Input | ShellUI Native

Installation

bash

shellui-native add input

Platforms: MAUI · Avalonia.

Usage

Basic

<VerticalStackLayout Spacing="8">
    <ui:ShellLabel Text="Email" Size="Sm" Weight="Medium" />
    <ui:Input Placeholder="[email protected]" Keyboard="Email" />
</VerticalStackLayout>

<StackPanel Spacing="8">
    <ui:ShellLabel Text="Email" Size="Sm" Weight="Medium" />
    <ui:Input Placeholder="[email protected]" />
</StackPanel>

Password, error and read-only

<ui:Input Placeholder="Password" IsPassword="True" />
<ui:Input Text="shewart@" HasError="True" />
<ui:Input Text="Shewart Shepherd" IsReadOnly="True" />

<ui:Input Placeholder="Password" IsPassword="True" />
<ui:Input Text="shewart@" HasError="True" />
<ui:Input Text="Shewart Shepherd" IsReadOnly="True" />

MAUI and Avalonia

Keyboard (the soft keyboard on phones) is MAUI only.
MaxLength: no limit by default on both; on Avalonia 0 means no limit.

API

Property	Type	Default	Description
`Text`	`string`	—	Entered text. Two-way bindable.
`Placeholder`	`string`	—	Hint shown while empty.
`IsPassword`	`bool`	`false`	Masks the text.
`HasError`	`bool`	`false`	Shows the destructive border and ring.
`IsReadOnly`	`bool`	`false`	Shows the text without allowing edits.
`MaxLength`	`int`	No limit (MAUI) · `0` (no limit) (Avalonia)	Maximum number of characters.
`Keyboard`	`Keyboard`	`Default`	Soft keyboard to show on touch devices. MAUI only.

Event	Arguments	Description
`TextChanged`	`TextChangedEventArgs`	The text changed.
`Completed`	—	Every slot is filled (or Enter in a text field).