DataFormView Properties

An edit form for a data object.

Name	Description
ActualAppearance	Gets the common appearance settings that are applied to the current DataFormView.
AllowCollapseGroups	Gets or sets whether users can collapse and expand groups of editors. This is a bindable property.
AnchorX	Gets or sets the X component of the center point for any transform operation, relative to the bounds of the element. This is a bindable property. Inherited from VisualElement.
AnchorY	Gets or sets the Y component of the center point for any transform operation, relative to the bounds of the element. This is a bindable property. Inherited from VisualElement.
AutomationId	Gets or sets a value that allows the automation framework to find and interact with this element. Inherited from Element.
Background	Gets or sets the Brush which will be used to fill the background of an element. This is a bindable property. Inherited from VisualElement.
BackgroundColor	Gets or sets the Color which will fill the background of an element. This is a bindable property. Inherited from VisualElement.
Batched	Gets a value that indicates there are batched changes done for this element. Inherited from VisualElement.
Behaviors	Gets the list of Behavior objects associated to this element. This is a read-only bindable property. Inherited from VisualElement.
BindingContext

Gets or sets an object that contains the properties that will be targeted by the bound properties that belong to this BindableObject. This is a bindable property.

Inherited from BindableObject. | | Bounds | Gets the bounds of the element in device-independent units. Inherited from VisualElement. | | class | Gets or sets the style classes for the element. Inherited from NavigableElement. | | ClassId | Gets or sets a value used to identify a collection of semantically similar elements. Inherited from Element. | | Clip | Specifies the clipping region for an element. This is a bindable property. Inherited from VisualElement. | | CommitMode | Gets or sets when to commit values that users enter in the data form’s editors to the bound data object. This is a bindable property. | | ContentPadding | Gets or sets the distance between editors and the data form’s borders or group headers.This is a bindable property. | | DataObject | Gets or sets a data object edited via the data form. This is a bindable property. | | DesiredSize | Gets the size that this element computed during the measure pass of the layout process. Inherited from VisualElement. | | DisableLayout | Gets a value that indicates that layout for this element is disabled. Inherited from VisualElement. | | Dispatcher |

Gets the dispatcher that was available when this bindable object was created, otherwise tries to find the nearest available dispatcher (probably the window’s/app’s).

