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Migrating the AutoComplete from Xamarin to .NET MAUI
The Telerik UI for .NET MAUI AutoComplete preserves the same API as its Xamarin counterpart except for the configuration options listed in this article.
The tables in the following sections list any differences between the APIs of the Xamarin.Forms AutoCompleteView and .NET MAUI AutoComplete.
Namespace Differences
When migrating the AutoCompleteView from Xamarin to .NET MAUI, consider the following differences in the namespaces:
| Control | Control name | XAML Namespcace | C# Namespace |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xamarin AutoCompleteView | RadAutoCompleteView | xmlns:telerikInput="clr-namespace:Telerik.XamarinForms.Input;assembly=Telerik.XamarinForms.Input" | using Telerik.XamarinForms.Input; |
| .NET MAUI AutoComplete | RadAutoComplete | xmlns:telerik="http://schemas.telerik.com/2022/xaml/maui" | using Telerik.Maui.Controls; |
API Differences
When migrating the AutoComplete from Xamarin to .NET MAUI, consider the following differences in the API:
| Xamarin AutoCompleteView | .NET MAUI AutoComplete |
|---|---|
WatermarkText | Placeholder |
WatermarkTextColor | PlaceholderColor |
SuggestionItemTextColor | SuggestionItemHighlightTextColor |
SuggestionItemTemplate (DataTemplate) with ViewCell inside the Template | SuggestionItemTemplate (DataTemplate) |
SuggestionItemLabel | RadHighlightLabel |
ImagePath | N/A |
CompletionMode (of type CompletionMode) | CompletionMode (of type AutoCompleteCompletionMode) |
SuggestionViewPosition (of type PopupPosition) | SuggestionViewPosition (of type AutoCompletePopupPosition) |
SuggestMode of type(SuggestMode) | SuggestMode (of type AutoCompleteSuggestMode) |
FilteredItemsChangedEventArgs in namespace Telerik.XamarinForms.Input.AutoComplete | FilteredItemsChangedEventArgs in namespace Telerik.Maui.Controls.AutoComplete |
SuggestionItemSelectedEventArgs in namespace Telerik.XamarinForms.Input.AutoComplete | SuggestionItemSelectedEventArgs in namespace Telerik.Maui.Controls.AutoComplete |