Migrating the TabView from Xamarin.Forms to .NET MAUI
The Telerik UI for .NET MAUI TabView control has been designed and built from the ground up as a new control with a new API and significant improvements over its Xamarin counterpart.
The tables in the following sections list the differences between the APIs of the Xamarin.Forms TabView and .NET MAUI TabView.
Namespaces Differences
When migrating the TabView from Xamarin to .NET MAUI, consider the following differences in the namespaces:
| Control | Control name | XAML Namespcace | C# Namespace |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xamarin TabView | RadTabView |
xmlns:telerikPrimitives="clr-namespace:Telerik.XamarinForms.Primitives;assembly=Telerik.XamarinForms.Primitives" | using Telerik.XamarinForms.Primitives; |
| .NET MAUI TabView | RadTabView |
xmlns:telerik="http://schemas.telerik.com/2022/xaml/maui"` | using Telerik.Maui.Controls; |
API Differences
When migrating the TabView from Xamarin to .NET MAUI, consider the following differences in the API:
| Xamarin TabView | .NET MAUI TabView |
|---|---|
| N/A | ItemsSource |
| N/A | ItemTemplate |
Items |
Items |
HeaderPosition |
HeaderPosition |
SelectedItem |
SelectedItem |
| N/A | SelectedIndex |
IsScrollable |
IsHeaderScrollable |
| N/A | IsHeaderOverlaid |
| Overflow button | N/A |
IsContentSwipingEnabled |
IsContentSwipingEnabled |
TabViewItem |
TabViewItem |
| N/A | HeaderStyle |
| N/A | HeaderItemStyle |
| N/A | HeaderItemStyleSelector |
| N/A | ContentStyle |
In Xamarin, the TabViewHeaderItem is part of the TabViewItem, while in .NET MAUI, the TabViewHeader is part of the RadTabView. Here is the API for the TabViewItem:
| Xamarin TabView | .NET MAUI TabView |
|---|---|
HeaderText |
HeaderText |
Header |
The header is part of the RadTabView
|
| N/A | ImageSource |
Content |
Content |
| N/A | ContentTemplate |
IsSelected |
IsSelected |
IsEnabled |
IsEnabled |
IsVisible |
IsVisible |