.NET Maui layout question with expanding

Question

I am trying to get the Entry controls in this xaml to expand to fill in the remaining space, yet no matter what I do, I only get a sliver of space that only expands as I type values into it. What am I missing? I think I tried every available horizontal option but can't find one that works.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<ContentPage xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/dotnet/2021/maui"
             xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2009/xaml"
             x:Class="ItemList.Items"
             Title="Items" NavigationPage.HasBackButton="True">
    <VerticalStackLayout x:Name="vsLayout" BackgroundColor="#FA7C7C">
        <Grid RowSpacing="5" ColumnSpacing="5" Padding="10">
                <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
                    <ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
                    <ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
                    <ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
                </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
                <Grid.RowDefinitions>
                    <RowDefinition Height="*" />
                    <RowDefinition Height="*" />
                </Grid.RowDefinitions>
                <HorizontalStackLayout
                    Grid.Row="0"                
                    Grid.Column="0" HorizontalOptions="StartAndExpand">
                    <Label Text="Item1:" VerticalOptions="Center" TextColor="White" Margin="0,0,5,0" HorizontalOptions="StartAndExpand"/>
                    <Entry
                    BackgroundColor="White"
                    TextColor="Black"
                    x:Name="tbPlace"
                    Text=" "
                    VerticalOptions="Center" 
                    HorizontalOptions="Fill" IsTextPredictionEnabled="True" IsEnabled="True" Keyboard="Text" MaxLength="32" />
                </HorizontalStackLayout>
                <HorizontalStackLayout
                    Grid.Row="0"                
                    Grid.Column="1" HorizontalOptions="CenterAndExpand">
                    <Label Text="Value:" VerticalOptions="Center" TextColor="White" Margin="20,0,5,0" HorizontalOptions="StartAndExpand"/>
                    <Entry
                    BackgroundColor="White"
                    TextColor="Black"
                    x:Name="tbAmount"
                    Text=" "
                    VerticalOptions="Center" 
                    HorizontalOptions="EndAndExpand" IsTextPredictionEnabled="True" IsEnabled="True" Keyboard="Text" MaxLength="32"  />
                </HorizontalStackLayout>
                <HorizontalStackLayout
                    Grid.Row="0"                
                    Grid.Column="2" HorizontalOptions="EndAndExpand">
                    <Label Text="Date:" VerticalOptions="Center" TextColor="White" Margin="15,0,5,0"/>
                    <DatePicker x:Name="dtDate" IsEnabled="True" MinimumDate="2020-01-01" BackgroundColor="White" HorizontalOptions="FillAndExpand" FontSize="Small" />
                </HorizontalStackLayout>
            </Grid>
    </VerticalStackLayout>
</ContentPage>

Answer 1

Hello,

The xxxAndExpand attribute has been deprecated in MAUI, see this documentation LayoutOptions.StartAndExpand Field.

Caution The StackLayout expansion options are deprecated; please use a Grid instead.

Therefore, you need to use Grid to expand your entry, such as the following sample code:

<Grid Background="red">
    <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
        <ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
        <ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
        <ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
    </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
    <Label Grid.Column="0" Text="Item1:" VerticalOptions="Center" TextColor="White" Margin="0,0,5,0" />
    <Entry Grid.Column="1"
                    BackgroundColor="White"
                    TextColor="Black"
                    x:Name="tbPlace"
                    VerticalOptions="Center" 
                    Grid.ColumnSpan="2" IsTextPredictionEnabled="True" IsEnabled="True" Keyboard="Text" MaxLength="32" />
</Grid>

Best Regards,

Alec Liu.

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