TextEdit Properties

A single-line text editor.

Name	Description
ActualAppearance	Gets the common appearance settings that are applied to the current TextEdit.
AffixColor	Gets or sets the prefix and suffix text color. This is a bindable property.
AffixFontAttributes	Gets or sets whether the prefix and suffix text is bold or italic. This is a bindable property.
AffixFontFamily	Gets or sets the font family name for the prefix and suffix text. This is a bindable property.
AffixFontSize	Gets or sets the font size of the prefix and suffix text. This is a bindable property.
AffixIndent	Gets or sets the distance between the affix and input text. This is a bindable property.
AllowAnimation	Gets or sets whether the editor’s floating label moves with a smooth animation effect. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
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.
AutofillContentType	Gets or sets the hint that helps an autofill service determine how to populate the editor with user data. 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.
BorderColor	Gets or sets the color of the editor box borders. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
BorderThickness	Gets or sets the thickness of the editor box borders. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
BottomTextFontAttributes	Gets or sets whether the editor’s help and error text is bold or italic. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
BottomTextFontFamily	Gets or sets the font family name for the editor’s help and error text. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
BottomTextFontSize	Gets or sets the font size of the editor’s help and error text. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
BottomTextTopIndent	Gets or sets the distance between the editor’s bottom border and help/error text. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
Bounds	Gets the bounds of the element in device-independent units. Inherited from VisualElement.
BoxHeight	Gets or sets the edit box height. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
BoxMargin	Gets the margin of the edit box inside the editor. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
BoxMinHeight	Gets or sets the minimum edit box height. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
BoxMinWidth	Gets or sets the minimum edit box width. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
BoxMode	Gets or sets whether a stroke is displayed around the entire editor box or for the bottom edge only. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
BoxPadding	Gets or sets the amount of space between borders of the edit box and its content. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
CharacterCasing	Gets or sets whether to automatically convert characters to lowercase or uppercase when a user enters text in the editor. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
CharacterCounterIndent	Gets or sets the distance between the character counter and help/error text. This is a bindable property. Inherited from TextEditBase.
CharacterCounterVisibility	Gets or sets whether the character counter is visible. This is a bindable property. Inherited from TextEditBase.
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.
ClearIcon	Gets or sets the clear icon image. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
ClearIconColor	Gets or sets the color of the clear icon. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
ClearIconCommand	Gets or sets the command executed when a user taps the clear icon. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
ClearIconCommandParameter	Gets or sets the parameter passed to the ClearIconCommand. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
ClearIconVisibility	Gets or sets whether the clear icon is displayed. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
Clip	Specifies the clipping region for an element. This is a bindable property. Inherited from VisualElement.
CornerMode	Gets or sets whether edit box corners are rounded or cut. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
CornerRadius	Gets or sets the corner radius of the edit box. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
CursorColor	Gets or sets the editor’s cursor color. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
CursorPosition	Gets or sets the cursor position. This is a bindable property. Inherited from TextEditBase.
DesiredSize	Gets the size that this element computed during the measure pass of the layout process. Inherited from VisualElement.
DisabledAffixColor	Gets or sets the text color for the prefix and suffix of the editor in a disabled state. This is a bindable property.
DisabledBackgroundColor	Gets or sets the edit box background in disabled state. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
DisabledBorderColor	Gets or sets the color of the editor box borders in a disabled state. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
DisabledBorderThickness	Gets or sets the thickness of the editor box borders in a disabled state. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
DisabledHelpTextColor	Gets or sets the color of the help text shown below the disabled editor. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
DisabledIconColor	Gets or sets the color for icons of the editor in a disabled state. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
DisabledLabelColor	Gets or sets the text color for the label of the editor in a disabled state. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
DisabledTextColor	Gets or sets the color of text entered into the editor in a disabled state. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
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.
DisplayFormat	Gets or sets the format for numeric and date/time values displayed in the editor. This is a bindable property.
DisplayText	Gets a string value that specifies the formatted text displayed in the editor. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
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.
EndIcon	Gets or sets the trailing icon image. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
EndIconColor	Gets or sets the color of a custom icon displayed at the editor’s far edge. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
EndIconCommand	Gets or sets the command executed when a user taps the trailing icon. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
EndIconCommandParameter	Gets or sets the parameter passed to the EndIconCommand. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
ErrorColor	Gets or sets the color of the edit box’s borders, label, error icon, and error message if there is an input error. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
ErrorIcon	Gets or sets the error icon image. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
ErrorIconColor	Gets or sets the color of an icon displayed when HasError is set to true. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
ErrorIconCommand	Gets or sets the command executed when a user taps the error icon. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
ErrorIconCommandParameter	Gets or sets the parameter passed to the ErrorIconCommand. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
ErrorText	Gets or sets the text message that appears below the editor in an error state. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
FlowDirection	Gets or sets the layout flow direction. This is a bindable property. Inherited from VisualElement.
