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FormItemBase Members

A base class for form items.

Fields

Name Description
AnchorXProperty static Bindable property for AnchorX. Inherited from VisualElement.
AnchorYProperty static Bindable property for AnchorY. Inherited from VisualElement.
ArrowColorProperty static Identifies the ArrowColor bindable property.
ArrowMarginProperty static Identifies the ArrowMargin bindable property.
ArrowTemplateProperty static Identifies the ArrowTemplate bindable property.
ArrowVerticalOptionsProperty static Identifies the ArrowVerticalOptions bindable property.
AutomationIdProperty static Bindable property for AutomationId. Inherited from Element.
BackgroundColorProperty static Bindable property for BackgroundColor. Inherited from VisualElement.
BackgroundProperty static Bindable property for Background. Inherited from VisualElement.
BehaviorsProperty static Bindable property for Behaviors. Inherited from VisualElement.
BindingContextProperty static Bindable property for BindingContext. Inherited from BindableObject.
CascadeInputTransparentProperty static Bindable property for CascadeInputTransparent. Inherited from Layout.
ClassIdProperty static Bindable property for ClassId. Inherited from Element.
ClipProperty static Bindable property for Clip. Inherited from VisualElement.
DetailColorProperty static Identifies the DetailColor bindable property.
DetailFontAttributesProperty static Identifies the DetailFontAttributes bindable property.
DetailFontFamilyProperty static Identifies the DetailFontFamily bindable property.
DetailFontSizeProperty static Identifies the DetailFontSize bindable property.
DetailLineBreakModeProperty static Identifies the DetailLineBreakMode bindable property.
DetailMarginProperty static Identifies the DetailMargin bindable property.
DetailMaxLineCountProperty static Identifies the DetailMaxLineCount bindable property.
DetailProperty static Identifies the Detail bindable property.
FlowDirectionProperty static Bindable property for FlowDirection. Inherited from VisualElement.
FontAutoScalingEnabledProperty static Identifies the FontAutoScalingEnabled bindable property.
HeightProperty static Bindable property for Height. Inherited from VisualElement.
HeightRequestProperty static Bindable property for HeightRequest. Inherited from VisualElement.
HorizontalOptionsProperty static Bindable property for HorizontalOptions. Inherited from View.
HorizontalSpacingProperty static Identifies the HorizontalSpacing bindable property.
ImageColorProperty static Identifies the ImageColor bindable property.
ImageHeightProperty static Identifies the ImageHeight bindable property.
ImageMarginProperty static Identifies the ImageMargin bindable property.
ImageSourceProperty static Identifies the ImageSource bindable property.
ImageTemplateProperty static Identifies the ImageTemplate bindable property.
ImageVerticalOptionsProperty static Identifies the ImageVerticalOptions bindable property.
ImageWidthProperty static Identifies the ImageWidth bindable property.
InputTransparentProperty static Bindable property for InputTransparent. Inherited from VisualElement.
IsClippedToBoundsProperty static Bindable property for IsClippedToBounds. Inherited from Layout.
IsEnabledProperty static Bindable property for IsEnabled. Inherited from VisualElement.
IsFocusedProperty static Bindable property for IsFocused. Inherited from VisualElement.
IsFocusedPropertyKey static Bindable property for IsFocused. Inherited from VisualElement.
IsVisibleProperty static Bindable property for IsVisible. Inherited from VisualElement.
MarginProperty static Bindable property for Margin. Inherited from View.
MinimumHeightRequestProperty static Bindable property for MinimumHeightRequest. Inherited from VisualElement.
MinimumWidthRequestProperty static Bindable property for MinimumWidthRequest. Inherited from VisualElement.
NavigationProperty static Bindable property for Navigation. Inherited from VisualElement.
OpacityProperty static Bindable property for Opacity. Inherited from VisualElement.
PaddingProperty static Bindable property for Padding. Inherited from Layout.
PressedColorProperty static Identifies the PressedColor bindable property.
propertyMapper protected Represents the view’s internal PropertyMapper. Inherited from View.
RotationProperty static Bindable property for Rotation. Inherited from VisualElement.
RotationXProperty static Bindable property for RotationX. Inherited from VisualElement.
RotationYProperty static Bindable property for RotationY. Inherited from VisualElement.
ScaleProperty static Bindable property for Scale. Inherited from VisualElement.
ScaleXProperty static Bindable property for ScaleX. Inherited from VisualElement.
ScaleYProperty static Bindable property for ScaleY. Inherited from VisualElement.
SeparatorColorProperty static Identifies the SeparatorColor bindable property.
SeparatorMarginProperty static Identifies the SeparatorMargin bindable property.
SeparatorThicknessProperty static Identifies the SeparatorThickness bindable property.
ShowSeparatorProperty static Identifies the ShowSeparator bindable property.
StyleProperty static Bindable property for Style. Inherited from VisualElement.
TapCommandParameterProperty static Identifies the TapCommandParameter bindable property.
TapCommandProperty static Identifies the TapCommand bindable property.
TextColorProperty static Identifies the TextColor bindable property.
TextFontAttributesProperty static Identifies the TextFontAttributes bindable property.
TextFontFamilyProperty static Identifies the TextFontFamily bindable property.
TextFontSizeProperty static Identifies the TextFontSize bindable property.
TextLineBreakModeProperty static Identifies the TextLineBreakMode bindable property.
TextMarginProperty static Identifies the TextMargin bindable property.
TextMaxLineCountProperty static Identifies the TextMaxLineCount bindable property.
TextProperty static Identifies the Text bindable property.
TranslationXProperty static Bindable property for TranslationX. Inherited from VisualElement.
TranslationYProperty static Bindable property for TranslationY. Inherited from VisualElement.
TriggersProperty static Bindable property for Triggers. Inherited from VisualElement.
UseRippleEffectProperty static Identifies the UseRippleEffect bindable property.
VerticalOptionsProperty static Bindable property for VerticalOptions. Inherited from View.
VerticalSpacingProperty static Identifies the VerticalSpacing bindable property.
VisualProperty static Bindable property for Visual. Inherited from VisualElement.
WidthProperty static Bindable property for Width. Inherited from VisualElement.
WidthRequestProperty static Bindable property for WidthRequest. Inherited from VisualElement.
XProperty static Bindable property for X. Inherited from VisualElement.
YProperty static Bindable property for Y. Inherited from VisualElement.

