Entry is a single line text entry. It is best used for collecting small discrete pieces of information, like usernames and passwords.

The following example creates a new username and password set of entries.

View CreateLoginForm ()
{
  var usernameEntry = new Entry {Placeholder = "Username"};
  var passwordEntry = new Entry {
    Placeholder = "Password",
    IsPassword = true
  };

  return new StackLayout {
    Children = {
      usernameEntry,
      passwordEntry
    }
  };
}
            

The FormsGallery sample, which can be found on the Sample Applications page, has an EntryDemoPage.cs file. This file contains a longer and more complicated example.

The Xamarin.Forms.ActivityIndicator class has the following XAML properties: