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Inline Edit Row in Blazor Grid

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Inline Edit Row in Blazor Grid

  • Mar 20, 2026
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In EditRow mode, the Grid component displays in-place editors in all data cells of the edited row. Users can click command buttons to create, modify, and delete grid rows.

Run DemoView Example: Inline EditingView Example: Post Changes to an In-Memory Data Source

The following keyboard shortcuts speed up row editing in EditRow mode:

EnterValidates input and saves changes.EscDiscards all changes made in the row and cancels row editing.Tab and Shift+TabMove focus between focusable content in Grid cells (editors, buttons, cells in display mode).

Refer to the following help topic for the full list of shortcut keys: Keyboard Support in Blazor Grid.

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Follow the steps below to allow users to create, modify, and delete rows in EditRow mode.

  1. Set the EditMode property to EditRow.

  2. If your data object has a primary key, assign it to the KeyFieldName or KeyFieldNames property.

  3. Declare a DxGridCommandColumn object in the Columns template to display the command column.

  4. Handle EditModelSaving and DataItemDeleting events to save changes and reload Grid data. Refer to the following topic for additional information: Save Changes.

  5. (Optional). Use the EditNewRowPosition property to display the new item row or change the position of the edit row displayed for new records.

razor
@inject NwindDataService NwindDataService@using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore
@inject IDbContextFactory<NorthwindContext> NorthwindContextFactory
@implements IDisposable

<DxGrid Data="Data"
        KeyFieldName="EmployeeId"
        EditModelSaving="OnEditModelSaving"
        DataItemDeleting="OnDataItemDeleting"
        CustomizeEditModel="OnCustomizeEditModel"
        EditMode="GridEditMode.EditRow">
    <Columns>
        <DxGridCommandColumn />
        <DxGridDataColumn FieldName="FirstName" />
        <DxGridDataColumn FieldName="LastName" />
        <DxGridDataColumn FieldName="Title" />
        <DxGridDataColumn FieldName="HireDate" />
    </Columns>
</DxGrid>

@code {
    IEnumerable<Employee> Data { get; set; }
    NorthwindContext Northwind { get; set; }

    protected override async Task OnInitializedAsync() {
        Northwind = NorthwindContextFactory.CreateDbContext();
        Data = await Northwind.Employees.ToListAsync();
    }

    void OnCustomizeEditModel(GridCustomizeEditModelEventArgs e) {
        if(e.IsNew) {
            var editModel = (Employee)e.EditModel;
            editModel.EmployeeId = Data.Max(x => x.EmployeeId) + 1;
        }
    }

    async Task OnEditModelSaving(GridEditModelSavingEventArgs e) {
        var editModel = (Employee)e.EditModel;
        if (e.IsNew)
            await Northwind.AddAsync(editModel);
        else
            e.CopyChangesToDataItem();
        // Post changes to the database.
        await Northwind.SaveChangesAsync();
        // Reload the entire Grid.
        Data = await Northwind.Employees.ToListAsync();
    }

    async Task OnDataItemDeleting(GridDataItemDeletingEventArgs e) {
        // Remove the data item from the database.
        Northwind.Remove(e.DataItem);
        await Northwind.SaveChangesAsync();
        // Reload the entire Grid.
        Data = await Northwind.Employees.ToListAsync();
    }

    public void Dispose() {
        Northwind?.Dispose();
    }
}
csharp
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;

namespace Grid.Northwind {
    public partial class Employee {
        public int EmployeeId { get; set; }
        [Required]
        public string LastName { get; set; }
        [Required]
        public string FirstName { get; set; }
        [Required]
        public string Title { get; set; }
        public string TitleOfCourtesy { get; set; }
        public Nullable BirthDate { get; set; }
        [Required]
        [Range(typeof(DateTime), "1/1/2000", "1/1/2020",
        ErrorMessage = "HireDate must be between {1:d} and {2:d}")]
        public Nullable HireDate { get; set; }
        public string Address { get; set; }
        public string City { get; set; }
        public string Region { get; set; }
        public string PostalCode { get; set; }
        public string Country { get; set; }
        public string HomePhone { get; set; }
        public string Extension { get; set; }
        public byte[] Photo { get; set; }
        public string Notes { get; set; }
        public Nullable<int> ReportsTo { get; set; }
        public string PhotoPath { get; set; }
        public virtual ICollection<Order> Orders { get; set; }
        public string Text => $"{FirstName} {LastName} ({Title})";
        public string ImageFileName => $"Employees/{EmployeeId}.jpg";
    }
}
csharp
using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
#nullable disable

namespace Grid.Northwind {
    public partial class NorthwindContext : DbContext {

        public NorthwindContext(DbContextOptions<NorthwindContext> options)
            : base(options) {
        }
        // ...
        public virtual DbSet<Employee> Employees { get; set; }

        protected override void OnConfiguring(DbContextOptionsBuilder optionsBuilder) {
            if(!optionsBuilder.IsConfigured) {
                optionsBuilder.UseSqlServer("Server=.\\sqlexpress;Database=Northwind;Integrated Security=true");
            }
        }

