XAML Standard (Preview) Controls
How to get started exploring the XAML Standard Preview in Xamarin.Forms
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last updated: 2017-11
This page lists the XAML Standard controls available in the Preview, alongside their equivalent Xamarin.Forms control.
There is also a list of controls that have new property and enumeration names in XAML Standard.
Controls
| Xamarin.Forms | XAML Standard |
|---|---|
| Frame | Border |
| Picker | ComboBox |
| ActivityIndicator | ProgressRing |
| StackLayout | StackPanel |
| Label | TextBlock |
| Entry | TextBox |
| Switch | ToggleSwitch |
| ContentView | UserControl |
Properties and Enumerations
| Xamarin.Forms Controls with updated properties | Xamarin.Forms Property or Enum | XAML Standard Equivalent |
|---|---|---|
| Button, Entry, Label, DatePicker, Editor, SearchBar, TimePicker | TextColor | Foreground |
| VisualElement | BackgroundColor | Background * |
| Picker, Button | BorderColor, OutlineColor | BorderBrush |
| Button | BorderWidth | BorderThickness |
| ProgressBar | Progress | Value |
| Button, Entry, Label, Editor, SearchBar, Span, Font | FontAttributes Bold, Italic, None | FontStyle Italic, Normal |
| Button, Entry, Label, Editor, SearchBar, Span, Font | FontAttributes | FontWeights * Bold, Normal |
| InputView | Keyboard Default, Url, Number, Telephone, Text, Chat, Email | InputScopeNameValue * Default, Url, Number, TelephoneNumber, Text, Chat, EmailNameOrAddress |
| StackPanel | StackOrientation | Orientation * |
⚠️Items marked with * are incomplete in the current preview
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