Getting Started

This guide provides the information you need to start using the Telerik UI for .NET MAUI Border by adding the control to your project.

At the end, you will be able to achieve the following result.

Prerequisites

Before adding the Border, you need to:

1. Set up your .NET MAUI application.

2. Download Telerik UI for .NET MAUI.

3. Install Telerik UI for .NET MAUI.

Define the Control

1. When the your .NET MAUI application is set up, you are ready to add the Border control to your page by using its definition in XAML.

   <telerik:RadBorder BorderColor="#4488F6" 
                    CornerRadius="5"
                    AutomationId="border"
                    BorderThickness="1">
     <Label Text="Hello there" Margin="20" />
   </telerik:RadBorder>
   

2. Add the telerik namespace:

   xmlns:telerik="http://schemas.telerik.com/2022/xaml/maui"
   

3. Register the Telerik controls through the Telerik.Maui.Controls.Compatibility.UseTelerik extension method called inside the CreateMauiApp method of the MauiProgram.cs file of your project:

    using Telerik.Maui.Controls.Compatibility;
   
   public static class MauiProgram
   {
     public static MauiApp CreateMauiApp()
     {
         var builder = MauiApp.CreateBuilder();
         builder
             .UseTelerik()
             .UseMauiApp<App>()
             .ConfigureFonts(fonts =>
             {
                 fonts.AddFont("OpenSans-Regular.ttf", "OpenSansRegular");
             });
   
         return builder.Build();
     }
   }           
   

   Additional Resources

• .NET MAUI Border product page
• .NET MAUI Border forum page
• Telerik .NET MAUI blogs
• Telerik .NET MAUI roadmap

See Also

• Setting the Color of the Border
• Setting the Border Thickness
• Configuring the Corner Radius of the Border