.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
(Telerik.Maui.SelectionOnFocus
)—Specifies the text selection behavior when the Entry control receives focus. The available options are:-
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.
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The following snippet shows how to use the SelectionOnFocus
property to preselect the Entry text as soon as the control receives focus:
<telerik:RadEntry x:Name="entry"
Text="some text here"
SelectionOnFocus="SelectAll" />