Getting Started with .NET MAUI TextInputLayout

29 Jun 20264 minutes to read

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

To quickly get started with the .NET MAUI TextInputLayout, watch this video.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding, ensure the following are set up:

  1. Install .NET 9 SDK or later.
  2. Set up a .NET MAUI environment with Visual Studio 2022 v17.12 or later.

Step 1: Create a new .NET 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 Core NuGet package

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

Prerequisites

Before proceeding, ensure the following are set up:

  1. Install .NET 9 SDK or later.
  2. Set up a .NET MAUI environment with Visual Studio Code.
  3. Ensure that the .NET MAUI workloads are installed and configured as described here.

Step 1: Create a new .NET 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 Core 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.Core to install the Syncfusion® .NET MAUI Core package.
  4. To ensure all dependencies are installed, run dotnet restore.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding, ensure the following are set up:

  1. Install .NET 9 SDK or later.
  2. Set up a .NET MAUI environment with JetBrains Rider 2024.3 or later.
  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 Core NuGet Package

  1. In Solution Explorer, right-click the project and choose Manage NuGet Packages.
  2. Search for Syncfusion.Maui.Core 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 Syncfusion handler

Make sure to add the namespace.

using Syncfusion.Maui.Core.Hosting;

Register the Syncfusion core handler in your CreateMauiApp method of MauiProgram.cs file to use Syncfusion controls.

builder.ConfigureSyncfusionCore();

Step 4: Import TextInputLayout namespace

Add the following namespace in your XAML or C#.

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

Step 5: Add the TextInputLayout Component

Configure the TextInputLayout component to enhance input fields with additional context and styling. 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>
SfTextInputLayout 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.

Adding hint

You can download the TextInputLayout Getting Started sample from GitHub.

NOTE

You can refer to our .NET MAUI Text Input Layout feature tour page for its groundbreaking feature representations. You can also explore our .NET MAUI Text Input Layout Example that shows you how to render the Text Input Layout in .NET MAUI.