See Also: Picker Members
The visual representation of a Picker is similar to a Xamarin.Forms.Entry, but a picker control appears in place of a keyboard.
The following example shows the creation of a Picker.
C# Example
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using Xamarin.Forms;
namespace FormsGallery
{
class PickerDemoPage : ContentPage
{
// Dictionary to get Color from color name.
Dictionary<string, Color> nameToColor = new Dictionary<string, Color>
{
{ "Aqua", Color.Aqua }, { "Black", Color.Black },
{ "Blue", Color.Blue }, { "Fuschia", Color.Fuschia },
{ "Gray", Color.Gray }, { "Green", Color.Green },
{ "Lime", Color.Lime }, { "Maroon", Color.Maroon },
{ "Navy", Color.Navy }, { "Olive", Color.Olive },
{ "Purple", Color.Purple }, { "Red", Color.Red },
{ "Silver", Color.Silver }, { "Teal", Color.Teal },
{ "White", Color.White }, { "Yellow", Color.Yellow }
};
public PickerDemoPage()
{
Label header = new Label
{
Text = "Picker",
Font = Font.BoldSystemFontOfSize(50),
HorizontalOptions = LayoutOptions.Center
};
Picker picker = new Picker
{
Title = "Color",
VerticalOptions = LayoutOptions.CenterAndExpand
};
foreach (string colorName in nameToColor.Keys)
{
picker.Items.Add(colorName);
}
// Create BoxView for displaying picked Color
BoxView boxView = new BoxView
{
WidthRequest = 150,
HeightRequest = 150,
HorizontalOptions = LayoutOptions.Center,
VerticalOptions = LayoutOptions.CenterAndExpand
};
picker.SelectedIndexChanged += (sender, args) =>
{
if (picker.SelectedIndex == -1)
{
boxView.Color = Color.Default;
}
else
{
string colorName = picker.Items[picker.SelectedIndex];
boxView.Color = nameToColor[colorName];
}
};
// Accomodate iPhone status bar.
this.Padding = new Thickness(10, Device.OnPlatform(20, 0, 0), 10, 5);
// Build the page.
this.Content = new StackLayout
{
Children =
{
header,
picker,
boxView
}
};
}
}
}
The Xamarin.Forms.Picker class has the following XAML properties:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Items | A local file specification that identifies an image. |
| SelectedIndex | An integer, from 0 to 1 less than the count of items that are listed in Items. Currently, this element must be specified in a tag that appears lexically below Items. |
| Title | Text that represents the title of the picker. |
