DataFormView Properties

An edit form for a data object.

Name	Description
ActualAppearance	Gets the common appearance settings that are applied to the current DataFormView.
AllowCollapseGroups	Gets or sets whether users can collapse and expand groups of editors. This is a bindable property.
AnchorX	Gets or sets the X component of the center point for any transform operation, 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 operation, 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	Gets or sets the Brush which will be used to fill the background of an element. This is a bindable property. Inherited from VisualElement.
BackgroundColor	Gets or sets the Color which will fill the background of an element. This is a bindable property. Inherited from VisualElement.
Batched	Gets a value that indicates there are batched changes done for this element. Inherited from VisualElement.
Behaviors	Gets the list of Behavior objects associated to this element. This is a read-only bindable property. Inherited from VisualElement.
BindingContext	Gets or sets an object that contains the properties that will be targeted by the bound properties that belong to this BindableObject. This is a bindable property. Inherited from BindableObject.
Bounds	Gets the bounds of the element in device-independent units. Inherited from VisualElement.
ClassId	Gets or sets a value used to identify a collection of semantically similar elements. Inherited from Element.
Clip	Specifies the clipping region for an element. This is a bindable property. Inherited from VisualElement.
CommitMode	Gets or sets when to commit values that users enter in the data form’s editors to the bound data object. This is a bindable property.
ContentPadding	Gets or sets the distance between editors and the data form’s borders or group headers.This is a bindable property.
DataObject	Gets or sets a data object edited via the data form. This is a bindable property.
DesiredSize	Gets the size that this element computed during the measure pass of the layout process. Inherited from VisualElement.
DisableLayout	Gets a value that indicates that layout for this element is disabled. Inherited from VisualElement.
Dispatcher	Gets the dispatcher that was available when this bindable object was created, otherwise tries to find the nearest available dispatcher (probably the window’s/app’s). Inherited from BindableObject.
EditorBottomTextFontAttributes	Gets or sets whether an editor’s help and error text is bold or italic. This is a bindable property.
EditorBottomTextFontFamily	Gets or sets the font family name for an editor’s help and error text. This is a bindable property.
EditorBottomTextFontSize	Gets or sets the font size of an editor’s help and error text. This is a bindable property.
EditorBoxMode	Gets or sets whether the data form’s editors are outlined with borders or the border is displayed only for editors’ bottom edges. This is a bindable property.
EditorErrorColor	Gets or sets the color of editor borders, in-place labels, error icons, and error messages if there are input errors. This is a bindable property.
EditorHelpTextColor	Gets or sets the color of help text displayed below editors. This is a bindable property.
EditorHorizontalSpacing	Gets or sets the distance between editors in a row. This is a bindable property.
EditorLabelColor	Gets or sets the color of editor labels (text or icons). This is a bindable property.
EditorLabelFontAttributes	Gets or sets the font style for editor text labels. This is a bindable property.
EditorLabelFontFamily	Gets or sets the font family name for editor text labels. This is a bindable property.
EditorLabelFontSize	Gets or sets the font size for editor text labels. This is a bindable property.
EditorLabelHorizontalAlignment	Gets or sets the horizontal alignment of labels displayed above editors. This is a bindable property.
EditorLabelIndent	Gets or sets the distance between editors and their labels. This is a bindable property.
EditorLabelMaxWidth	Gets or sets the maximum width of the data form’s editor labels. This is a bindable property.
EditorLabelMinWidth	Gets or sets the minimum width of the data form’s editor labels. This is a bindable property.
EditorLabelPosition	Gets or sets the position of labels relative to editors. This is a bindable property.
EditorLabelWidth	Gets or sets the width of the data form’s editor labels. This is a bindable property.
EditorMaxWidth	Gets or sets the maximum width of the data form’s editors. This is a bindable property.
EditorMinWidth	Gets or sets the minimum width of the data form’s editors. This is a bindable property.
EditorPadding	Gets or sets the distance between edges of the data form’s items and their content (editors and labels). This is a bindable property.
EditorWidth	Gets or sets the width of the data form’s editors. This is a bindable property.
EffectControlProvider	For internal use by .NET MAUI. Inherited from Element.
Effects	Gets or sets the styles and properties that will be applied to the element during runtime. Inherited from Element.
FlowDirection	Gets or sets the layout flow direction. This is a bindable property. Inherited from VisualElement.
Frame	Gets or sets the frame this element resides in on screen. Inherited from VisualElement.
GestureRecognizers	The collection of gesture recognizers associated with this view. Inherited from View.
GroupHeaderBackgroundColor	Gets or sets the background color for headers of editor groups. This is a bindable property.
GroupHeaderFontAttributes	Gets or sets the font style for header captions of editor groups. This is a bindable property.
GroupHeaderFontFamily	Gets or sets the font family name for header captions of editor groups. This is a bindable property.