        protected override void OnModelCreating(ModelBuilder modelBuilder) {
            modelBuilder.HasAnnotation("Relational:Collation", "SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS");
            // ...
            modelBuilder.Entity<Employee>(entity => {
                entity.HasIndex(e => e.EmployeeId, "EmployeeId");
                entity.HasIndex(e => e.LastName, "LastName");
                entity.HasIndex(e => e.FirstName, "FirstName");
                entity.HasIndex(e => e.Title, "Title");
                entity.HasIndex(e => e.BirthDate, "BirthDate");
                entity.HasIndex(e => e.HireDate, "HireDate");
                entity.HasIndex(e => e.Notes, "Notes");
            });
            OnModelCreatingPartial(modelBuilder);
        }

        partial void OnModelCreatingPartial(ModelBuilder modelBuilder);
    }
}
csharp
using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
// ...
builder.Services.AddDbContextFactory<NorthwindContext>((sp, options) ={
    var env = sp.GetRequiredService<IWebHostEnvironment>();
    var dbPath = Path.Combine(env.ContentRootPath, "Northwind-5e44b51f.mdf");
    options.UseSqlServer("Server=(localdb)\\MSSQLLocalDB;Integrated Security=true;AttachDbFileName=" + dbPath);
});

This section contains a comprehensive editing-related API reference.

Show API Reference

DxGrid API memberTypeDescription
CustomValidatorsPropertyAllows you to declare custom validator components.
DataColumnCellEditTemplatePropertyAllows you to replace automatically generated editors with custom content in all edit cells displayed for data columns.
EditModePropertySpecifies how users edit Grid data.
EditNewRowPositionPropertySpecifies the position of UI elements used to create new rows.
EditorRenderModePropertySpecifies how the Grid renders editors in the filter row and in data rows during edit operations.
ValidationEnabledPropertySpecifies whether the Grid validates user input in DevExpress data editors located in the edit form or edit cells.
CancelEditAsync()MethodCancels row editing and discards changes.
GetColumnEditSettings<T>(String)MethodReturns editor settings of the column bound to the specified data source field.
GetEditContext()MethodReturns the edit context.
IsEditing()MethodReturns whether the Grid is being edited.
IsEditingNewRow()MethodReturns whether a new Grid row is being edited.
IsEditingRow(Int32)MethodReturns whether the specified Grid row is being edited.
SaveChangesAsync()MethodTriggers validation and raises the EditModelSaving event if validation succeeds. The method immediately raises this event if validation is disabled.
ShowDataItemDeleteConfirmation(Object)MethodDisplays the delete confirmation dialog for the specified data item. If a user confirms the operation, the method raises the DataItemDeleting event.
ShowRowDeleteConfirmation(Int32)MethodDisplays the delete confirmation dialog for the specified row. If a user confirms the operation, the method raises the DataItemDeleting event.
StartEditDataItemAsync(Object, String)MethodStarts editing the specified data item.
StartEditNewRowAsync(String)MethodStarts editing a new row.
StartEditRowAsync(Int32, String)MethodStarts editing the row with the specified visible index.
CustomizeDataRowEditorEventAllows you to customize a cell editor in a data row.
CustomizeEditModelEventAllows you to create a custom edit model or customize an automatically generated edit model.
DataItemDeletingEventFires when a user confirms the delete operation in the delete confirmation dialog.
EditCancelingEventFires before the Grid cancels the edit operation and discards changes.
EditModelSavingEventFires if validation succeeds after a user saves changes or you call the SaveChangesAsync() method.
EditStartEventFires before the Grid starts editing a row.
DxGridCommandColumn API memberTypeDescription
CancelButtonVisiblePropertySpecifies whether the command column displays the Cancel button in EditRow or EditCell edit mode.
CellDisplayTemplatePropertySpecifies a template used to display command column cells.
CellEditTemplatePropertySpecifies a template used to display the command column’s edit cell.
DeleteButtonVisiblePropertySpecifies whether the command column displays Delete buttons.
DisplayModePropertySpecifies whether command buttons display icons, captions, or both.
EditButtonVisiblePropertySpecifies whether the command column displays Edit buttons.
HeaderTemplatePropertySpecifies a template used to display the command column header.
NewButtonVisiblePropertySpecifies whether the command column displays the New button.
SaveButtonVisiblePropertySpecifies whether the command column displays the Save button in EditRow or EditCell edit mode.
DxGridDataColumn API memberTypeDescription
CellEditTemplatePropertyAllows you to replace an automatically generated editor with custom content in the column’s edit cell.
DataRowEditorVisiblePropertySpecifies whether to render the editor associated with this column in the column edit cell, edit form, or pop-up edit form.
EditSettingsPropertyAllows you to customize the editor associated with this column.
ReadOnlyPropertySpecifies whether a user can change the column editor value when the Grid is in edit mode.