Can't Change TextColor In DataFormMultiLineTextEditor

[Jeff Jacobs]

Syncfusion Support,

I have the following code:

public class CustomMultilineTextEditor : DataFormMultiLineTextEditor
    {
        public CustomMultilineTextEditor(SfDataForm form) : base(form)
        {
           
        }

        protected override void OnInitializeView(DataFormItem dataFormItem, Editor view)
        {
            view.TextColor = Color.White;
            view.PlaceholderColor = Color.LightGray;
            dataFormItem.UnfocusedColor = Color.FromHex("#FF7E92A4");
            dataFormItem.FocusedColor = Color.FromHex("#FF408698");
            base.OnInitializeView(dataFormItem, view);
        }
    }

Every aspect of this is working except for the TextColor.  The TextColor remains black for some reason.  Is there any way to fix this, possibly a different property specific to DataFormMultiLineTextEditor?

Using v17.4.0.44 of SyncFusion.Xamarin.SfDataForm, 4.4.0.991537 of Xamarin.Forms.

Thanks,

Kyle

[Karthikraja Arumugam]

Hi Kyle, 

 

Thank you for contacting Syncfusion support. 

 

Based on the shared information we have checked your requirement of “Changing TextColor of multiline text editor using custom editor”. TextColor for multiline text editor is set in base OnInitializeView method so the color reset in base method. You can achieve your requirement by changing TextColor for editor view after base method call in OnInitializeView method. 

 

Please refer the following code example for the same, 

 

public class CustomMultilineTextEditor : DataFormMultiLineTextEditor 

{ 

        public CustomMultilineTextEditor(SfDataForm form) : base(form) 

        { 

 

        } 

 

        protected override void OnInitializeView(DataFormItem dataFormItem, Editor view) 

        { 

            view.PlaceholderColor = Color.Blue; 

            dataFormItem.UnfocusedColor = Color.FromHex("#FF7E92A4"); 

            dataFormItem.FocusedColor = Color.FromHex("#FF408698"); 

            base.OnInitializeView(dataFormItem, view); 

            view.TextColor = Color.Red; 

        } 

} 

 

 

We have prepared a sample based on your requirement, 

Sample link: DataFormSampleTextColor 

 

We hope this helps. Please let us know if you require any further assistance. 

 

Regards, 

Karthik Raja A 

[Jeff Jacobs]

Karthik,

Thank you very much for the response.  I apologize, as there was apparently a vital detail I left out.

In your sample application, if you change:

x:Name="dataForm" LayoutOptions="Default" 
                             DataObject="{Binding Contacts}"/>

To:

x:Name="dataForm" ContainerType="Outlined" LayoutOptions="TextInputLayout"
                             DataObject="{Binding Contacts}"/>

(I apologize I can't include the full line, buggy behavior in the form text editor.

It breaks the functionality in question.  I'm not sure whether it's the ContainerType or the LayoutOptions, because it seems you can't have one without the other for the Outlined ContainerType to work properly.

Also notice how all of the other properties (FocusedColor, UnfocusedColor, PlaceholderColor) don't seem to be working at all in your sample, no matter if they're before the base.OnInitializeView or after.

Whereas all of the properties work EXCEPT for text when you use Outlined mode.

[Karthikraja Arumugam]

Hi Kyle, 

 

Thank you for the update. 

 

We have analyzed and able to replicate the mentioned issue “MultilineText editor TextColor cannot be changed in Floating label layout”. We are checking the same with source and sample level. We will validate and update you the further details in two business days (January 30, 2020). We appreciate your patience until then. 

 

Regards,
Karthik Raja A 

[Jeff Jacobs]

Karthik,

Thank you for the response  That's wonderful, thanks for looking into this and I'll look forward to your findings.

Kyle

[Karthikraja Arumugam]

Hi Kyle, 

 

Thank you for the update. 

 

As we have mentioned in our previous update, we are checking the mentioned issue in source level we will update your further details on January 30, 2020. We appreciate your patience until then. 

 

Regards, 

Karthik Raja A 

[Karthikraja Arumugam]

Hi Kyle, 

 

Thank you for your patience. 

 

We have already found and fixed the mentioned issue “MultilineText editor’s TextColor cannot be changed in floating label layout” in our source, we will include the issue fix in our upcoming Weekly nuget release which is expected to roll out on February 5, 2020. We appreciate your patience until then. 

 

Regards, 

Karthik Raja A 

[Jeff Jacobs]

Karthik,

Fantastic, that's awesome.  Thank you for your work and validating my decision to go with SyncFusion!

[Karthikraja Arumugam]

Hi Kyle, 

 

Thank you for the update. 

 

As mentioned in our previous update we will include the issue fix in our upcoming Weekly nuget release which is scheduled on February 5, 2020. We appreciate your patience until then. 

 

Regards, 

Karthik Raja A 

[Karthikraja Arumugam]

Hi Kyle,                    

      

We have fixed the reported issue “MultilineText editor’s TextColor cannot be changed in floating label layout” and included the issue fix in our latest Weekly NuGet release update version 17.4.0.47 which is available for download (nuget.org).

 

We thank you for your support and appreciate your patience in waiting for this update. Please get in touch with us if you would require any further assistance. 

 

Regards, 

Karthik Raja A