Currently the LoadOnDemandCollection accepts a callback of the following format in the constructor:

public LoadOnDemandCollection(Func<CancellationToken, IEnumerable> action)

It is a very common scenario to populate the items asynchronously. In its current form the collection would require blocking the current thread to populate the results:

ItemsSource = new ListViewLoadOnDemandCollection((cancelationToken) =>
{
    var result = new List<ItemsModel>();
    try
    {
        var items = dataService.GetItemsAsync().Result;

        // TODO: Handle the result.

        return result;
    }
    catch (Exception e)
    {
        // TODO: Handle the exception.
        return null;
    }
});

This is not desired, as using Task.Result blocks the current thread and is considered an anti-pattern, in general.

A better approach would be to add a second overload of the constructor, allowing asynchronous calls:

public LoadOnDemandCollection(Func<CancellationToken, Task<IEnumerable>> action)

This way we can use async and await in the callback instead:

ItemsSource = new ListViewLoadOnDemandCollection(async (cancelationToken) =>
{
    var result = new List<ItemsModel>();
    try
    {
        var items = await dataService.GetItemsAsync();

        // TODO: Handle the result.

        return result;
    }
    catch (Exception e)
    {
        // TODO: Handle the exception.
        return null;
    }
});

According to my tests, the first blocking approach is not a problem, as the ListViewLoadOnDemandCollection starts a thread internally. That behavior is not obvious however, and using Task.Result is somewhat counterintuitive, so the second approach is much better from the user's perspective.

Hi Team,

In the current RadListView implementation, the RadListView will start with all the groups expanded. The only way to have any form of preference is to programmatically interact with the Dataview after-the-fact https://docs.telerik.com/devtools/maui/controls/listview/grouping/expand-collapse 

This is problematic because I need to take a wild guess as to how long it takes for the data to load in the RadListView.Loaded event and then manually collapse them.

Even if I time this perfectly... this results in visual flash for the user because the ListView starts expanded and immediately collapses.

Requested Feature

A better approach that I am requesting a feature for is to have a property available for the RadListView that sets this value ahead of time.

For example, you could add it as a BindableProperty on the GroupDescriptorBase class. 

// THE OFFICIAL BASE CLASS
public abstract class GroupDescriptorBase : OrderedDescriptorBase, IKeyLookup
{
    public object GetKey(object item) => this.GetKeyCore(item);

    protected abstract object GetKeyCore(object item);

    protected virtual object GetDefaultKey(object item) => item;

    // SUGGESTED IMPROVEMENT
    public bool IsExpanded
    {
        get => (bool)GetValue(IsExpandedProperty);
        set => SetValue(IsExpandedProperty, value);
    }
    
    public static readonly BindableProperty IsExpandedProperty = BindableProperty.Create(
        nameof(IsExpanded), 
        typeof(bool), 
        typeof(GroupDescriptorBase), 
        true,  // the default right now is true... do not change that because no breaking changes
        propertyChanged: OnIsExpandedChanged);
    
    static void OnIsExpandedChanged(BindableObject bindable, object oldValue, object newValue)
    {
        if (bindable is GroupDescriptorBase self)
        {
            if (!(bool)newValue)
            {
                // PLEASE DO NOT START WITH GROUPS EXPANDED
            }
        }
    }
}

Or you could even put it a little lower, next to the BindableProperty SortOrder:

Thank you for your consideration,

Jian

on the GroupDefinition is to have a IsExap

The DatePicker control uses DateTime values for all date properties like Date, DefaultHighlightedDate, MinimumDate, MaximumDate, etc.

With .NET 6 a new DateOnly type was introduced. It would be great if the Date(Only)Picker would support it as well.

For now, I created a custom DateOnlyToDateTime Converter and use it to bind the DateOnly properties from the ViewModel. But native support would be great.

The TimePicker control uses TimeSpan values for all time properties like Time, DefaultHighlightedTime, MinimumTime, MaximumTime, etc.

With .NET 6 a new TimeOnly type was introduced. It would be great if the Time(Only)Picker would support it as well.

For now, I created a custom TimeOnlyToTimeSpan Converter and use it to bind the TimeOnly properties from the ViewModel. But native support would be great.

Hi Team,

Please consider adding a way to cancel a group's expand/collapse action when the user taps on the group header.

For example, through a GroupTapping event handler that fires just before GroupTapped, and we can execute logic that prevents the operation:

private void RadCollectionView_OnGroupTapping(object sender, RadTappingEventArgs<GroupContext> e)
{
    if (e.Data.Key.ToString() == "GroupToStayPermanentlyExpanded")
    {
        e.Cancel();
    }
}


// which uses this imaginary event args with Cancel method
public class RadTappingEventArgs<T>(T data) : RadTappedEventArgs<T>(data)
{
    public void Cancel()
    {
        // prevents GroupTapped event
    }
}

Thank you,

Rodrigo