Xamarin.Forms Entry Tutorial

Before attempting this tutorial, you should have successfully completed the:

In this tutorial, you learn how to:

  • Create a Xamarin.Forms Entry in XAML.
  • Respond to the text in the Entry changing.
  • Customize the behavior of the Entry.

You will use Visual Studio 2019, or Visual Studio for Mac, to create a simple application that demonstrates how to customize the behavior of an Entry. The following screenshots show the final application:

Screenshot of an Entry with text masked by password characters, on iOS and Android

You'll also use XAML Hot Reload for Xamarin.Forms to see UI changes without rebuilding your application.