Class DataFormCustomItem

Represents the class that encapsulates the layout and custom editor setting for a data field.

Inheritance
System.Object
DataFormViewItem
DataFormItem
DataFormCustomItem
Inherited Members
Namespace: Syncfusion.Maui.DataForm
Assembly: Syncfusion.Maui.DataForm.dll
Syntax
public class DataFormCustomItem : DataFormItem, IThemeElement

Constructors

DataFormCustomItem()

Initializes a new instance of the DataFormCustomItem class.

Declaration
public DataFormCustomItem()

Fields

EditorValueProperty

Identifies the EditorValue dependency property.

Declaration
public static readonly BindableProperty EditorValueProperty
Field Value
Type Description
Microsoft.Maui.Controls.BindableProperty

The identifier for EditorValue dependency property.

EditorViewProperty

Identifies the EditorView dependency property.

Declaration
public static readonly BindableProperty EditorViewProperty
Field Value
Type Description
Microsoft.Maui.Controls.BindableProperty

The identifier for EditorView dependency property.

Properties

EditorValue

Gets or sets the editor value.

Declaration
public object EditorValue { get; set; }
Property Value
Type
System.Object
Remarks

Applicable only on Manual validation, to show the current editor value in NewValues.

EditorView

Gets or sets a view that the data form displays as a custom editor.

Declaration
public View EditorView { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
Microsoft.Maui.Controls.View

The default value is null.
Remarks

To create a custom editor on a data form, add the DataFormCustomItem item to the data form’s Items collection and set the EditorView property to a View class descendant that specifies a view or layout. The binding context of the data form’s custom editor is an object assigned to the DataObject property. You can bind a custom editor view’s property to any property of this object.

Examples

The below examples shows, how to set the EditorView property of DataFormCustomItem in the SfDataForm.

<dataForm:SfDataForm x:Name="dataForm">
<dataForm:SfDataForm.Items>
   <dataForm:DataFormTextItem FieldName="FirstName" />
   <dataForm:DataFormPasswordItem FieldName="Password" />
   <dataForm:DataFormCustomItem FieldName="Image" ShowLabel="False">
       <dataForm:DataFormCustomItem.EditorView>
           <Image Source="dotnet_bot.png" HeightRequest="100"/>
       </dataForm:DataFormCustomItem.EditorView>
   </dataForm:DataFormCustomItem>
  </dataForm:SfDataForm.Items>
</dataForm:SfDataForm>

Methods

UpdateValidationView()

Method used to show or update the validation label for the custom editor. After validation this should be called to update data form layout and validation text.

Declaration
public void UpdateValidationView()