Unexpected Extra Padding Visible Despite Margin and Padding Set to Zero in Layout - Branched from F196309

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Mike-EJun 27, 2025 09:20 PMHi Arul,Thank you again for your excellent support, it is greatly appreciated.  You have answered the two first questions for me, thank you for that.  For the third question, please be aware that the image I provided earlier have both Margin + Padding set to 0 and there appears to still be padding as demonstrated.  Is there another setting I should be aware of to remove the area denoted by the red rectangles?Thank you for any further assistance you can provide.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Hi Mike, You can modify the default padding for data form items by handling the GenerateDataFormItem event in both TextInputLayout and Default layouts. Below is a simple code snippet to achieve this: <sfdf:SfDataForm x:Name="nonWorkingDataForm"                     DataObject="{Binding Record}"                     BackgroundColor="White"                GenerateDataFormItem="nonWorkingDataForm_GenerateDataFormItem"                 LayoutType="TextInputLayout"/>  private void nonWorkingDataForm_GenerateDataFormItem(object sender, GenerateDataFormItemEventArgs e){    if (e.DataFormItem != null)    {e.DataFormItem.Padding = new Thickness(0, 5, 0, 5);    }} We have also attached a sample for your reference.Regards,Arul Jenith B.Attachment: DataFormSample_3d1c00cf.zip------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Hi Arul,Thank you for your continued assistance and excellent support it is greatly appreciated. The suggestion for the padding worked a bit more, but I am still seeing extra spacing.  Please see the below Xaml and code behind:This results in the following (note the red rectangles:Is there another property that allows the control to be flush against the sides as the Hello World Button is?Thank you for your continued assit

Priyadharshni Murugan · Accepted Answer

Hi Mike,We have fixed the reported issue and included the issue fix in our latest weekly NuGet release update version 30.1.42, which is available for download at nuget.orgRoot Cause: The default padding for the item is not ignore when the dataformItem padding is set.We thank you for your support and appreciate your patience in waiting for this release. Please get in touch with us if you require any further assistance.Regards,Priyadharshni M

Sri Radhesh Nag Subash Sankar · Answer

Hi
Mike,Thanks
for reaching out to us.We
have analyzed that the default behavior of the DataForm includes a padding of
10 on both sides. To remove this padding, you can modify the padding for
DataForm items by handling the GenerateDataFormItem event in
both TextInputLayout and Default layouts. Below is a simple code snippet to
achieve this:

<sfdf:SfDataForm
  x:Name="nonWorkingDataForm"
                      
  DataObject="{Binding Record}"
                      
  BackgroundColor="White"   
               GenerateDataFormItem="nonWorkingDataForm_GenerateDataFormItem"
                  
  LayoutType="TextInputLayout"/>

private
  void nonWorkingDataForm_GenerateDataFormItem(object sender,
  GenerateDataFormItemEventArgs e)
  {
     
  if (e.DataFormItem != null)
     
  {
  e.DataFormItem.Padding
  = new Thickness(-10, 5, -10, 5);
     
  }
  }

We
have also attached a sample for your reference.Regards,Sri
Radhesh Nag S

Mike-E · Answer

Hi Sri Radhesh Nag S, thank you for your reply.  If the DataForm has a default padding of 10, then why isn't it impacted when I explicitly set Padding="0" as shown earlier?  What does that padding do if setting it doesn't do anything?Here it is again for your convenience:

It would seem that if I set this value to 0, along with setting the value to 0 in the code behind, it should be 0 in the display and I shouldn't have to set a negative value for an intuitive value.Thank you for your consideration and continued assistance.

Priyadharshni Murugan · Answer

Hi,Thank you for the update. As per the current implementation, each DataFormItem within the DataForm has a built-in default left and right padding of 10, which is part of the control's design behavior. Modifying the Padding property of the DataForm itself does not override the internal padding of individual DataFormItem elements. To achieve your desired layout, we recommend setting the padding of each DataFormItem explicitly within the GenerateDataFormItem event. For example, you can use a padding value like (-10, 5, -10, 5) to offset the default padding and align the content as needed.Please let us know if you need further clarification or assistance.Regards,Priyadharshni M

Mike-E · Answer

Hi Priyadharshni, thank you very much for your reply. I understand that I can set negative values to achieve my desired layout, thank you confirming this. The issue that I am pointing out to you, however, is that this is the only Syncfusion control that I have used thus far that I have needed to do this. All others abide by 0,0,0,0 to achieve the equivalent desired layout.

Because of this inconsistency, this seems like a bug with this control. I hope that is understandable.

Thank you for your consideration.

Jeyasri M · Answer

Hi Mike,

# Unexpected Extra Padding Visible Despite Margin and Padding Set to
Zero in Layout  We have
logged an issue report for the same; we will fix this issue and include the
issue fix in our weekly NuGet release update which is expected to be available
by July 29, 2025. We appreciate your patience until then.You can
track the status of this report through the following feedback link: Extra
Padding Visible Despite Margin and Padding Set to Zero for Data Form Item in
.NET MAUI | Feedback PortalNote: The provided feedback link is
private, and you need to log in to view this feedback.Disclaimer:
Inclusion of this solution in the weekly release may change due to other
factors including but not limited to QA checks and works reprioritization.Regards,
Jeyasri M

Mike-E · Answer

Hi Priyadhasrshni!  Sorry for the delay here, but I wanted to thank you for the update and the fix.  It is greatly appreciated, along with all of your amazing efforts out there.  Thank you so much for listening to your customers and providing outstanding quality to your product. 🙏

Priyadharshni Murugan · Answer

Hi Mike, Great to hear the
issue has been addressed! We’ll mark this forum as solved now.If you have any
other questions or need help down the line, don’t hesitate to contact us.
Regards,
Priyadharshni M