TextCell Class

Definition

Namespace:

Xamarin.Forms

Assembly:

Xamarin.Forms.Core.dll

A Cell with primary Text and Detail text.

public class TextCell : Xamarin.Forms.Cell

type TextCell = class
    inherit Cell

Inheritance

System.Object

BindableObject

Element

Cell

TextCell

Derived

Xamarin.Forms.ImageCell

Remarks

The following example shows a basic use.

public class App : Application
{
    public App()
    {
        MainPage = new ContentPage {
            Content = new TableView {
                Intent = TableIntent.Form,
                Root = new TableRoot ("Table Title") {
                    new TableSection ("Section 1 Title") {
                        new TextCell {
                            Text = "TextCell Text",
                            Detail = "TextCell Detail"
                        },
                        new EntryCell {
                            Label = "EntryCell:",
                            Placeholder = "default keyboard",
                            Keyboard = Keyboard.Default
                        }
                    },
                    new TableSection ("Section 2 Title") {
                        new EntryCell {
                            Label = "Another EntryCell:",
                            Placeholder = "phone keyboard",
                            Keyboard = Keyboard.Telephone
                        },
                        new SwitchCell {
                            Text = "SwitchCell:"
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }; 
    }
    // OnStart, OnSleep, OnResume overrides omitted...
}

Constructors

TextCell()

Initializes a new instance of the TextCell class.

Fields

CommandParameterProperty	Identifies the CommandParameter bindable property.
CommandProperty	Identifies the Command bindable property.
DefaultCellHeight	The default height of cells. (Inherited from Cell)
DetailColorProperty	Identifies the DetailColor bindable property.
DetailProperty	Gets or sets the secondary text to be displayed. This is a bindable property.
TextColorProperty	Identifies the TextColor bindable property.
TextProperty	Identifies the Text bindable property.

Properties

AutomationId	Gets or sets a value that allows the automation framework to find and interact with this element. (Inherited from Element)
BindingContext	Gets or sets object that contains the properties that will be targeted by the bound properties that belong to this BindableObject. (Inherited from BindableObject)
ClassId	Gets or sets a value used to identify a collection of semantically similar elements. (Inherited from Element)
Command	Gets or sets the ICommand to be executed when the TextCell is tapped. This is a bindable property.
CommandParameter	Gets or sets the parameter passed when invoking the Command. This is a bindable property.
ContextActions	Gets a list of menu items to display when the user performs the device-specific context gesture on the Cell. (Inherited from Cell)
Detail	Gets or sets the secondary text to be displayed in the TextCell. This is a bindable property.
DetailColor	Gets or sets the color to render the secondary text. This is a bindable property.
Dispatcher	(Inherited from BindableObject)
EffectControlProvider	For internal use by the Xamarin.Forms platform. (Inherited from Element)
Effects	A list of the effects that are applied to this item. (Inherited from Element)
HasContextActions	Gets a value that indicates whether the cell has at least one menu item in its ContextActions list property. (Inherited from Cell)
Height	Gets or sets the height of the Cell. (Inherited from Cell)
Id	Gets a value that can be used to uniquely identify an element through the run of an application. (Inherited from Element)
IsContextActionsLegacyModeEnabled	(Inherited from Cell)
IsEnabled	Gets or sets the IsEnabled state of the Cell. This is a bindable property. (Inherited from Cell)
LogicalChildren	For internal use by the Xamarin.Forms platform. (Inherited from Element)
Parent	Gets or sets the parent element of the element. (Inherited from Element)
ParentView	Obsolete. Gets the element which is the closest ancestor of this element that is a VisualElement. (Inherited from Element)
Platform	Obsolete. (Inherited from Element)
RealParent	For internal use by the Xamarin.Forms platform. (Inherited from Element)
RenderHeight	Gets the height of the rendered cell on the device. (Inherited from Cell)
StyleId	Gets or sets a user defined value to uniquely identify the element. (Inherited from Element)
Text	Gets or sets the primary text to be displayed. This is a bindable property.
TextColor	Gets or sets the color to render the primary text. This is a bindable property.

