Renderer Base Classes and Native Controls

Every Xamarin.Forms control has an accompanying renderer for each platform that creates an instance of a native control. This article lists the renderer and native control classes that implement each Xamarin.Forms page, layout, view, and cell.

With the exception of the MapRenderer class, the platform-specific renderers can be found in the following namespaces:

• iOS – Xamarin.Forms.Platform.iOS
• Android – Xamarin.Forms.Platform.Android
• Android (AppCompat) – Xamarin.Forms.Platform.Android.AppCompat
• Android (FastRenderers) - Xamarin.Forms.Platform.Android.FastRenderers
• Universal Windows Platform (UWP) – Xamarin.Forms.Platform.UWP

For more information about fast renderers, see Xamarin.Forms Fast Renderers.

The MapRenderer class can be found in the following namespaces:

• iOS – Xamarin.Forms.Maps.iOS
• Android – Xamarin.Forms.Maps.Android
• Universal Windows Platform (UWP) – Xamarin.Forms.Maps.UWP

Note

For information about creating custom renderers for Shell applications, see Xamarin.Forms Shell Custom Renderers.

Pages

The following table lists the renderer and native control classes that implement each Xamarin.Forms Page type:

Page	Renderer	iOS	Android	Android (AppCompat)	UWP
ContentPage	PageRenderer	UIViewController	ViewGroup		FrameworkElement
FlyoutPage	PhoneFlyoutPageRenderer (iOS – Phone), TabletFlyoutPageRenderer (iOS – Tablet), MasterDetailRenderer (Android), FlyoutPageRenderer (Android AppCompat), FlyoutPageRenderer (UWP)	UIViewController (Phone), UISplitViewController (Tablet)	DrawerLayout (v4)	DrawerLayout (v4)	FrameworkElement (Custom Control)
NavigationPage	NavigationRenderer (iOS and Android), NavigationPageRenderer (Android AppCompat), NavigationPageRenderer (UWP)	UIToolbar	ViewGroup	ViewGroup	FrameworkElement (Custom Control)
TabbedPage	TabbedRenderer (iOS and Android), TabbedPageRenderer (Android AppCompat), TabbedPageRenderer (UWP)	UIView	ViewPager	ViewPager	FrameworkElement (Pivot)
TemplatedPage	PageRenderer	UIViewController	ViewGroup		FrameworkElement
CarouselPage	CarouselPageRenderer	UIScrollView	ViewPager	ViewPager	FrameworkElement (FlipView)

Layouts

The following table lists the renderer and native control classes that implement each Xamarin.Forms Layout type:

Layout	Renderer	iOS	Android	Android (AppCompat)	UWP
ContentPresenter	ViewRenderer	UIView	View	View	FrameworkElement
ContentView	ViewRenderer	UIView	View	View	FrameworkElement
FlexLayout	ViewRenderer	UIView	View	View	FrameworkElement
Frame	FrameRenderer	UIView	ViewGroup	CardView	Border
ScrollView	ScrollViewRenderer	UIScrollView	ScrollView	ScrollView	ScrollViewer
TemplatedView	ViewRenderer	UIView	View	View	FrameworkElement
AbsoluteLayout	ViewRenderer	UIView	View	View	FrameworkElement
Grid	ViewRenderer	UIView	View	View	FrameworkElement
RelativeLayout	ViewRenderer	UIView	View	View	FrameworkElement
StackLayout	ViewRenderer	UIView	View	View	FrameworkElement

Views

The following table lists the renderer and native control classes that implement each Xamarin.Forms View type:

Views	Renderer	iOS	Android	Android (AppCompat)	UWP
ActivityIndicator	ActivityIndicatorRenderer	UIActivityIndicator	ProgressBar		ProgressBar
BoxView	BoxRenderer (iOS and Android), BoxViewRenderer (UWP)	UIView	ViewGroup		Rectangle
Button	ButtonRenderer	UIButton	Button	AppCompatButton	Button
CarouselView	CarouselViewRenderer	UICollectionView		RecyclerView	ListViewBase
CheckBox	CheckBoxRenderer	UIButton		AppCompatCheckBox	CheckBox
CollectionView	CollectionViewRenderer	UICollectionView		RecyclerView	ListViewBase
DatePicker	DatePickerRenderer	UITextField	EditText		DatePicker
Editor	EditorRenderer	UITextView	EditText		TextBox
Ellipse	EllipseRenderer	CALayer	View		Ellipse
Entry	EntryRenderer	UITextField	EditText		TextBox
Image	ImageRenderer	UIImageView	ImageView		Image
ImageButton	ImageButtonRenderer	UIButton		AppCompatImageButton	Button
IndicatorView	IndicatorViewRenderer	UIPageControl		LinearLayout
Label	LabelRenderer	UILabel	TextView		TextBlock
Line	LineRenderer	CALayer	View		Line
ListView	ListViewRenderer	UITableView	ListView		ListView
Map	MapRenderer	MKMapView	MapView		MapControl
Path	PathRenderer	CALayer	View		Path
Picker	PickerRenderer	UITextField	EditText	EditText	ComboBox
Polygon	PolygonRenderer	CALayer	View		Polygon
Polyline	PolylineRenderer	CALayer	View		Polyline
ProgressBar	ProgressBarRenderer	UIProgressView	ProgressBar		ProgressBar
RadioButton	RadioButtonRenderer	UIButton		AppCompatRadioButton	RadioButton
Rectangle	RectangleRenderer	CALayer	View		Rectangle
RefreshView	RefreshViewRenderer	UIView		SwipeRefreshLayout	RefreshContainer
SearchBar	SearchBarRenderer	UISearchBar	SearchView		AutoSuggestBox
Slider	SliderRenderer	UISlider	SeekBar		Slider
Stepper	StepperRenderer	UIStepper	LinearLayout		Control
SwipeView	SwipeViewRenderer	UIView		View	SwipeControl
Switch	SwitchRenderer	UISwitch	Switch	SwitchCompat	ToggleSwitch
TableView	TableViewRenderer	UITableView	ListView		ListView
TimePicker	TimePickerRenderer	UITextField	EditText		TimePicker
WebView	WkWebViewRenderer (iOS), WebViewRenderer (Android and UWP)	WkWebView	WebView		WebView

Cells

The following table lists the renderer and native control classes that implement each Xamarin.Forms Cell type:

Cells	Renderer	iOS	Android	UWP
EntryCell	EntryCellRenderer	UITableViewCell with a UITextField	LinearLayout with a TextView and EditText	DataTemplate with a TextBox
SwitchCell	SwitchCellRenderer	UITableViewCell with a UISwitch	Switch	DataTemplate with a Grid containing a TextBlock and ToggleSwitch
TextCell	TextCellRenderer	UITableViewCell	LinearLayout with two TextViews	DataTemplate with a StackPanel containing two TextBlocks
ImageCell	ImageCellRenderer	UITableViewCell with a UIImage	LinearLayout with two TextViews and an ImageView	DataTemplate with a Grid containing an Image and two TextBlocks
ViewCell	ViewCellRenderer	UITableViewCell	View	DataTemplate with a ContentPresenter

Related links

• Xamarin.Forms Fast Renderers
• Xamarin.Forms Shell Custom Renderers