FocusedBorderColor	Gets or sets the color of the editor box borders in a focused state. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
FocusedBorderThickness	Gets or sets the thickness of the editor box borders in a focused state. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
FocusedLabelColor	Gets or sets the text color for the label of the editor in a focused state. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
FontAutoScalingEnabled	Gets or sets whether text is scaled according to the operating system’s text scale setting. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
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.
HasError	Gets or sets whether the editor has an error. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
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.
HelpText	Gets or sets the input prompt text displayed below the edit box. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
HelpTextColor	Gets or sets the color of the help text shown below the edit box. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
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.
IconColor	Gets or sets the color for editor icons. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
IconIndent	Gets or sets the distance between an icon and input text (affix). This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
IconSpacing	Gets or sets the distance between icons. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
IconVerticalAlignment	Gets or sets the vertical alignment of icons. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
Id	Gets a value that can be used to uniquely identify an element throughout the run of your application. Inherited from Element.
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.
IsEnabled	Gets or sets a value indicating whether this element is enabled in the user interface. This is a bindable property. Inherited from VisualElement.
IsEndIconVisible	Gets or sets whether the trailing icon is visible. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
IsErrorIconVisible	Gets or sets whether the error icon is visible. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
IsFocused	Gets a value indicating whether this element is focused currently. This is a bindable property. Inherited from VisualElement.
IsLabelFloating	Gets or sets whether the label changes its position depending on the editor state, or it is pinned to the top of the editor box. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
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 users can change a value in the editor. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
IsSpellCheckEnabled	Gets or sets whether the spell checker is enabled. This is a bindable property. Inherited from TextEditBase.
IsStartIconVisible	Gets or sets whether the leading icon is visible. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
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.
Keyboard	Gets or sets the type of keyboard used to input text. This is a bindable property. Inherited from TextEditBase.
LabelColor	Gets or sets the text color for the label of the editor in an unfocused state. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
LabelFontSize	Gets or sets the font size of the editor’s label text. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
LabelText	Gets or sets the editor’s label text. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
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.
Mask	Gets or sets a mask expression. This is a bindable property.
MaskPlaceholderChar	Gets or sets the character used as a placeholder in the masked editor. This is a bindable property.
MaxCharacterCount	Gets or sets the maximum number of characters that users can input in the TextEditBase and its descendants. This is a bindable property. Inherited from TextEditBase.
MaxCharacterCountOverflowMode	Gets or sets the behavior of the TextEditBase descendant when it contains the maximum number of characters. Inherited from TextEditBase.
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.
Parent	Gets or sets the parent Element of this element. Inherited from Element.
PlaceholderColor	Gets or sets the placeholder color. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
PlaceholderText	Gets or sets the placeholder text. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
Prefix	Gets or sets the prefix text displayed before the input string within the edit box. This is a bindable property.
RealParent	For internal use by .NET MAUI. Inherited from Element.
ReserveBottomTextLine	Gets or sets whether the line with the error text below the edit box is reserved. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
Resources	Gets or sets the local resource dictionary. Inherited from VisualElement.
ReturnCommand	Gets or sets the command that is executed when a user taps the ‘Return’ button. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
ReturnCommandParameter	Gets or sets the parameter passed to the ReturnCommand. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
ReturnType	Gets or sets the appearance of the ‘Return’ button on the operating system’s on-screen keyboard. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
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.
SelectionLength	Gets the number of selected characters. This is a bindable property. Inherited from TextEditBase.
SelectionStart	Gets a character index at which the selection starts. This is a bindable property. Inherited from TextEditBase.
StartIcon	Gets or sets the leading icon image. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
StartIconColor	Gets or sets the color of a custom icon displayed at the editor’s near edge. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
StartIconCommand	Gets or sets the command executed when a user taps the leading icon. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
StartIconCommandParameter	Gets or sets the parameter passed to the StartIconCommand. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
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.
Suffix	Gets or sets the suffix text displayed after the input string within the edit box. This is a bindable property.
Text	Gets or sets the text entered in the editor. This is a bindable property. Inherited from TextEditBase.
TextChangedCommand	Gets or sets the command executed when text in the edit box changes. This is a bindable property. Inherited from TextEditBase.
TextChangedCommandParameter	Gets or sets the parameter passed to the TextChangedCommand. This is a bindable property. Inherited from TextEditBase.
TextColor	Gets or sets the color of text entered into the editor. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
TextFontAttributes	Gets or sets the font style that the editor uses for input text, label and placeholder. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
TextFontFamily	Gets or sets the font family that the editor uses for input text, label and placeholder. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
TextFontSize	Gets or sets the font size of text entered into the editor. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
TextHorizontalAlignment	Gets or sets the horizontal alignment of text entered in the editor. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
TextVerticalAlignment	Gets or sets the vertical text alignment in the editor. This is a bindable property. Inherited from EditBase.
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.
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.