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EditBase.StartIcon Property

Specifies the leading icon image.

Namespace: DevExpress.XamarinForms.Editors

Assembly: DevExpress.XamarinForms.Editors.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.XamarinForms.Editors

#Declaration

C#
public ImageSource StartIcon { get; set; }

#Property Value

Type Description
ImageSource

Icon image.

#Remarks

If the StartIcon property is set, the leading icon appears on the left side of the editor.

To set the image for the start icon, follow the steps below:

  1. Add the icon file (for example, icon.png) to your platform-specific projects:

    • Android
      Add the icon file to the Resources/drawable folder.
    • iOS
      Double-click the Assets.xcassets asset catalog, create a new icon image set, and add the icon to this image set.
  2. Assign the icon to the StartIcon property:

    <dxe:TextEdit StartIcon = "icon"/>
    

Use the StartIconColor property to color the icon.

The following settings allow you to set the action that occurs when a user taps the start icon:

Property/Event

Description

StartIconClicked

Occurs when a user taps the leading icon.

StartIconCommand

Specifies the command executed when a user taps the leading icon.

StartIconCommandParameter

Specifies the parameter passed to the StartIconCommand.

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