Entry Class

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: Xamarin.Forms

Assembly:: Xamarin.Forms.Core.dll

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A control that can edit a single line of text.

[Xamarin.Forms.RenderWith(typeof(Xamarin.Forms.Platform._EntryRenderer))]
public class Entry : Xamarin.Forms.InputView, Xamarin.Forms.IElementConfiguration<Xamarin.Forms.Entry>, Xamarin.Forms.IEntryController, Xamarin.Forms.Internals.IFontElement

type Entry = class
    inherit InputView
    interface IFontElement
    interface IEntryController
    interface IElementConfiguration<Entry>

Inheritance: System.Object

BindableObject

Element

NavigableElement

VisualElement

View

InputView
Entry

Attributes: RenderWithAttribute

Implements: IElementConfiguration<Entry> IEntryController IFontElement

Remarks

Entry is a single line text entry. It is best used for collecting small discrete pieces of information, like usernames and passwords.

The following example creates a new username and password set of entries.

View CreateLoginForm ()
{
  var usernameEntry = new Entry {Placeholder = "Username"};
  var passwordEntry = new Entry {
    Placeholder = "Password",
    IsPassword = true
  };

  return new StackLayout {
    Children = {
      usernameEntry,
      passwordEntry
    }
  };
}

The FormsGallery sample, which can be found on the Sample Applications page, has an EntryDemoPage.cs file. This file contains a more complete example.

Constructors

Entry()

Initializes a new instance of the Entry class.

Fields

CharacterSpacingProperty
ClearButtonVisibilityProperty
CursorPositionProperty	Backing store for the CursorPosition property.
FontAttributesProperty	Backing store for the FontAttributes property.
FontFamilyProperty	Backing store for the FontFamily property.
FontSizeProperty	Backing store for the FontSize property.
HorizontalTextAlignmentProperty	Backing store for the HorizontalTextAlignment property.
IsPasswordProperty	Backing store for the IsPassword property.
IsTextPredictionEnabledProperty	Backing store for the IsTextPredictionEnabled property.
PlaceholderColorProperty	Backing store for the PlaceholderColor property.
PlaceholderProperty	Backing store for the Placeholder property.
ReturnCommandParameterProperty	Backing store for the ReturnCommandParameter property.
ReturnCommandProperty	Backing store for the ReturnCommand property.
ReturnTypeProperty	Backing store for the ReturnType property.
SelectionLengthProperty	Backing store for the SelectionLength property.
TextColorProperty	Backing store for the TextColor property.
TextProperty	Backing store for the Text property.
VerticalTextAlignmentProperty

