Getting Started with .NET MAUI TextInputLayout

7 Feb 20258 minutes to read

This section guides you through setting up and configuring a Text Input Layout in your .NET MAUI application. Follow the steps below to add a basic TextInputLayout to your project.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding, ensure the following are in place:

  1. Install .NET 8 SDK or later.
  2. Set up a .NET MAUI environment with Visual Studio 2022 (v17.8 or later)

Step 1: Create a New MAUI Project

  1. Go to File > New > Project and choose the .NET MAUI App template.
  2. Name the project and choose a location. Then, click Next.
  3. Select the .NET framework version and click Create.

Step 2: Install the Syncfusion® MAUI Toolkit NuGet Package

  1. In Solution Explorer, right-click the project and choose Manage NuGet Packages.
  2. Search for Syncfusion.Maui.Toolkit and install the latest version.
  3. Ensure the necessary dependencies are installed correctly, and the project is restored.

Step 3: Register the Handler

In the MauiProgram.cs file, register the handler for Syncfusion® Toolkit.

using Syncfusion.Maui.Toolkit.Hosting;

public static class MauiProgram
{
	public static MauiApp CreateMauiApp()
	{
	    var builder = MauiApp.CreateBuilder();
		builder
			.ConfigureSyncfusionToolkit()
			.UseMauiApp<App>()
			.ConfigureFonts(fonts =>
			{
				fonts.AddFont("OpenSans-Regular.ttf", "OpenSansRegular");
				fonts.AddFont("OpenSans-Semibold.ttf", "OpenSansSemibold");
			});

		return builder.Build();
	}
}

Step 4: Add a Basic TextInputLayout

Step 1: Add the NuGet to the project as discussed in the above reference section.

Step 2: Add the namespace as shown in the following code sample.

Add the following namespace to add .NET MAUI Text Input Layout.

xmlns:inputLayout="clr-namespace:Syncfusion.Maui.Toolkit.TextInputLayout;assembly=Syncfusion.Maui.Toolkit"
using Syncfusion.Maui.Toolkit.TextInputLayout;

Adding the .NET MAUI Text Input Layout control

Add any input view control such as Entry and Editor controls and add hint label (floating label).

Prerequisites

Before proceeding, ensure the following are set up:

  1. Install .NET 8 SDK or later is installed.
  2. Set up a .NET MAUI environment with Visual Studio Code.
  3. Ensure that the .NET MAUI extension is installed and configured as described here.

Step 1: Create a New MAUI Project

  1. Open the Command Palette by pressing Ctrl+Shift+P and type .NET:New Project and press Enter.
  2. Choose the .NET MAUI App template.
  3. Select the project location, type the project name and press Enter.
  4. Then choose Create project

Step 2: Install the Syncfusion® MAUI Toolkit NuGet Package

  1. Press Ctrl + ` (backtick) to open the integrated terminal in Visual Studio Code.
  2. Ensure you’re in the project root directory where your .csproj file is located.
  3. Run the command dotnet add package Syncfusion.Maui.Toolkit to install the Syncfusion® .NET MAUI Toolkit NuGet package.
  4. To ensure all dependencies are installed, run dotnet restore.

Step 3: Register the Handler

In the MauiProgram.cs file, register the handler for Syncfusion® Toolkit.

using Syncfusion.Maui.Toolkit.Hosting;

public static class MauiProgram
{
	public static MauiApp CreateMauiApp()
	{
	    var builder = MauiApp.CreateBuilder();
		builder
			.ConfigureSyncfusionToolkit()
			.UseMauiApp<App>()
			.ConfigureFonts(fonts =>
			{
				fonts.AddFont("OpenSans-Regular.ttf", "OpenSansRegular");
				fonts.AddFont("OpenSans-Semibold.ttf", "OpenSansSemibold");
			});

		return builder.Build();
	}
}

Step 4: Add a Basic TextInputLayout

Step 1: Add the NuGet to the project as discussed in the above reference section.

Step 2: Add the namespace as shown in the following code sample.

Add the following namespace to add .NET MAUI Text Input Layout.

xmlns:inputLayout="clr-namespace:Syncfusion.Maui.Toolkit.TextInputLayout;assembly=Syncfusion.Maui.Toolkit"
using Syncfusion.Maui.Toolkit.TextInputLayout;

Adding the .NET MAUI Text Input Layout control

Add any input view control such as Entry and Editor controls and add hint label (floating label).

Prerequisites

Before proceeding, ensure the following are set up:

  1. Ensure you have the latest version of JetBrains Rider.
  2. Install .NET 8 SDK or later is installed.
  3. Make sure the MAUI workloads are installed and configured as described here.

Step 1: Create a new .NET MAUI Project

  1. Go to File > New Solution, Select .NET (C#) and choose the .NET MAUI App template.
  2. Enter the Project Name, Solution Name, and Location.
  3. Select the .NET framework version and click Create.

Step 2: Install the Syncfusion® MAUI Toolkit NuGet Package

  1. In Solution Explorer, right-click the project and choose Manage NuGet Packages.
  2. Search for Syncfusion.Maui.Toolkit and install the latest version.
  3. Ensure the necessary dependencies are installed correctly, and the project is restored. If not, Open the Terminal in Rider and manually run: dotnet restore

Step 3: Register the Handler

In the MauiProgram.cs file, register the handler for Syncfusion® Toolkit.

using Syncfusion.Maui.Toolkit.Hosting;

public static class MauiProgram
{
	public static MauiApp CreateMauiApp()
	{
	    var builder = MauiApp.CreateBuilder();
		builder
			.ConfigureSyncfusionToolkit()
			.UseMauiApp<App>()
			.ConfigureFonts(fonts =>
			{
				fonts.AddFont("OpenSans-Regular.ttf", "OpenSansRegular");
				fonts.AddFont("OpenSans-Semibold.ttf", "OpenSansSemibold");
			});

		return builder.Build();
	}
}

Step 4: Add a Basic TextInputLayout

Step 1: Add the NuGet to the project as discussed in the above reference section.

Step 2: Add the namespace as shown in the following code sample.

Add the following namespace to add .NET MAUI Text Input Layout.

xmlns:inputLayout="clr-namespace:Syncfusion.Maui.Toolkit.TextInputLayout;assembly=Syncfusion.Maui.Toolkit"
using Syncfusion.Maui.Toolkit.TextInputLayout;

Adding the .NET MAUI Text Input Layout control

Add any input view control such as Entry and Editor controls and add hint label (floating label).

Initialize TextInputLayout

<inputLayout:SfTextInputLayout>
   <Entry />
</inputLayout:SfTextInputLayout>
var inputLayout = new SfTextInputLayout();
inputLayout.Content = new Entry();

Adding hint

Floating label for the text input layout can be added by setting the Hint property. Visibility of the hint can be collapsed by setting the ShowHint property to false. By default, this property is set to true.

<inputLayout:SfTextInputLayout Hint="Name">
   <Entry />
</inputLayout:SfTextInputLayout>
var inputLayout = new SfTextInputLayout();
inputLayout.Hint = "Name"; 
inputLayout.Content = new Entry();

When focusing on the input view, the hint label will be moved to the top position; it will be returned to the original position when proceeding further (on unfocused) without entering any value.

Run the project, and check if you get the following output to ensure that the project has been appropriately configured to add the text input layout control.

Hint text in .NET MAUI TextInputLayout.

Enabling password visibility toggle

The password visibility toggle is used to show or hide the visibility of characters in the input view added to the control. You can enable this toggle by setting the EnablePasswordVisibilityToggle property to true.

<inputLayout:SfTextInputLayout  Hint="Password" 
                                EnablePasswordVisibilityToggle="true">
    <Entry Text="1234"/>
</inputLayout:SfTextInputLayout>
var inputLayout = new SfTextInputLayout();
inputLayout.Hint = "Password";
inputLayout.EnablePasswordVisibilityToggle = true;
inputLayout.Content = new Entry() { Text = "1234" };

Password toggle button in .NET MAUI TextInputLayout.

NOTE

Password visibility toggle can be enabled only for Entry control.