We are excited to roll out Syncfusion’s ninth set of .NET MAUI controls and features in the Essential Studio 2023 Volume 3 release.
This blog introduces what developers have to look forward to!
New .NET MAUI controls
In the 2023 Volume 3 release, we introduce the following .NET MAUI controls in preview mode:
.NET MAUI Button
The new .NET MAUI Button is a custom button control. Its built-in features include UI customization, support for icons, predefined styles, rounded corners, and visual state customization using the Visual State Manager.
Key features
- Easily customize the button to be an outline, flat, circle, or icon button.
- Display an image as the background for the control.
- Display custom content in the control.
.NET MAUI CheckBox
The .NET MAUI CheckBox is a selection control that allows users to select one or more options from a set. The three states of the checkbox are checked, unchecked, and indeterminate.
Key features
- Supports three distinct states.
- Allows users to select and clear options by tapping.
- Supports checkbox color, shape, and label text customization.
.NET MAUI Date Picker
The new .NET MAUI Date Picker is a selection control that allows users to select a date from a list of dates. Its rich feature set includes date ranges, date formats, headers, footers, and more.
Key features
- Easily customize the properties of the selection view, such as the background, stroke, corner radius, and padding.
- Add a column header and customize it.
- Select items using interactive tap and flick gestures.
- Represent date values in different string formats.
- Set minimum and maximum dates.
- You can also display the control in a popup window.
.NET MAUI Date Time Picker
The new .NET MAUI Date Time Picker is a customizable selection control that allows users to pick a date and time from a list of date-time values. Its rich feature set includes data binding, multiple columns, headers, footers, custom views in headers and footers, and more.
Key features
- Easily customize the properties of the selection view, such as the background, stroke, corner radius, and padding.
- Add a column header and customize it.
- Select items using interactive tap and flick gestures.
- Represent date and time values in different string formats.
- Set minimum and maximum dates.
- The control can also be displayed in a popup window.
.NET MAUI Picker
The new .NET MAUI Picker is a customizable selection control that allows users to pick an item from a list. It can be opened as a dialog. Its rich feature set includes functionalities such as data binding, multiple columns, headers, footers, and custom views in headers and footers.
Key features
- Customize the number of columns and the header text.
- Customize the properties of the selection view, such as the background, stroke, corner radius, and padding.
- Item template support.
- Add a column header and customize it.
- Select items using interactive tap and flick gestures.
- Display the control in a popup window.
.NET MAUI Radio Button
The new .NET MAUI Radio Button is a selection control that allows users to select one option from a set. The two states of the radio button are checked and unchecked.
Key features
- Allows users to select and clear selection by tapping.
- Supports customization of the radio button color and label text.
.NET MAUI Segmented Control
The new .NET MAUI Segmented Control consists of multiple segments, where each segment functions as a separate button that can display text, an image, or both.
Key features
- Showcase text, images, or a blend of both as individual segment buttons.
- Scroll the segment items to accommodate more items without occupying more space.
- Choose from fill, border, top border, and bottom border selection indicator placement.
- Restrict selection of specific segments.
- Customize segment appearances.
.NET MAUI Time Picker
The new .NET MAUI Time Picker is a selection control that allows users to pick a time. Its rich feature set includes time format, header, and footer functionalities.
Key features
- Customize the properties (background, stroke, corner radius, padding) of the selection view.
- Add a header and customize it.
- Add a column header and customize it.
- Select the picker item using interactive tap and scroll gestures.
- Represent time values in a different string format.
- Display the control in a popup window.
.NET MAUI TreeView
The new .NET MAUI TreeView is a data-oriented control that displays data in a hierarchical structure. It provides a user-friendly way to interact with complex data structures and navigate through different levels of information by allowing users to expand and collapse nodes to reveal or hide underlying information.
Key features
- Uses an optimized view-reusing strategy for enhanced performance.