Inherited from BindableObject. | | EditorBottomTextFontAttributes | Gets or sets whether an editor’s help and error text is bold or italic. This is a bindable property. | | EditorBottomTextFontFamily | Gets or sets the font family name for an editor’s help and error text. This is a bindable property. | | EditorBottomTextFontSize | Gets or sets the font size of an editor’s help and error text. This is a bindable property. | | EditorBoxMode | Gets or sets whether the data form’s editors are outlined with borders or the border is displayed only for editors’ bottom edges. This is a bindable property. | | EditorErrorColor | Gets or sets the color of editor borders, in-place labels, error icons, and error messages if there are input errors. This is a bindable property. | | EditorHelpTextColor | Gets or sets the color of help text displayed below editors. This is a bindable property. | | EditorHorizontalSpacing | Gets or sets the distance between editors in a row. This is a bindable property. | | EditorLabelColor | Gets or sets the color of editor labels (text or icons). This is a bindable property. | | EditorLabelFontAttributes | Gets or sets the font style for editor text labels. This is a bindable property. | | EditorLabelFontFamily | Gets or sets the font family name for editor text labels. This is a bindable property. | | EditorLabelFontSize | Gets or sets the font size for editor text labels. This is a bindable property. | | EditorLabelHorizontalAlignment | Gets or sets the horizontal alignment of labels displayed above editors. This is a bindable property. | | EditorLabelIndent | Gets or sets the distance between editors and their labels. This is a bindable property. | | EditorLabelMaxWidth | Gets or sets the maximum width of the data form’s editor labels. This is a bindable property. | | EditorLabelMinWidth | Gets or sets the minimum width of the data form’s editor labels. This is a bindable property. | | EditorLabelPosition | Gets or sets the position of labels relative to editors. This is a bindable property. | | EditorLabelWidth | Gets or sets the width of the data form’s editor labels. This is a bindable property. | | EditorMaxWidth | Gets or sets the maximum width of the data form’s editors. This is a bindable property. | | EditorMinWidth | Gets or sets the minimum width of the data form’s editors. This is a bindable property. | | EditorPadding | Gets or sets the distance between edges of the data form’s items and their content (editors and labels). This is a bindable property. | | EditorWidth | Gets or sets the width of the data form’s editors. This is a bindable property. | | EffectControlProvider | For internal use by .NET MAUI. Inherited from Element. | | Effects | Gets or sets the styles and properties that will be applied to the element during runtime. Inherited from Element. | | FlowDirection | Gets or sets the layout flow direction. This is a bindable property. Inherited from VisualElement. | | FontAutoScalingEnabled | Gets or sets whether text is scaled according to the operating system’s text scale setting. This is a bindable property. | | Frame | Gets or sets the frame this element resides in on screen. Inherited from VisualElement. | | GestureRecognizers | The collection of gesture recognizers associated with this view. Inherited from View. | | GroupHeaderBackgroundColor | Gets or sets the background color for headers of editor groups. This is a bindable property. | | GroupHeaderFontAttributes | Gets or sets the font style for header captions of editor groups. This is a bindable property. | | GroupHeaderFontFamily | Gets or sets the font family name for header captions of editor groups. This is a bindable property. | | GroupHeaderFontSize | Gets or sets the font size for header captions of editor groups. This is a bindable property. | | GroupHeaderPadding | Gets or sets the distance between the edges of the data form’s group headers and their content. This is a bindable property. | | GroupHeaderTextColor | Gets or sets the text color for header captions of editor groups. This is a bindable property. | | Groups | Gets the collection of the DataFormView groups. | | Handler | Gets or sets the IViewHandler associated to this element. Inherited from VisualElement. | | Height | Gets the current rendered height of this element. This is a read-only bindable property. Inherited from VisualElement. | | HeightRequest | Gets or sets the desired height override of this element. This is a bindable property. Inherited from VisualElement. | | HorizontalOptions | Gets or sets the LayoutOptions that define how the element gets laid out in a layout cycle. This is a bindable property. Inherited from View. | | Id | Gets a value that can be used to uniquely identify an element throughout the run of your application. Inherited from Element. | | IgnoreDataAnnotationValidation | Gets or sets whether the DataFormView ignores validation attributes defined for items. | | InputTransparent | Gets or sets a value indicating whether this element responds to hit testing during user interaction. This is a bindable property. Inherited from VisualElement. | | IsAutoGenerationEnabled | Gets or sets whether the DataFormView automatically generates data form items (data editors) for the DataObject properties. | | IsEditorLabelVisible | Gets or sets whether the data form displays editor labels. This is a bindable property. | | IsEnabled | Gets or sets a value indicating whether this element is enabled in the user interface. This is a bindable property. Inherited from VisualElement. | | IsFocused | Gets a value indicating whether this element is focused currently. This is a bindable property. Inherited from VisualElement. | | IsGroupHeaderVisible | Gets or sets whether the data form displays headers for groups of editors. This is a bindable property. | | IsLastRowSeparatorVisible | Gets or sets whether a row separator line is displayed below the bottom row of editors on the data form. This is a bindable property. | | IsPlatformEnabled | Gets or sets a value that indicates whether this elements’s platform equivalent element is enabled. Inherited from VisualElement. | | IsReadOnly | Gets or sets whether the DataFormView is read-only. This is a bindable property. | | IsVisible | Gets or sets a value that determines whether this element will be visible on screen and take up space in layouts. This is a bindable property. Inherited from VisualElement. | | Items | Gets the collection of the data form’s editors. | | LogicalChildren | For internal use by the Microsoft.Maui.Controls platform. Inherited from Element. | | Margin | Gets or set the margin for the view. Inherited from View. | | MinimumHeightRequest | Gets or sets the minimum height the element will request during layout. This is a bindable property. Inherited from VisualElement. | | MinimumWidthRequest | Gets or sets the minimum width the element will request during layout. This is a bindable property. Inherited from VisualElement. | | Navigation | Gets the object responsible for handling stack-based navigation. Inherited from NavigableElement. | | NavigationProxy | Gets the cast of Navigation to a NavigationProxy. Inherited from NavigableElement. | | Opacity | Gets or sets the opacity value applied to the element when it is rendered. The range of this value is 0 to 1; values outside this range will be set to the nearest valid value. This is a bindable property. Inherited from VisualElement. | | Parent | Gets or sets the parent Element of this element. Inherited from Element. | | PickerSourceProvider | Gets or sets the data source used to generate drop-down list items of combo box editors. This is a bindable property. | | RealParent | For internal use by .NET MAUI. Inherited from Element. | | ReserveBottomTextLine | Gets or sets whether a line for help and error text below each editor is reserved. This is a bindable property. | | Resources | Gets or sets the local resource dictionary. Inherited from VisualElement. | | Rotation | Gets or sets the rotation (in degrees) about the Z-axis (affine rotation) when the element is rendered. This is a bindable property. Inherited from VisualElement. | | RotationX | Gets or sets the rotation (in degrees) about the X-axis (perspective rotation) when the element is rendered. This is a bindable property. Inherited from VisualElement. | | RotationY | Gets or sets the rotation (in degrees) about the Y-axis (perspective rotation) when the element is rendered. This is a bindable property. Inherited from VisualElement. | | RowSeparatorColor | Gets or sets the color of lines that separate rows of editors on the data form. This is a bindable property. | | RowSeparatorThickness | Gets or sets the thickness of lines that separate rows of editors on the data form. This is a bindable property. | | Scale | Gets or sets the scale factor applied to the element. This is a bindable property. Inherited from VisualElement. | | ScaleX | Gets or sets a scale value to apply to the X direction. This is a bindable property. Inherited from VisualElement. | | ScaleY | Gets or sets a scale value to apply to the Y direction. This is a bindable property. Inherited from VisualElement. | | Style | Gets or sets the unique Style for this element. Inherited from NavigableElement. | | StyleClass | Gets or sets the style classes for the element. Inherited from NavigableElement. | | StyleId | Gets or sets a user defined value to uniquely identify the element. Inherited from Element. | | TranslationX | Gets or sets the X translation delta of the element. This is a bindable property. Inherited from VisualElement. | | TranslationY | Gets or sets the Y translation delta of the element. This is a bindable property. Inherited from VisualElement. | | Triggers | Gets the list of TriggerBase objects associated to this element. This is a read-only bindable property. Inherited from VisualElement. | | ValidationMode | Gets or sets when to validate values that users enter in the data form’s editors. This is a bindable property. | | VerticalOptions | Gets or sets the LayoutOptions that define how the element gets laid out in a layout cycle. This is a bindable property. Inherited from View. | | Visual | Gets or sets a IVisual implementation that overrides the visual appearance of an element. This is a bindable property. Inherited from VisualElement. | | Width | Gets the current width of this element. This is a read-only bindable property. Inherited from VisualElement. | | WidthRequest | Gets or sets the desired width override of this element. This is a bindable property. Inherited from VisualElement. | | X | Gets the current X position of this element. This is a read-only bindable property. Inherited from VisualElement. | | Y | Gets the current Y position of this element. This is a read-only bindable property. Inherited from VisualElement. |