Properties

Name Description
ActualAppearance Returns the common appearance settings that are applied to the current FormItemBase descendant.
AllowTap Indicates whether the control responds to user taps. 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.
ArrowColor Gets or sets the arrow’s fill color. This is a bindable property.
ArrowMargin Gets or sets the gaps between the arrow and other form item elements. This is a bindable property.
ArrowTemplate Gets or sets a template that configures the arrow’s appearance. This is a bindable property.
ArrowVerticalOptions Gets or sets the vertical alignment of the form item’s arrow. This is a bindable property.
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.
CascadeInputTransparent

Gets or sets a value that controls whether child elements inherit the input transparency of this layout when the tranparency is true.

Inherited from Layout.
Children Gets the child objects contained in this layout. Inherited from Layout.
class Gets or sets the style classes for the element. Inherited from NavigableElement.
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.
DesiredSize Gets the size that this element computed during the measure pass of the layout process. Inherited from VisualElement.
Detail Gets or sets the secondary text (description) of the form item. This is a bindable property.
DetailColor Gets or sets the color of the form item’s detail text. This is a bindable property.
DetailFontAttributes Gets or sets font attributes of the detail text. This is a bindable property.
DetailFontFamily Gets or sets the font family that the form item applies to its Detail. This is a bindable property.
DetailFontSize Gets or sets the font size for the detail text. This is a bindable property.
DetailLineBreakMode Gets or sets the line break mode for the font item’s detail text. This is a bindable property.
DetailMargin Gets or sets the gaps between the detail text and other form item elements. This is a bindable property.
DetailMaxLineCount Gets or sets the maximum number of lines the detail text can occupy. This is a bindable property.
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.
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.
FontAutoScalingEnabled Gets or sets whether the form item text is scaled according to the operating system’s text scale setting. This is a bindable property.
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.
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.
HorizontalSpacing Gets or sets the amount of horizontal space between form items in the FormGroupItem. This is a bindable property.
Id Gets a value that can be used to uniquely identify an element throughout the run of your application. Inherited from Element.
ImageColor Gets or sets the image’s fill color. This is a bindable property.
ImageHeight Gets or sets the form item’s image height. This is a bindable property.
ImageMargin Gets or sets the gaps between the image and other form item elements. This is a bindable property.
ImageSource Gets or sets the image source. This is a bindable property.
ImageTemplate Gets or sets a template that configures the image content and appearance. This is a bindable property.
ImageVerticalOptions Gets or sets the vertical alignment for the image. This is a bindable property.
ImageWidth Gets or sets the form item’s image width. This is a bindable property.
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.
IsClippedToBounds

Gets or sets a value which determines if the layout should clip its children to its bounds. The default value is false.

