Provides the base class for all Forms hierarchal elements. This class contains all the methods and properties required to represent an element in the Forms hierarchy.
See Also: Element Members
Syntax
Remarks
The following diagram shows the classes derived from Xamarin.Forms.Element.
The diagram shows some important categories:
| Class | Description |
|---|---|
| Xamarin.Forms.VisualElement | A Xamarin.Forms.Element that occupies an area on the screen, has a visual appearance, and can obtain touch input. |
| Xamarin.Forms.Cell | Cells are elements meant to be added to Xamarin.Forms.ListView or Xamarin.Forms.TableView. |
| Xamarin.Forms.Page | A Xamarin.Forms.VisualElement that occupies most or all of the screen and contains a single child. |
| Xamarin.Forms.Layout | Xamarin.Forms.Layout have a single child of type Xamarin.Forms.View, while subclasses of Xamarin.Forms.Layout`1 have a collection of multiple children views, including other layouts. |
| Controls and specialized Xamarin.Forms.Views | The lower part of the diagram shows the Xamarin.Forms classes for universally-available controls, such as Xamarin.Forms.Buttons and Xamarin.Forms.TableViews. |
Requirements
Namespace: Xamarin.Forms
Assembly: Xamarin.Forms.Core (in Xamarin.Forms.Core.dll)
Assembly Versions: 1.0.0.0, 1.1.0.0, 1.2.0.0, 1.3.0.0, 1.3.3.0
Assembly: Xamarin.Forms.Core (in Xamarin.Forms.Core.dll)
Assembly Versions: 1.0.0.0, 1.1.0.0, 1.2.0.0, 1.3.0.0, 1.3.3.0