Properties

AnchorX	Gets or sets the X component of the center point for any transform, relative to the bounds of the element. This is a bindable property. (Inherited from VisualElement)
AnchorY	Gets or sets the Y component of the center point for any transform, relative to the bounds of the element. This is a bindable property. (Inherited from VisualElement)
AutomationId	Gets or sets a value that allows the automation framework to find and interact with this element. (Inherited from Element)
Background	(Inherited from VisualElement)
BackgroundColor	Gets or sets the color which will fill the background of a VisualElement. This is a bindable property. (Inherited from VisualElement)
Batched	For internal use by the Xamarin.Forms platform. (Inherited from VisualElement)
Behaviors	Gets the list of Behaviors associated to this element. This is a bindable property. (Inherited from VisualElement)
BindingContext	Gets or sets object that contains the properties that will be targeted by the bound properties that belong to this BindableObject. (Inherited from BindableObject)
Bounds	Gets the bounds of the element. (Inherited from VisualElement)
CharacterSpacing	Gets or sets a value that indicates the number of device-independent units that should be in between characters in the text displayed by the Entry. Applies to Text and Placeholder. (Inherited from InputView)
class	(Inherited from NavigableElement)
ClassId	Gets or sets a value used to identify a collection of semantically similar elements. (Inherited from Element)
ClearButtonVisibility
Clip	(Inherited from VisualElement)
CursorPosition	Gets or sets the position of the cursor.
DisableLayout	For internal use by the Xamarin.Forms platform. (Inherited from VisualElement)
Dispatcher	(Inherited from BindableObject)
EffectControlProvider	For internal use by the Xamarin.Forms platform. (Inherited from Element)
Effects	A list of the effects that are applied to this item. (Inherited from Element)
FlowDirection	Gets or sets the layout flow direction. (Inherited from VisualElement)
FontAttributes	Gets a value that indicates whether the font for the Entry element text is bold, italic, or neither.
FontFamily	Gets the font family for the Entry element text.
FontSize	Gets the size of the font for the Entry element text.
GestureController	Gets the gesture controller for the view. (Inherited from View)
GestureRecognizers	The collection of gesture recognizers associated with this view. (Inherited from View)
Height	Gets the current rendered height of this element. This is a read-only bindable property. (Inherited from VisualElement)
HeightRequest	Gets or sets the desired height override of this element. (Inherited from VisualElement)
HorizontalOptions	Gets or sets the LayoutOptions that define how the element gets laid in a layout cycle. This is a bindable property. (Inherited from View)
HorizontalTextAlignment	Gets or sets the horizontal text alignment.
Id	Gets a value that can be used to uniquely identify an element through the run of an application. (Inherited from Element)
InputTransparent	Gets or sets a value indicating whether this element should be involved in the user interaction cycle. This is a bindable property. (Inherited from VisualElement)
IsEnabled	Gets or sets a value indicating whether this element is enabled in the user interface. This is a bindable property. (Inherited from VisualElement)
IsFocused	Gets a value indicating whether this element is focused currently. This is a bindable property. (Inherited from VisualElement)
IsInNativeLayout	For internal use by the Xamarin.Forms platform. (Inherited from VisualElement)
IsNativeStateConsistent	For internal use by the Xamarin.Forms platform. (Inherited from VisualElement)
IsPassword	Gets or sets a value that indicates if the entry should visually obscure typed text.
IsPlatformEnabled	For internal use by the Xamarin.Forms platform. (Inherited from VisualElement)
IsReadOnly	Gets or sets a value that indicates whether user should be prevented from modifying the text. Default is `false`. (Inherited from InputView)
IsSpellCheckEnabled	Gets or sets a value that controls whether spell checking is enabled. (Inherited from InputView)
IsTabStop	Gets or sets a value that indicates whether this element is included in tab navigation. This is a bindable property. (Inherited from VisualElement)
IsTextPredictionEnabled	Gets or sets a value that controls whether text prediction and automatic text correction is on or off.
IsVisible	Gets or sets a value that determines whether this elements should be part of the visual tree or not. This is a bindable property. (Inherited from VisualElement)
Keyboard	Gets or sets the Keyboard for the InputView. This is a bindable property. (Inherited from InputView)
LogicalChildren	For internal use by the Xamarin.Forms platform. (Inherited from Element)
Margin	Gets or sets the margin for the view. (Inherited from View)
MaxLength	Gets or sets the maximum allowed length of input. (Inherited from InputView)
MinimumHeightRequest	Gets or sets a value which overrides the minimum height the element will request during layout. (Inherited from VisualElement)
MinimumWidthRequest	Gets or sets a value which overrides the minimum width the element will request during layout. (Inherited from VisualElement)
Navigation	(Inherited from NavigableElement)
NavigationProxy	(Inherited from NavigableElement)
Opacity	Gets or sets the opacity value applied to the element when it is rendered. This is a bindable property. (Inherited from VisualElement)
Parent	Gets or sets the parent element of the element. (Inherited from Element)
ParentView	Obsolete. Gets the element which is the closest ancestor of this element that is a VisualElement. (Inherited from Element)
Placeholder	Gets or sets the text that is displayed when the control is empty. (Inherited from InputView)
PlaceholderColor	Gets or sets the color of the placeholder text. (Inherited from InputView)
Platform	Obsolete. (Inherited from Element)
RealParent	For internal use by the Xamarin.Forms platform. (Inherited from Element)
Resources	Gets or sets the local resource dictionary. (Inherited from VisualElement)
ReturnCommand	Gets or sets the command to run when the user presses the return key.
ReturnCommandParameter	Gets or sets the parameter for the ReturnCommand.
ReturnType	Gets or sets an enumeration value that controls the appearance of the return button.
Rotation	Gets or sets the rotation (in degrees) about the Z-axis (affine rotation) when the element is rendered. (Inherited from VisualElement)
RotationX	Gets or sets the rotation (in degrees) about the X-axis (perspective rotation) when the element is rendered. (Inherited from VisualElement)
RotationY	Gets or sets the rotation (in degrees) about the Y-axis (perspective rotation) when the element is rendered. (Inherited from VisualElement)
Scale	Gets or sets the scale factor applied to the element. (Inherited from VisualElement)
ScaleX	Gets or sets a scale value to apply to the X direction. (Inherited from VisualElement)
ScaleY	Gets or sets a scale value to apply to the Y direction. (Inherited from VisualElement)
SelectionLength	Gets the length of the selection.
Style	(Inherited from NavigableElement)
StyleClass	(Inherited from NavigableElement)
StyleId	Gets or sets a user defined value to uniquely identify the element. (Inherited from Element)
TabIndex	(Inherited from VisualElement)
Text	Gets or sets the text of the input view. This is a bindable property. (Inherited from InputView)
TextColor	Gets or sets the text color. (Inherited from InputView)
TextTransform	(Inherited from InputView)
TranslationX	Gets or sets the X translation delta of the element. (Inherited from VisualElement)
TranslationY	Gets or sets the Y translation delta of the element. (Inherited from VisualElement)
Triggers	Gets the list of Trigger associated to this element. This is a bindable property. (Inherited from VisualElement)
VerticalOptions	Gets or sets the LayoutOptions that define how the element gets laid in a layout cycle. This is a bindable property. (Inherited from View)
VerticalTextAlignment
Visual	(Inherited from VisualElement)
Width	Gets the current rendered width of this element. This is a read-only bindable property. (Inherited from VisualElement)
WidthRequest	Gets or sets the desired width override of this element. (Inherited from VisualElement)
X	Gets the current X position of this element. This is a read-only bindable property. (Inherited from VisualElement)
Y	Gets the current Y position of this element. This is a read-only bindable property. (Inherited from VisualElement)

Methods

ApplyBindings()	Apply the bindings to BindingContext. (Inherited from BindableObject)
BatchBegin()	Signals the start of a batch of changes to the elements properties. (Inherited from VisualElement)
BatchCommit()	Signals the end of a batch of commands to the element and that those commands should now be committed. (Inherited from VisualElement)
ChangeVisualState()	For internal use by the Xamarin.Forms platform. (Inherited from VisualElement)
ClearValue(BindableProperty)	Clears any value set by SetValue for `property`. (Inherited from BindableObject)
ClearValue(BindablePropertyKey)	Clears any value set by SetValue for the property that is identified by `propertyKey`. (Inherited from BindableObject)
CoerceValue(BindableProperty)	(Inherited from BindableObject)
CoerceValue(BindablePropertyKey)	(Inherited from BindableObject)
Descendants()	For internal use by the Xamarin.Forms platform. (Inherited from Element)
EffectIsAttached(String)	For internal use by the Xamarin.Forms platform. (Inherited from Element)
FindByName(String)	Returns the element that has the specified name. (Inherited from Element)
Focus()	Attemps to set focus to this element. (Inherited from VisualElement)
GetChildElements(Point)	Returns the child elements that are visually beneath the specified `point`. (Inherited from View)
GetSizeRequest(Double, Double)	Obsolete. Returns the SizeRequest of the element. Calling this method begins the measure pass of a layout cycle. (Inherited from VisualElement)
GetValue(BindableProperty)	Returns the value that is contained in the BindableProperty. (Inherited from BindableObject)
GetValues(BindableProperty, BindableProperty, BindableProperty)	Obsolete. For internal use by the Xamarin.Forms platform. (Inherited from BindableObject)
GetValues(BindableProperty, BindableProperty)	Obsolete. For internal use by the Xamarin.Forms platform. (Inherited from BindableObject)
InvalidateMeasure()	Method that is called to invalidate the layout of this VisualElement. Raises the MeasureInvalidated event. (Inherited from VisualElement)
InvalidateMeasureNonVirtual(InvalidationTrigger)	For internal use by the Xamarin.Forms platform. (Inherited from VisualElement)
IsSet(BindableProperty)	Returns `true` if the target property exists and has been set. (Inherited from BindableObject)
Layout(Rectangle)	Updates the bounds of the element during the layout cycle. (Inherited from VisualElement)
Measure(Double, Double, MeasureFlags)	Returns the minimum size that a visual element needs in order to be displayed on the device. (Inherited from VisualElement)
NativeSizeChanged()	For internal use by the Xamarin.Forms platform. (Inherited from VisualElement)
On<T>()	Returns the platform-specific instance of this Entry, on which a platform-specific method may be called.
OnBindingContextChanged()	Invoked whenever the binding context of the View changes. Override this method to add class handling for this event. (Inherited from View)
OnChildAdded(Element)	Application developers can override this method to respond when a child is added. (Inherited from VisualElement)
OnChildRemoved(Element, Int32)	(Inherited from VisualElement)
OnChildRemoved(Element)	Obsolete. Application developers can override this method to respond when a child is removed. (Inherited from VisualElement)
OnChildrenReordered()	Invoked whenever the ChildrenReordered event is about to be emitted. Implement this method to add class handling for this event. (Inherited from VisualElement)
OnMeasure(Double, Double)	Method that is called when a layout measurement happens. (Inherited from VisualElement)
OnParentSet()	(Inherited from NavigableElement)
OnPropertyChanged(String)	Method that is called when a bound property is changed. (Inherited from Element)
OnPropertyChanging(String)	Call this method from a child class to notify that a change is going to happen on a property. (Inherited from BindableObject)
OnSizeAllocated(Double, Double)	This method is called when the size of the element is set during a layout cycle. This method is called directly before the SizeChanged event is emitted. Implement this method to add class handling for this event. (Inherited from VisualElement)
OnSizeRequest(Double, Double)	Obsolete. This method is called during the measure pass of a layout cycle to get the desired size of an element. (Inherited from VisualElement)
OnTabIndexPropertyChanged(Int32, Int32)	(Inherited from VisualElement)
OnTabStopPropertyChanged(Boolean, Boolean)	(Inherited from VisualElement)
OnTextChanged(String, String)	(Inherited from InputView)
OnTextTransformChanged(TextTransform, TextTransform)	(Inherited from InputView)
RemoveBinding(BindableProperty)	Removes a previously set binding. (Inherited from BindableObject)
RemoveDynamicResource(BindableProperty)	Removes a previously set dynamic resource (Inherited from Element)
SendCompleted()	For internal use by the Xamarin.Forms platform.
SetBinding(BindableProperty, BindingBase)	Assigns a binding to a property. (Inherited from BindableObject)
SetDynamicResource(BindableProperty, String)	Sets the BindableProperty property of this element to be updated via the DynamicResource with the provided key. (Inherited from Element)
SetValue(BindableProperty, Object)	Sets the value of the specified property. (Inherited from BindableObject)
SetValue(BindablePropertyKey, Object)	Sets the value of the propertyKey. (Inherited from BindableObject)
SetValueCore(BindableProperty, Object, SetValueFlags)	For internal use by the Xamarin.Forms platform. (Inherited from BindableObject)
SetValueFromRenderer(BindableProperty, Object)	For internal use by the Xamarin.Forms platform. (Inherited from Element)
SetValueFromRenderer(BindablePropertyKey, Object)	For internal use by the Xamarin.Forms platform. (Inherited from Element)
SizeAllocated(Double, Double)	SizeAllocated is called during a layout cycle to signal the start of a sub-tree layout. (Inherited from VisualElement)
TabIndexDefaultValueCreator()	(Inherited from VisualElement)
TabStopDefaultValueCreator()	(Inherited from VisualElement)
UnapplyBindings()	Unapplies all previously set bindings. (Inherited from BindableObject)
Unfocus()	Unsets focus to this element. (Inherited from VisualElement)
UpdateFormsText(String, TextTransform)	(Inherited from InputView)

