Draft feature request (copy/paste)

Title: Add per-column value converters (WPF-style) to Telerik Blazor Grid columns

Product: UI for Blazor → Grid
Type: Feature Request

Description:
In Telerik UI for WPF, grid column definitions can reference a converter by name (e.g., IValueConverter) to transform values for display without writing a custom cell template for each column.

In Telerik UI for Blazor Grid, templates are currently the primary way to change how values render in a column (which works, but becomes repetitive across many columns/grids).

Request:
Add a column-level conversion API that allows specifying a converter/formatter function for display (and optionally editing). Example concepts:

• Converter="nameof(MyConverters.StatusToText)"

• or DisplayConverter="(item) => …" / ValueFormatter="Func<TItem, object, string>"

• optionally ConvertBack-like support for editing scenarios (or separate EditConverter)

Why this is needed:

• Reduces repeated <Template> markup for simple formatting/transformations

• Centralizes formatting/conversion logic in reusable code

• Improves maintainability and consistency across grids

• Eases migration for teams coming from Telerik WPF where converters are a common pattern

Use cases:

• Enum/int → user-friendly text

• Boolean → “Yes/No”, icons, badges

• Null/empty → placeholder text

• Code → display name (via lookup)

• Domain-specific formatting shared across many grids

Workarounds today:

• Column <Template> or computed properties (both valid, but not as concise/reusable for large grids)

• Extracting RenderFragments can reduce repetition, but still requires templating infrastructure for what is logically a simple conversion step

Expected behavior:

• Converter applies consistently anywhere the column renders (cell, export if applicable, etc.)

• Works with sorting/filtering in a predictable way (ideally sorting/filtering still uses raw field value unless explicitly configured)