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Export to CSV

TableView has built-in support for exporting data to a CSV file. When enabled, export options appear in the table's options menu (the corner button).

When to use it

Use CSV export when users need to download the displayed data for use in Excel, a reporting tool, or another application.

Enabling export options

<tv:TableView ItemsSource="{x:Bind Products}" ShowExportOptions="True" />

When ShowExportOptions is true, the options menu in the top-left corner shows Export all and Export selected items.

Export events

Handle the export events to take custom action instead of the default CSV save dialog. Set e.Handled = true to suppress the built-in behavior.

ExportAllContent

Fires when the user chooses "Export all rows":

tableView.ExportAllContent += (s, e) =>
{
    // Custom export: send to API instead of saving a file
    ExportToApi(tableView.ItemsSource);
    e.Handled = true;
};

ExportSelectedContent

Fires when the user chooses "Export selected rows":

tableView.ExportSelectedContent += (s, e) =>
{
    // Custom export of selected items
    var selected = tableView.SelectedItems.OfType<Product>().ToList();
    ExportToApi(selected);
    e.Handled = true;
};

Both events use TableViewExportContentEventArgs which inherits from HandledEventArgs.

Property Description
Handled Set true to suppress the default CSV save behavior

Common options

Property Type Default Description
ShowExportOptions bool false Shows export options in the corner button menu
ExportAllContent event — Fires when exporting all rows
ExportSelectedContent event — Fires when exporting selected rows

Notes and limitations

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