Events

BatchCommitted	For internal use by the Xamarin.Forms platform. (Inherited from VisualElement)
BindingContextChanged	Raised whenever the BindingContext property changes. (Inherited from BindableObject)
ChildAdded	Occurs whenever a child element is added to the element. (Inherited from Element)
ChildRemoved	Occurs whenever a child element is removed from the element. (Inherited from Element)
ChildrenReordered	Occurs when the Children of a VisualElement have been re-ordered. (Inherited from VisualElement)
Completed	Occurs when the user finalizes the text in an entry with the return key.
DescendantAdded	Occurs whenever a child element is added to the elements subtree. (Inherited from Element)
DescendantRemoved	Occurs whenever a child element is removed from the elements subtree. (Inherited from Element)
FocusChangeRequested	For internal use by the Xamarin.Forms platform. (Inherited from VisualElement)
Focused	Occurs when the element receives focus. (Inherited from VisualElement)
MeasureInvalidated	Event that is raised when the layout of a visual element is invalidated. (Inherited from VisualElement)
PlatformSet	Obsolete. (Inherited from Element)
PropertyChanged	Raised when a property has changed. (Inherited from BindableObject)
PropertyChanging	Raised when a property is about to change. (Inherited from BindableObject)
SizeChanged	Occurs when either the Width or the Height properties change value on this element. (Inherited from VisualElement)
TextChanged	Event that is raised when the text of the Editor changes. (Inherited from InputView)
Unfocused	Occurs when the element loses focus. (Inherited from VisualElement)