GroupHeaderFontSize	Gets or sets the font size for header captions of editor groups. This is a bindable property.
GroupHeaderPadding	Gets or sets the distance between the edges of the data form’s group headers and their content. This is a bindable property.
GroupHeaderTextColor	Gets or sets the text color for header captions of editor groups. This is a bindable property.
Groups	Gets the collection of the DataFormView groups.
Handler	Gets or sets the IViewHandler associated to this element. Inherited from VisualElement.
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. This is a bindable property. Inherited from VisualElement.
HorizontalOptions	Gets or sets the LayoutOptions that define how the element gets laid out in a layout cycle. This is a bindable property. Inherited from View.
Id	Gets a value that can be used to uniquely identify an element throughout the run of your application. Inherited from Element.
IgnoreDataAnnotationValidation
InputTransparent	Gets or sets a value indicating whether this element responds to hit testing during user interaction. This is a bindable property. Inherited from VisualElement.
IsAutoGenerationEnabled	Gets or sets whether the DataFormView automatically generates data form items (data editors) for the DataObject properties.
IsEditorLabelVisible	Gets or sets whether the data form displays editor labels. This is a bindable property.
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.
IsGroupHeaderVisible	Gets or sets whether the data form displays headers for groups of editors. This is a bindable property.
IsLastRowSeparatorVisible	Gets or sets whether a row separator line is displayed below the bottom row of editors on the data form. This is a bindable property.
IsPlatformEnabled	Gets or sets a value that indicates whether this elements’s platform equivalent element is enabled. Inherited from VisualElement.
IsReadOnly	Gets or sets whether the DataFormView is read-only. This is a bindable property.
IsVisible	Gets or sets a value that determines whether this element will be visible on screen and take up space in layouts. This is a bindable property. Inherited from VisualElement.
Items	Gets the collection of the data form’s editors.
LogicalChildren	For internal use by the Microsoft.Maui.Controls platform. Inherited from Element.
Margin	Gets or set the margin for the view. Inherited from View.
MinimumHeightRequest	Gets or sets the minimum height the element will request during layout. This is a bindable property. Inherited from VisualElement.
MinimumWidthRequest	Gets or sets the minimum width the element will request during layout. This is a bindable property. Inherited from VisualElement.
Opacity	Gets or sets the opacity value applied to the element when it is rendered. The range of this value is 0 to 1; values outside this range will be set to the nearest valid value. This is a bindable property. Inherited from VisualElement.
Parent	Gets or sets the parent Element of this element. Inherited from Element.
PickerSourceProvider	Gets or sets the data source used to generate drop-down list items of combo box editors. This is a bindable property.
RealParent	For internal use by .NET MAUI. Inherited from Element.
ReserveBottomTextLine	Gets or sets whether a line for help and error text below each editor is reserved. This is a bindable property.
Resources	Gets or sets the local resource dictionary. Inherited from VisualElement.
Rotation	Gets or sets the rotation (in degrees) about the Z-axis (affine rotation) when the element is rendered. This is a bindable property. Inherited from VisualElement.
RotationX	Gets or sets the rotation (in degrees) about the X-axis (perspective rotation) when the element is rendered. This is a bindable property. Inherited from VisualElement.
RotationY	Gets or sets the rotation (in degrees) about the Y-axis (perspective rotation) when the element is rendered. This is a bindable property. Inherited from VisualElement.
RowSeparatorColor	Gets or sets the color of lines that separate rows of editors on the data form. This is a bindable property.
RowSeparatorThickness	Gets or sets the thickness of lines that separate rows of editors on the data form. This is a bindable property.
Scale	Gets or sets the scale factor applied to the element. This is a bindable property. Inherited from VisualElement.
ScaleX	Gets or sets a scale value to apply to the X direction. This is a bindable property. Inherited from VisualElement.
ScaleY	Gets or sets a scale value to apply to the Y direction. This is a bindable property. Inherited from VisualElement.
StyleId	Gets or sets a user defined value to uniquely identify the element. Inherited from Element.
TranslationX	Gets or sets the X translation delta of the element. This is a bindable property. Inherited from VisualElement.
TranslationY	Gets or sets the Y translation delta of the element. This is a bindable property. Inherited from VisualElement.
Triggers	Gets the list of TriggerBase objects associated to this element. This is a read-only bindable property. Inherited from VisualElement.
ValidationMode	Gets or sets when to validate values that users enter in the data form’s editors. This is a bindable property.
VerticalOptions	Gets or sets the LayoutOptions that define how the element gets laid out in a layout cycle. This is a bindable property. Inherited from View.
Visual	Gets or sets a IVisual implementation that overrides the visual appearance of an element. This is a bindable property. Inherited from VisualElement.
Width	Gets the current 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. This is a bindable property. 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.