Xamarin.Forms.EntryAutoComplete

Xamarin.Forms.EntryAutoComplete is a custom control which functionality provides you with suggestions while typing. There are several modes of suggestions. The suggested text can be displayed in a drop-down list so that you can choose from different options.

Features

Custom search
Filtering
MaximumVisibleElements
MinimumPrefixCharacter
Watermark
Clear button
Style support for Android
Style support for iOS

Visuals

Android

iOS

Requirements

Xamarin.Forms >= 3.1.0.697729

Installation

Available as a NuGet package.

Install-Package Xamarin.Forms.EntryAutoComplete -Version 1.0.0

Usage

XAML

Reference the assembly namespace

xmlns:customControl="clr-namespace:EntryAutoComplete;assembly=EntryAutoComplete"

<customControl:EntryAutoComplete
            VerticalOptions="CenterAndExpand"
            Placeholder="Enter country..." 
            ItemsSource="{Binding Countries}"
            SearchText="{Binding SearchCountry}"
            SearchMode="{Binding SearchMode}"
            MaximumVisibleElements="5"/>

Code behind

var entryAutoComplete = new EntryAutoComplete
            {
                VerticalOptions = LayoutOptions.CenterAndExpand,
                Placeholder = "Enter country...",
                PlaceholderColor = Color.LightGray,
                MaximumVisibleElements = 5
            };

Contributions

Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.

HLdeMJ / Xamarin.Forms.EntryAutoComplete