.NET MAUI Entry Text Selection

The Entry supports a number of settings for managing the selection of its input text.

The text selection properties provided by the Entry are:

• CursorPosition (int)—Specifies the starting position of the selected text in the Entry.

• SelectionLength (int)—Specifies the number of characters in the current Entry selection.

• SelectionOnFocus (enum of type Telerik.Maui.SelectionOnFocus)—Specifies the text selection behavior when the Entry control receives focus. The available options are:

  • (Default) Unchanged—the selection will not be modified.
  • CursorAtStart—the cursor will be moved at the start of the text.
  • CursorAtEnd—the cursor will be moved at the end of the text.
  • SelectAll—the whole text will be selected.

The following snippet shows how to use the SelectionOnFocus property to preselect the Entry text as soon as the control receives focus:

XAML

<telerik:RadEntry x:Name="entry"
                  Text="some text here"
                  SelectionOnFocus="SelectAll" />

See Also

• Events
• Styling