How to get Label Width in Xaml?

Question

I want to set TabWidth equal to the width of label + some padding.
(I am new to xamarin.)

I tried below line but it prints -1.

TabWidth="{Binding Source={x:Reference TabLabel}, Path=WidthRequest}"

(Here, tab width is property of tabview of Xamarin Community ToolKit)

How to do this correctly? Is it possible to do without c#?

Answer 1

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How to get Label Width in Xaml?

Your code is correct, but if you have not specified the label's WidthRequest , the binding will not work. For your requirement, you need to bind Width property. Please try the following code.

<Label  
x:Name="Hello"  
BackgroundColor="Gainsboro"  
HorizontalOptions="Center"  
Text="This Is Fist Line"  
VerticalOptions="Center"  
/>  
  
<Label  
BackgroundColor="AliceBlue"  
HorizontalOptions="Center"  
Text="OtherOne"  
WidthRequest="{Binding Source={x:Reference Hello}, Path=Width}" />  

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