBehavior WatchedProperty="Open" />
                            </Grid.Behaviors>
                            <Label Text="{Binding Open, StringFormat='{}{0:F2}'}" VerticalOptions="Center" HorizontalOptions="Center"/>
                        </Grid>
                    </DataTemplate>
                </syncfusion:DataGridNumericColumn.CellTemplate>
            </syncfusion:DataGridNumericColumn>

            <syncfusion:DataGridNumericColumn  HeaderText="Prev Close" MappingName="PreviousClose" Width="120">
                <syncfusion:DataGridNumericColumn.CellTemplate>
                    <DataTemplate>
                        <Grid BackgroundColor="Transparent">
                            <Grid.Behaviors>
                                <local:AnimateBehavior WatchedProperty="PreviousClose" />
                            </Grid.Behaviors>
                            <Label Text="{Binding PreviousClose, StringFormat='{}{0:F2}'}" VerticalOptions="Center" HorizontalOptions="Center"/>
                        </Grid>
                    </DataTemplate>
                </syncfusion:DataGridNumericColumn.CellTemplate>
            </syncfusion:DataGridNumericColumn>
        </syncfusion:SfDataGrid.Columns>
    </syncfusion:SfDataGrid>
</ContentPage.Content>

C#:

AnimateBehavior is a Behavior that subscribes to the row item’s INotifyPropertyChanged. When the WatchedProperty changes, it animates the cell’s background color from the original to a highlight and back.

public class AnimateBehavior : Behavior<Grid>
{
    private void Context_PropertyChanged(object? sender, PropertyChangedEventArgs e)
    {
        if (grid == null || string.IsNullOrEmpty(WatchedProperty)) return;
        if (e.PropertyName == WatchedProperty)
            _ = AnimateAsync(grid);
    }

    private async Task AnimateAsync(Grid target)
    {
        if (isAnimating) return;
        isAnimating = true;

        var original = target.BackgroundColor ?? Colors.Transparent;

        Color highlight = HighlightColor;
        if (target.BindingContext is Stock s)
        {
            if (string.Equals(WatchedProperty, nameof(Stock.Change), StringComparison.Ordinal))
            {
                highlight = s.Change > 0 ? PositiveColor : (s.Change < 0 ? NegativeColor : NeutralColor);
            }
            else
            {
                highlight = PositiveColor;
            }
        }

        try
        {
            await ColorToAsync(target, original, highlight, TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(300), Easing.CubicIn);
            await ColorToAsync(target, highlight, original, TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(FadeOutMilliseconds), Easing.CubicOut);
        }
        finally
        {
            target.BackgroundColor = original;
            isAnimating = false;
        }
    }

    private static Task ColorToAsync(VisualElement element, Color from, Color to, TimeSpan length, Easing? easing = null)
    {
        TaskCompletionSource<bool> tcs = new();
        var animation = new Animation(v =>
        {
            var r = from.Red + (to.Red - from.Red) * v;
            var g = from.Green + (to.Green - from.Green) * v;
            var b = from.Blue + (to.Blue - from.Blue) * v;
            var a = from.Alpha + (to.Alpha - from.Alpha) * v;
            element.BackgroundColor = new Color((float)r, (float)g, (float)b, (float)a);
        }, 0, 1);

        animation.Commit(element, Guid.NewGuid().ToString(), 16, (uint)length.TotalMilliseconds, easing ?? Easing.Linear,
            (v, c) => tcs.TrySetResult(true));

        return tcs.Task;
    }
}

You can download this example on GitHub.