Explicit Interface Implementations

IDynamicResourceHandler.SetDynamicResource(BindableProperty, String)	For internal use by the Xamarin.Forms platform. (Inherited from BindableObject)
IElementController.SetValueFromRenderer(BindableProperty, Object)	For internal use by the Xamarin.Forms platform. (Inherited from Element)
IFontElement.FontSizeDefaultValueCreator()	For internal use by the Xamarin.Forms platform.
IFontElement.OnFontAttributesChanged(FontAttributes, FontAttributes)	For internal use by the Xamarin.Forms platform.
IFontElement.OnFontChanged(Font, Font)	For internal use by the Xamarin.Forms platform.
IFontElement.OnFontFamilyChanged(String, String)	For internal use by the Xamarin.Forms platform.
IFontElement.OnFontSizeChanged(Double, Double)	For internal use by the Xamarin.Forms platform.
IGestureController.CompositeGestureRecognizers	For internal use by the Xamarin.Forms platform. (Inherited from View)
INameScope.RegisterName(String, Object)	For internal use only. (Inherited from Element)
IVisualElementController.EffectiveFlowDirection	Gets the effective visual flow direction for the element on the platform, taking into account the locale and logical flow settings. (Inherited from VisualElement)
IVisualElementController.InvalidateMeasure(InvalidationTrigger)	This method is for internal use. (Inherited from VisualElement)

Extension Methods

AbortAnimation(IAnimatable, String)	Stops the animation.
Animate(IAnimatable, String, Action<Double>, Double, Double, UInt32, UInt32, Easing, Action<Double,Boolean>, Func<Boolean>)	Sets the specified parameters and starts the animation.
Animate(IAnimatable, String, Action<Double>, UInt32, UInt32, Easing, Action<Double,Boolean>, Func<Boolean>)	Sets the specified parameters and starts the animation.
Animate(IAnimatable, String, Animation, UInt32, UInt32, Easing, Action<Double,Boolean>, Func<Boolean>)	Sets the specified parameters and starts the animation.
Animate<T>(IAnimatable, String, Func<Double,T>, Action<T>, UInt32, UInt32, Easing, Action<T,Boolean>, Func<Boolean>)	Sets the specified parameters and starts the animation.
AnimateKinetic(IAnimatable, String, Func<Double,Double,Boolean>, Double, Double, Action)	Sets the specified parameters and starts the kinetic animation.
AnimationIsRunning(IAnimatable, String)	Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether or not the animation that is specified by `handle` is running.
Batch(IAnimatable)
GetPropertyIfSet<T>(BindableObject, BindableProperty, T)
SetAppThemeColor(BindableObject, BindableProperty, Color, Color)
SetBinding(BindableObject, BindableProperty, String, BindingMode, IValueConverter, String)	Creates and applies a binding to a property.
SetBinding<TSource>(BindableObject, BindableProperty, Expression<Func<TSource,Object>>, BindingMode, IValueConverter, String)	Obsolete. Creates and applies a binding from an expression.
SetOnAppTheme<T>(BindableObject, BindableProperty, T, T)
FindByName<T>(Element, String)	Returns the instance of type `T` that has name `name` in the scope that includes `element`.
FindNextElement(ITabStopElement, Boolean, IDictionary<Int32,List<ITabStopElement>>, Int32)
GetSortedTabIndexesOnParentPage(VisualElement)
GetTabIndexesOnParentPage(ITabStopElement, Int32)
FadeTo(VisualElement, Double, UInt32, Easing)	Returns a task that performs the fade that is described by the `opacity`, `length`, and `easing` parameters.
LayoutTo(VisualElement, Rectangle, UInt32, Easing)	Returns a task that eases the bounds of the VisualElement that is specified by the `view` to the rectangle that is specified by the `bounds` parameter.
RelRotateTo(VisualElement, Double, UInt32, Easing)	Rotates the VisualElement that is specified by `view` from its current rotation by `drotation`.
RelScaleTo(VisualElement, Double, UInt32, Easing)	Returns a task that scales the VisualElement that is specified by `view` from its current scale to `dscale`.
RotateTo(VisualElement, Double, UInt32, Easing)	Returns a task that performs the rotation that is described by the `rotation`, `length`, and `easing` parameters.
RotateXTo(VisualElement, Double, UInt32, Easing)	Returns a task that skews the Y axis by `opacity`, taking time `length` and using `easing`.
RotateYTo(VisualElement, Double, UInt32, Easing)	Returns a task that skews the X axis by `opacity`, taking time `length` and using `easing`.
ScaleTo(VisualElement, Double, UInt32, Easing)	Returns a task that scales the VisualElement that is specified by `view` to the absolute scale factor `scale`.
ScaleXTo(VisualElement, Double, UInt32, Easing)
ScaleYTo(VisualElement, Double, UInt32, Easing)
TranslateTo(VisualElement, Double, Double, UInt32, Easing)	Animates an elements TranslationX and TranslationY properties from their current values to the new values. This ensures that the input layout is in the same position as the visual layout.
HasVisualStateGroups(VisualElement)	Returns `true` if `element` has one or more visual state groups associated with it. Otherwise, returns `false`.

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