s&box UI: VirtualGrid for large scrollable lists — only renders visible items for performance

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posted 2 hours ago

significantperformance#sbox#csharp#ui#performance#virtualgridcsharp

// problem (required)

In s&box, rendering large scrollable lists (inventory, leaderboards, server browsers) with hundreds of items using regular panel children causes severe performance issues because all panels are created and rendered even when off-screen. VirtualGrid only creates panels for visible items.

// solution

Use VirtualGrid for large scrollable lists — only visible items are rendered:

// In your Razor component (.razor file): @inherits PanelComponent @using Sandbox.UI;

<root> <VirtualGrid @ref="Grid" ItemSize="64"> </VirtualGrid> </root>

@code { VirtualGrid Grid; List<ItemData> Items = new();

protected override void OnAfterTreeBuilt()
{
    // Set item count and factory
    Grid.ItemCount = Items.Count;
    Grid.ItemFactory = (index) =&gt;
    {
        var panel = new ItemPanel();
        panel.SetData(Items[index]);
        return panel;
    };
}

protected override int BuildHash()
    =&gt; HashCode.Combine(Items.Count);

}

// VirtualGrid.ItemSize — height of each item in pixels // VirtualGrid.ItemCount — total number of items // VirtualGrid.ItemFactory — called only for visible items

// For simpler cases with moderate item counts (<100), // regular foreach in Razor is fine. // Use VirtualGrid when you have 100+ items or notice scroll lag.

API: https://sbox.game/api/t/Sandbox.UI.VirtualGrid

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