Inherited from Layout.
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.
IsPlatformEnabled Gets or sets a value that indicates whether this elements’s platform equivalent element is enabled. Inherited from VisualElement.
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.
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.
Navigation Gets the object responsible for handling stack-based navigation. Inherited from NavigableElement.
NavigationProxy Gets the cast of Navigation to a NavigationProxy. Inherited from NavigableElement.
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.
Padding

Gets or sets the inner padding of the layout. The default value is a Thickness with all values set to 0.

Inherited from Layout.
Parent Gets or sets the parent Element of this element. Inherited from Element.
PressedColor Gets or sets the FormItemBase descendant’s color in the pressed state. This is a bindable property.
RealParent For internal use by .NET MAUI. Inherited from Element.
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.
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.
SeparatorColor Gets or sets the separator’s fill color. This is a bindable property.
SeparatorMargin Gets or sets the form item separator margin. This is a bindable property.
SeparatorThickness Gets or sets the form item’s separator thickness. This is a bindable property.
ShowArrow Gets or sets whether to show the form items’s arrow. This is a bindable property.
ShowSeparator Gets or sets whether to show the form items’s separator. This is a bindable property.
Style Gets or sets the unique Style for this element. Inherited from NavigableElement.
StyleClass Gets or sets the style classes for the element. Inherited from NavigableElement.
StyleId Gets or sets a user defined value to uniquely identify the element. Inherited from Element.
TapCommand Gets or sets a command executed when a user taps the form item. This is a bindable property.
TapCommandParameter Gets or sets the parameter passed to the TapCommand. This is a bindable property.
Text Gets or sets the primary text for the form item. This is a bindable property.
TextColor Gets or sets the form item Text color. This is a bindable property.
TextFontAttributes Gets or sets the font style that the form item applies to its Text. This is a bindable property.
TextFontFamily Gets or sets the font family that the form item applies for its Text. This is a bindable property.
TextFontSize Gets or sets the font size for the detail text. This is a bindable property.
TextLineBreakMode Specifies the line breaking mode for the font item’s text. This is a bindable property.
TextMargin Gets or sets the gaps between the primary text and other form item elements. This is a bindable property.
TextMaxLineCount Gets or sets the maximum number of lines the text can occupy. This is a bindable property.
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.
UseRippleEffect Gets or sets whether to show ripple effects when users tap a data form item. 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.
VerticalSpacing Gets or sets the amount of vertical space between items in the FormGroupItem when they are arranged in multiple rows. This is a bindable property.
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.

Methods

Name Description
ApplyBindings() protected Applies all the current bindings to BindingContext. Inherited from BindableObject.
BatchBegin() Signals the start of a batch of changes to the elements properties. This can benefit performance if a bigger number of property values are changed. 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() protected Changes the current visual state based on this elements current property values. Inherited from VisualElement.
ClearValue(BindableProperty) Clears any value that is previously set for a bindable property. Inherited from BindableObject.
ClearValue(BindablePropertyKey) Clears any value that is previously set for a bindable property, identified by its key. Inherited from BindableObject.
CoerceValue(BindableProperty)

Coerces the value of the specified bindable property. This is done by invoking BindableProperty.CoerceValueDelegate of the specified bindable property.

Inherited from BindableObject.
CoerceValue(BindablePropertyKey)

Coerces the value of the specified bindable property. This is done by invoking BindableProperty.CoerceValueDelegate of the specified bindable property.

