Setting Focus from XAML

Question

Is there a way to set the focus of an element in XAML? I'm trying to avoid using Code-Behind as much as possible and I know that this can be achieved in WPF using the FocusManager using the following:

FocusManager.FocusedElement="{Binding ElementName=NameOfYourTextBox}"

However, I can't get this to work in Xamarin Forms. Even if I add the presentation namespace I get an error indicating that FocusManager doesn't have a property named FocusedElement.

Answer 1

Hello,​

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To use the FocusManager in xaml, please add an XML namespace declaration for the Xamarin.Forms.Platform.WPF assembly and namespace.

   <wpf:FormsApplicationPage ...  
        xmlns:wpf="clr-namespace:Xamarin.Forms.Platform.WPF;assembly=Xamarin.Forms.Platform.WPF">  
       <wpf:FocusManager .../>  
   </wpf:FormsApplicationPage>  

Best Regards,

Jarvan Zhang

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