How to add style to TableCell .NET MAUI

Question

I added a style for TextCell in Styles.xaml file
<Style TargetType="TextCell">
<Setter Property="TextColor" Value="{AppThemeBinding Light={StaticResource Black}, Dark={StaticResource White}}"/>
<Setter Property="DetailColor" Value="{AppThemeBinding Light={StaticResource Black}, Dark={StaticResource White}}"/>
</Style>
It does not work. The TableView uses the original .NET purple color.
What do I do wrong?
Thanks,
Louis

Answer 1

Hello @Louie88 ,

There is not a Style property for the TextCell . To apply a Style, the target object must be a VisualElement that matches the TargetType property value of the Style, please see Style apps using XAML - .NET MAUI | Microsoft Learn

However, you can check the inheritance of TextCell : Object ->BindableObject->Element->Cell->TextCell

If you want to style the TextColor/DetailColor for a TextCell, you have to customize a View cell that contains two Labels for displaying primary and secondary text, so that it looks like a TextCell. Then you can add style to the Label.

In addition, there is a known issue reported at Xamarin Repo- Bug Setting style on TextCell does not take effect #8755, you could follow the progress.
(Note: there is no official doc in MAUI, some APIs are Xamarin.Forms )

Best Regards,
Wenyan Zhang

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