In Xamarin.Forms, the Entry and Editor controls are used for text input, but they serve different purposes and have distinct characteristics:
Entry
- Purpose: The
Entry control is designed for single-line text input.
- Usage: It is typically used for input fields like usernames, passwords, or any other single-line text input.
- Features:
- Supports placeholder text, which is displayed when the input field is empty.
- Can be customized with various properties such as
Keyboard, IsPassword, TextColor, and PlaceholderColor.
- Limited to a single line of text, meaning it does not support multi-line input.
- Can respond to text changes and other events like
Completed and TextChanged.
Editor
- Purpose: The
Editor control is designed for multi-line text input.
- Usage: It is suitable for larger text inputs such as comments, descriptions, or any other multi-line text input.
- Features:
- Supports multi-line text input, allowing users to enter and edit multiple lines of text.
- Can be customized with properties like
TextColor, Placeholder, and AutoSize.
- The
AutoSize property can be set to TextChanges to automatically adjust the height of the Editor based on the text content.
- Can handle text changes and other events similar to
Entry, such as...