Inherited from BindableObject.
EffectIsAttached(String) For internal use by .NET MAUI. Inherited from Element.
Equals(Object, Object) static Determines whether the specified object instances are considered equal. Inherited from Object.
Equals(Object) Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. Inherited from Object.
FindByName(String) Returns the element that has the specified name. Inherited from Element.
Focus() Attempts to set focus to this element. Inherited from VisualElement.
GetChildElements(Point) Gets the child elements that are visually beneath the specified point. Inherited from View.
GetHashCode() Serves as the default hash function. Inherited from Object.
GetType() Gets the Type of the current instance. Inherited from Object.
GetValue(BindableProperty) Returns the value that is contained in the given bindable property. Inherited from BindableObject.
InvalidateMeasure() protected Marks the current measure of an element as invalidated. Inherited from VisualElement.
InvalidateMeasureNonVirtual(InvalidationTrigger) Invalidates the measure of an element. Inherited from VisualElement.
IsSet(BindableProperty) Determines whether or not a bindable property exists and has a value set. Inherited from BindableObject.
Measure(Double, Double, MeasureFlags) Returns the minimum size that an element needs in order to be displayed on the device. Inherited from VisualElement.
MemberwiseClone() protected Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. Inherited from Object.
IElementController.SetValueFromRenderer(BindableProperty, Object) For internal use by .NET MAUI. Inherited from Element.
OnChildAdded(Element) protected Invoked when a child object is added to this element. Inherited from VisualElement.
OnChildRemoved(Element, Int32) protected Invoked when a child object is removed from this element. Inherited from VisualElement.
OnChildrenReordered() protected Raises the ChildrenReordered event. Inherited from VisualElement.
OnMeasure(Double, Double) protected Method that is called when a layout measurement happens. Inherited from VisualElement.
OnPropertyChanging(String) protected Raises the PropertyChanging event. Inherited from BindableObject.
ReferenceEquals(Object, Object) static Determines whether the specified Object instances are the same instance. Inherited from Object.
RemoveBinding(BindableProperty) Removes a previously set binding from a bindable property. Inherited from BindableObject.
RemoveDynamicResource(BindableProperty) Removes a previously set dynamic resource. Inherited from Element.
SetBinding(BindableProperty, BindingBase) Assigns a binding to a bindable 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.
SetInheritedBindingContext(BindableObject, Object) static Sets the inherited context to a nested element. Inherited from BindableObject.
SetValue(BindableProperty, Object) Sets the value of the specified bindable property. Inherited from BindableObject.
SetValue(BindablePropertyKey, Object) Sets the value of the specified bindable property. Inherited from BindableObject.
SetValueCore(BindableProperty, Object, SetValueFlags) For internal use by the Microsoft.Maui.Controls platform. Inherited from BindableObject.
SetValueFromRenderer(BindableProperty, Object) For internal use by .NET MAUI. Inherited from Element.
SetValueFromRenderer(BindablePropertyKey, Object) For internal use by .NET MAUI. Inherited from Element.
SizeAllocated(Double, Double) protected Method that is called during a layout cycle to signal the start of a sub-tree layout. Inherited from VisualElement.
ToString() Returns a string that represents the current object. Inherited from Object.
UnapplyBindings() protected Removes all current bindings from the current context. Inherited from BindableObject.
Unfocus() Unsets keyboard focus on this element. Inherited from VisualElement.

Events

Name Description
BatchCommitted Occurs when a batch of property changes have been committed by calling BatchCommit(). Inherited from VisualElement.
BindingContextChanged Occurs when the value of the BindingContext property changes. Inherited from BindableObject.
ChildAdded Raised whenever a child element is added to the element. Inherited from Element.
ChildRemoved Raised whenever a child element is removed from the element. Inherited from Element.
ChildrenReordered Occurs when the order of this element’s children changes. Inherited from VisualElement.
DescendantAdded Raised whenever a child element is added to the element’s subtree. Inherited from Element.
DescendantRemoved Raised whenever a child element is removed from the elements subtree. Inherited from Element.
FocusChangeRequested Occurs when a focus change is requested. Inherited from VisualElement.
Focused Occurs when this element is focused. Inherited from VisualElement.
MeasureInvalidated Occurs when the current measure of an element has been invalidated. Inherited from VisualElement.
PropertyChanged Occurs when a property value changes. Inherited from BindableObject.
PropertyChanging Occurs when a property value is changing. Inherited from BindableObject.
SizeChanged Occurs when the size of an element changed. Inherited from VisualElement.
Tap Occurs when a user taps the form item.
Unfocused Occurs when this element is unfocused. Inherited from VisualElement.
See Also