Methods

ApplyBindings()	Apply the bindings to BindingContext. (Inherited from BindableObject)
ClearValue(BindableProperty)	Clears any value set by SetValue for property. (Inherited from BindableObject)
ClearValue(BindablePropertyKey)	Clears any value set by SetValue for the property that is identified by propertyKey. (Inherited from BindableObject)
CoerceValue(BindableProperty)	(Inherited from BindableObject)
CoerceValue(BindablePropertyKey)	(Inherited from BindableObject)
Descendants()	For internal use by the Xamarin.Forms platform. (Inherited from Element)
EffectIsAttached(String)	For internal use by the Xamarin.Forms platform. (Inherited from Element)
FindByName(String)	Returns the element that has the specified name. (Inherited from Element)
ForceUpdateSize()	Immediately updates the cell's size. (Inherited from Cell)
GetValue(BindableProperty)	Returns the value that is contained in the BindableProperty. (Inherited from BindableObject)
GetValues(BindableProperty, BindableProperty, BindableProperty)	Obsolete. For internal use by the Xamarin.Forms platform. (Inherited from BindableObject)
GetValues(BindableProperty, BindableProperty)	Obsolete. For internal use by the Xamarin.Forms platform. (Inherited from BindableObject)
IsSet(BindableProperty)	Returns true if the target property exists and has been set. (Inherited from BindableObject)
On<T>()	(Inherited from Cell)
OnAppearing()	Invoked whenever an Appearing event occurs. Implement this method to add class handling for this event. (Inherited from Cell)
OnBindingContextChanged()	Event that is raised when the binding context is changed. (Inherited from Cell)
OnChildAdded(Element)	Invoked whenever the ChildAdded event needs to be emitted. Implement this method to add class handling for this event. (Inherited from Element)
OnChildRemoved(Element, Int32)	(Inherited from Element)
OnChildRemoved(Element)	Obsolete. Invoked whenever the ChildRemoved event needs to be emitted. Implement this method to add class handling for this event. (Inherited from Element)
OnDisappearing()	Invoked whenever an Disappearing event occurs. Implement this method to add class handling for this event. (Inherited from Cell)
OnParentSet()	Application developers can override this method to do actions when the cell's parent is set. (Inherited from Cell)
OnPropertyChanged(String)	Method that is called when a bound property is changed. (Inherited from Element)
OnPropertyChanging(String)	TApplication developers can override this method to do actions when the property named by propertyName is set. (Inherited from Cell)
OnTapped()	Invoked whenever the Cell is Tapped.
RemoveBinding(BindableProperty)	Removes a previously set binding. (Inherited from BindableObject)
RemoveDynamicResource(BindableProperty)	Removes a previously set dynamic resource (Inherited from Element)
SendAppearing()	For internal use by the Xamarin.Forms platform. (Inherited from Cell)
SendDisappearing()	For internal use by the Xamarin.Forms platform. (Inherited from Cell)
SetBinding(BindableProperty, BindingBase)	Assigns a binding to a property. (Inherited from BindableObject)
SetDynamicResource(BindableProperty, String)	Sets the BindableProperty property of this element to be updated via the DynamicResource with the provided key. (Inherited from Element)
SetValue(BindableProperty, Object)	Sets the value of the specified property. (Inherited from BindableObject)
SetValue(BindablePropertyKey, Object)	Sets the value of the propertyKey. (Inherited from BindableObject)
SetValueCore(BindableProperty, Object, SetValueFlags)	For internal use by the Xamarin.Forms platform. (Inherited from BindableObject)
SetValueFromRenderer(BindableProperty, Object)	For internal use by the Xamarin.Forms platform. (Inherited from Element)
SetValueFromRenderer(BindablePropertyKey, Object)	For internal use by the Xamarin.Forms platform. (Inherited from Element)
UnapplyBindings()	Unapplies all previously set bindings. (Inherited from BindableObject)

Events

Appearing	Occurs when the visual representation of the Cell is being added to the visual layout. (Inherited from Cell)
BindingContextChanged	Raised whenever the BindingContext property changes. (Inherited from BindableObject)
ChildAdded	Occurs whenever a child element is added to the element. (Inherited from Element)
ChildRemoved	Occurs whenever a child element is removed from the element. (Inherited from Element)
DescendantAdded	Occurs whenever a child element is added to the elements subtree. (Inherited from Element)
DescendantRemoved	Occurs whenever a child element is removed from the elements subtree. (Inherited from Element)
Disappearing	Occurs when the visual representation of the Cell is being removed from the visual layout. (Inherited from Cell)
ForceUpdateSizeRequested	For internal use by the Xamarin.Forms platform. (Inherited from Cell)
PlatformSet	Obsolete. (Inherited from Element)
PropertyChanged	Raised when a property has changed. (Inherited from BindableObject)
PropertyChanging	Raised when a property is about to change. (Inherited from BindableObject)
Tapped	Occurs when the Cell is Tapped. (Inherited from Cell)

Explicit Interface Implementations

IDynamicResourceHandler.SetDynamicResource(BindableProperty, String)	For internal use by the Xamarin.Forms platform. (Inherited from BindableObject)
IElementController.SetValueFromRenderer(BindableProperty, Object)	For internal use by the Xamarin.Forms platform. (Inherited from Element)
INameScope.RegisterName(String, Object)	For internal use only. (Inherited from Element)

Extension Methods

GetPropertyIfSet<T>(BindableObject, BindableProperty, T)
SetAppThemeColor(BindableObject, BindableProperty, Color, Color)
SetBinding(BindableObject, BindableProperty, String, BindingMode, IValueConverter, String)	Creates and applies a binding to a property.
SetBinding<TSource>(BindableObject, BindableProperty, Expression<Func<TSource,Object>>, BindingMode, IValueConverter, String)	Obsolete. Creates and applies a binding from an expression.
SetOnAppTheme<T>(BindableObject, BindableProperty, T, T)
GetPath(Cell)	For internal use by platform renderers.
FindByName<T>(Element, String)	Returns the instance of type T that has name name in the scope that includes element.