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Add Context to Grid Data with Tooltips

February 2, 2026
Provide explanations, metadata, or validation details directly within grids using tooltips, helping users understand data without navigating away.

Tooltips in grid components provide contextual information that appears when users hover over or focus on a cell, column header, or row. It offers a practical way to surface additional details such as full text for truncated values, validation messages, or explanatory metadata without overcrowding the grid layout. For data-heavy interfaces, this feature improves readability and usability by keeping the primary view concise while still making secondary information readily accessible when needed.

Several Blazor grid controls offer FEATURE including:

  • Telerik UI Blazor Data Grid (part of Telerik UI for Blazor) provides configurable tooltips for cells and headers and allows developers to control content, positioning, and display.
  • ComponentOne Blazor FlexGrid (part of ComponentOne Studio Blazor Edition by MESCIUS) offers tooltips that can be applied at the cell level, making it useful for showing full values.
  • Blazorise supports tooltips in grids by integrating its tooltip components with data tables, allowing developers to attach descriptive or dynamic content to cells.
  • Syncfusion Blazor DataGrid (part of Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise) includes integrated tooltip functionality that works alongside its column and cell customization features.

For an in-depth analysis of features and price, visit our Blazor grid controls comparison.

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Manage Messy Data in your JavaScript Application

February 2, 2026
Use Wijmo's JavaScript DataGrid to transform messy data into clean, consistent, and easy-to-work-with information.

Wijmo is a cutting-edge collection of over 100 high-performance JavaScript UI controls designed for modern enterprise applications. Built for speed and flexibility, Wijmo empowers developers to deliver superior user experiences with fully responsive, touch-friendly, and accessible components.

In this blog post, MESCIUS Product Manager Joel Parks demonstrates effective strategies for handling complex and unstructured data using FlexGrid, Wijmo's high-performance JavaScript datagrid for modern web and mobile applications. Topics include:

  • Why Messy Data is so Hard to Work With
  • How FlexGrid Helps You Make Sense of Messy Data
  • Automatically Bind Data to Any JSON Structure
  • Clean Up Dirty Data With Formatters and CellTemplates
  • Validate Data Directly in the Grid

Detailed sample code is included to help you along the way.

Read the complete blog and learn how to use Wijmo's FlexGrid to handle the quirks and imperfections of real-world datasets.

Wijmo is licensed per developer. Developer Licenses are perpetual and include 1 year Subscription which provides upgrades, including bug fixes and new features. See our Wijmo licensing page for full details.

Learn more on our Wijmo product page.

Input Non-Latin Script in WPF Data Grids

January 27, 2026
Input Method Editor (IME) support allows WPF applications to handle text input for complex scripts directly within editable grid components.

Input Method Editor (IME) support refers to the capability of an application or control to correctly handle complex text input, particularly for languages that require composition, such as Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. IME enables users to enter characters that are not directly available on a physical keyboard by converting sequences of keystrokes into the correct script, improving accessibility and usability for multilingual input. When applied to a data grid within an application, this capability ensures that users can reliably enter and edit multilingual text directly within grid cells without input loss or formatting issues. IME support in a data grid is especially valuable for applications that manage structured data across regions, as it allows accurate entry of names, descriptions, and other localized content while preserving normal grid behaviors such as editing, validation, and navigation.

Several WPF grid components include Input Method Editor support, including:

  • DevExpress WPF Data Grid (part of DevExpress WPF) supports multilingual input in grid cells, allowing users to enter complex characters as needed.
  • ComponentOne WPF FlexGrid (part of ComponentOne Studio WPF by MESCIUS) accommodates composed character entry for languages requiring input composition.
  • Infragistics Ultimate UI for WPF Data Grid (part of Infragistics Ultimate UI for WPF) facilitates complex script input within grid cells for multilingual data entry.

For an in-depth analysis of features and price, visit our comparison of WPF grid components.

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Simplify Data Entry with Built-In Grid Editing

January 20, 2026
Support efficient data creation and updates using inline grid editing that keeps users in context and reduces unnecessary screen changes.

Inline editing is an essential feature of modern grid components, allowing users to create, update, and validate data directly within tabular views. By enabling edits in place, without navigating away from the grid, these features support faster data entry and improve usability in data-intensive applications such as administration panels, financial systems and line-of-business tools.

Several Angular grid controls offer inline editing features, including:

  • DevExtreme Angular Data Grid by DevExpress provides built-in support for inline, cell, row, and batch editing modes, with configurable editors and validation rules.
  • Kendo UI Angular Grid by Telerik offers flexible editing capabilities including inline, in-cell, popup, and batch editing, combined with customizable editors and validation.
  • Wijmo Angular DataGrid (FlexGrid) by MESCIUS supports inline cell editing with lightweight, high-performance behavior, offering customizable editors and validation hooks.
  • Handsontable by Handsoncode delivers spreadsheet-like inline editing directly within the grid, supporting keyboard navigation, copy-paste and validation.

For an in-depth analysis of features and price, visit our Angular grid controls comparison.

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Control DataGrids with Natural Language

January 16, 2026
Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core, MVC and Blazor let users reshape, navigate, and export data using simple text prompts.

Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core, MVC, and Blazor are component libraries for building modern web apps with .NET. Each provides a rich set of customizable UI elements, like grids, charts, and forms, tailored to its respective framework, helping developers create responsive, interactive, and accessible user interfaces.

The latest update to the Telerik UI DataGrid introduces AI-driven controls that respond to natural-language prompts, making it easier for users to work with complex datasets. Users can now reorder, resize, and toggle column visibility just by describing what they want. Pagination, row selection, and data export to Excel, PDF, or CSV formats can also be handled through conversational input, reducing clicks and improving accessibility for both technical and non-technical users.

Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core, UI for MVC, and UI for Blazor are all licensed per developer and have two licensing models: an annual Subscription License and a Perpetual License. The Subscription License must be renewed to continue using the software. The Perpetual license is a one-time purchase granting access to the current released version and includes a one-year subscription for product updates and technical support. See our Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core, Telerik UI for ASP.NET MVC or Telerik UI for Blazor licensing pages for full details.

Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core, Telerik UI for ASP.NET MVC and Telerik UI for Blazor are available to buy individually or as part of the following products: