Getting Started with the .NET MAUI Segmented Control

26 Sep 20245 minutes to read

This section provides a quick overview of how to get started with the .NET MAUI Segmented control (SfSegmentedControl) for .NET MAUI and a walk-through to configure the .NET MAUI Segmented control in a real-time scenario. Follow the steps below to add .NET MAUI Segmented control to your project.

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Prerequisites

Before proceeding, ensure the following are setup:

1. Install .NET 7 SDK or later is installed.
2. Set up a .NET MAUI environment with Visual Studio 2022 (v17.3 or later) or Visual Studio Code. For Visual Studio Code users, ensure that the .NET MAUI workload is installed and configured as described here.

Step 1: Create a New .NET MAUI Project

Visual Studio

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.

Visual Studio Code

1. Open the command palette by pressing Ctrl+Shift+P and type .NET:New Project and 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 .NET MAUI Segmented Control NuGet Package

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

Step 3: Register the handler

The Syncfusion.Maui.Core NuGet is a dependent package for all Syncfusion .NET MAUI controls. In the MauiProgram.cs file, register the handler for Syncfusion core.

MauiProgram.cs

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

		    return builder.Build();
	    }
    }

Step 4: Add .NET MAUI Segmented Control

1. To initialize the control, import the Syncfusion.Maui.Buttons namespace into your code.
2. Initialize SfSegmentedControl.

XAML

<ContentPage   
            
        xmlns:buttons="clr-namespace:Syncfusion.Maui.Buttons;assembly=Syncfusion.Maui.Buttons"

        <buttons:SfSegmentedControl />
</ContentPage>

C#

using Syncfusion.Maui.Buttons;
. . .

public partial class MainPage : ContentPage
{
    public MainPage()
    {
        InitializeComponent();
        SfSegmentedControl segmentedControl = new SfSegmentedControl();
        this.Content = segmentedControl;
    }
}

Step 5: Populating segmented items

You can use ItemsSource property of SfSegmentedControl to populate the segmented items.

XAML

<ContentPage   
    xmlns:buttons="clr-namespace:Syncfusion.Maui.Buttons;assembly=Syncfusion.Maui.Buttons">
    <buttons:SfSegmentedControl x:Name="segmentedControl">
        <buttons:SfSegmentedControl.ItemsSource>
            <x:Array Type="{x:Type x:String}">
                <x:String>Day</x:String>
                <x:String>Week</x:String>
                <x:String>Month</x:String>
                <x:String>Year</x:String>
            </x:Array>
        </buttons:SfSegmentedControl.ItemsSource>
    </buttons:SfSegmentedControl>
</ContentPage>

C#

using Syncfusion.Maui.Buttons;
. . .

public partial class MainPage : ContentPage
{
    public MainPage()
    {
        InitializeComponent();
        SfSegmentedControl segmentedControl = new SfSegmentedControl();
        List<SfSegmentItem> itemList = new List<SfSegmentItem>
        {
            new SfSegmentItem() {Text = "Day"},
            new SfSegmentItem() {Text = "Week"},
            new SfSegmentItem() {Text = "Month"},
            new SfSegmentItem() {Text = "Year"},
        };
        segmentedControl.ItemsSource = itemList;
        this.Content = segmentedControl;
    }
}