- Bind hierarchical data or manually add unbound tree nodes.
- Select nodes through different selection modes and keyboard navigation.
- Customize the appearance of each node using item template support.
- Easily reveal or hide underlying information using expand and collapse nodes.
What’s new in our existing .NET MAUI controls?
Let’s look at the exciting new features added to our existing .NET MAUI controls.
Cartesian Charts
The new features added in the .NET MAUI Cartesian Charts are:
Zooming selection
This feature allows users to zoom in on a specific rectangular section of the chart for a more detailed view.
Directional zoom
Users can zoom in on the horizontal or vertical axis separately. This helps them better analyze data trends along specific dimensions.
Programmatically hide and display tooltips
This feature enables users to display or hide tooltips at a specific location in a chart programmatically.
Exposed chart interaction override methods
Interactive behavior offers the flexibility to customize the chart based on user interaction. It responds to touch interactions (OnTouchDown, OnTouchUp, and OnTouchMove), allowing users to obtain chart touch-point coordinates and meet specific requirements.
Circular Charts
Exposed chart interaction override methods
The new interactive behavior offers the flexibility to customize the .NET MAUI Circular Charts. It responds to touch interactions (OnTouchDown, OnTouchUp, and OnTouchMove), allowing users to obtain chart touch-point coordinates and meet specific requirements.
DataForm
Numeric up-down editor
The .NET MAUI DataForm supports a new built-in numeric up-down editor. This allows users to change the value in the editor using the Up arrow, Down arrow, Page up, and Page down keys, as well as the up-down button in the editor itself.
Image Editor (Preview)
The .NET MAUI Image Editor control receives the following vivid features:
Toolbar customization
Users can customize the built-in toolbar by adding custom toolbar items in it.
Browse for images
The .NET MAUI Image Editor provides a browse feature that allows users to select images to edit quickly.
Save-folder picker
The .NET MAUI Image Editor allows users to select a save location for edited images.
BMP files
Users can now load, edit, and save BMP images using the Image Editor control.
Localization
The .NET MAUI Image Editor supports translating the toolbar text into different languages for specific cultures.
PDF Viewer
The .NET MAUI PDF Viewer supports the following user-friendly features in the 2023 Volume 3 release:
Text markup annotations
This feature allows users to add, remove, and modify the following text markup annotations in PDF files:
- Highlight
- Underline
- Strikeout
- Squiggle
Shape annotations
This feature allows users to add, remove, and modify the following shape annotations in PDF files:
- Rectangle or Square
- Circle
- Arrow
- Line
Ink or freehand drawing annotations
Add, remove, and modify ink or freehand drawing annotations in PDF files. Make quick notes on specific text, add marks or drawings to images, and add handwritten signatures in PDF files.
Stamp annotations
Users can add, remove, and modify stamp annotations in PDF files. Stamps are predefined graphical text that marks or signifies certain aspects of documents, like that they have undergone quality checks or audits. This feature also allows adding personalized images or text to PDF documents.
Sticky note annotations
This feature allows users to add, remove, and modify sticky note annotations in PDF files. Add comments or notes to specific parts of a document to clarify complex concepts, terms, or ideas.
.NET MAUI Popup
Animation
The following animations are supported in the .NET MAUI Popup control while opening and closing the control on the screen:
- Zoom
- Fade
- Slide on left
- Slide on right
- Slide on top
- Slide on bottom
- None
Scheduler
Customize appointment text color
The .NET MAUI Scheduler now supports changing the text color of each appointment.
Production-ready controls
The following .NET MAUI controls have been developed to meet industry standards and are now marked as production-ready in the 2023 Volume 3 release:
Conclusion
Thanks for reading! I hope you enjoyed exploring Syncfusion’s new .NET MAUI controls and features introduced in the Essential Studio 2023 Volume 3 release. If you want to learn about the other updates in this release, please visit our Release Notes and What’s New pages.
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