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1 | | -# programatic-converter-dataform-xamarin |
2 | | -How to programmatically implement converter to Xamarin.Forms DataForm (SfDataForm) |
| 1 | +# How to programmatically implement converter to Xamarin.Forms DataForm (SfDataForm) |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +You can apply the converter for Editor in Xamarin.Forms [SfDataForm](https://help.syncfusion.com/xamarin/dataform/getting-started?) by using custom editor. |
| 4 | + |
| 5 | +You can create and add custom editor to SfDataForm by overriding the [DataFormEditor](https://help.syncfusion.com/cr/cref_files/xamarin/Syncfusion.SfDataForm.XForms~Syncfusion.XForms.DataForm.Editors.DataFormEditor%601.html?) class, where the CustomNumericEditor is inherited using the DataFormEditor<Entry>. |
| 6 | + |
| 7 | +Refer to the [online user guide documentation](https://help.syncfusion.com/xamarin/sfdataform/editors?&_ga=2.215218846.843378045.1589170218-1204678185.1570168583#custom-editor) for creating new custom editor in DataForm. |
| 8 | + |
| 9 | +You can also refer the following article. |
| 10 | + |
| 11 | +https://www.syncfusion.com/kb/11541/how-to-programmatically-implement-converter-to-xamarin-forms-dataform-sfdataform |
| 12 | + |
| 13 | +**C#** |
| 14 | + |
| 15 | +CustomNumericEditor extends DataFormEditor to add converter programmatically. |
| 16 | +``` c# |
| 17 | +public class CustomNumericEditor : DataFormEditor<Entry> |
| 18 | +{ |
| 19 | + public CustomNumericEditor(SfDataForm dataForm) : base(dataForm) |
| 20 | + { |
| 21 | + } |
| 22 | + protected override Entry OnCreateEditorView(DataFormItem dataFormItem) |
| 23 | + { |
| 24 | + return new Entry(); |
| 25 | + } |
| 26 | + protected override void OnInitializeView(DataFormItem dataFormItem, Entry view) |
| 27 | + { |
| 28 | + base.OnInitializeView(dataFormItem, view); |
| 29 | + view.Keyboard = Keyboard.Numeric; |
| 30 | + this.OnUpdateValue(dataFormItem, view); |
| 31 | + this.OnUpdateReadOnly(dataFormItem, view); |
| 32 | + } |
| 33 | + protected override void OnWireEvents(Entry view) |
| 34 | + { |
| 35 | + view.TextChanged += OnViewTextChanged; |
| 36 | + view.Focused += View_Focused; |
| 37 | + view.Unfocused += View_Unfocused; |
| 38 | + } |
| 39 | + private void View_Unfocused(object sender, Xamarin.Forms.FocusEventArgs e) |
| 40 | + { |
| 41 | + var view = sender as Entry; |
| 42 | + view.TextColor = Color.Red; |
| 43 | + |
| 44 | + if (this.DataForm.CommitMode == Syncfusion.XForms.DataForm.CommitMode.LostFocus || this.DataForm.ValidationMode == ValidationMode.LostFocus) |
| 45 | + this.OnValidateValue(view); |
| 46 | + } |
| 47 | + private void View_Focused(object sender, Xamarin.Forms.FocusEventArgs e) |
| 48 | + { |
| 49 | + var view = (sender as Entry); |
| 50 | + view.TextColor = Color.Green; |
| 51 | + } |
| 52 | + private void OnViewPropertyChanged(object sender, PropertyChangedEventArgs e) |
| 53 | + { |
| 54 | + OnValidateValue(sender as Entry); |
| 55 | + } |
| 56 | + protected override bool OnValidateValue(Entry view) |
| 57 | + { |
| 58 | + return this.DataForm.Validate("Amount"); |
| 59 | + } |
| 60 | + private void OnViewTextChanged(object sender, TextChangedEventArgs e) |
| 61 | + { |
| 62 | + var view = sender as Entry; |
| 63 | + if (DataForm.CommitMode == Syncfusion.XForms.DataForm.CommitMode.PropertyChanged || DataForm.ValidationMode == ValidationMode.PropertyChanged) |
| 64 | + this.OnValidateValue(view); |
| 65 | + } |
| 66 | + protected override void OnCommitValue(Entry view) |
| 67 | + { |
| 68 | + var dataFormItemView = view.Parent as DataFormItemView; |
| 69 | + var value = Convert.ToInt32(view.Text); |
| 70 | + view.Text = (value * 10).ToString(); |
| 71 | + this.DataForm.ItemManager.SetValue(dataFormItemView.DataFormItem, view.Text); |
| 72 | + } |
| 73 | + protected override void OnUpdateValue(DataFormItem dataFormItem, Entry view) |
| 74 | + { |
| 75 | + var cellValue = this.DataForm.ItemManager.GetValue(dataFormItem); |
| 76 | + if (cellValue != null && view.Text == cellValue.ToString()) |
| 77 | + return; |
| 78 | + view.Text = cellValue == null ? string.Empty : cellValue.ToString(); |
| 79 | + } |
| 80 | + protected override void OnUpdateReadOnly(DataFormItem dataFormItem, Entry view) |
| 81 | + { |
| 82 | + base.OnUpdateReadOnly(dataFormItem, view); |
| 83 | + } |
| 84 | + protected override void OnUnWireEvents(Entry view) |
| 85 | + { |
| 86 | + view.TextChanged -= OnViewTextChanged; |
| 87 | + view.Focused -= View_Focused; |
| 88 | + view.Unfocused -= View_Unfocused; |
| 89 | + } |
| 90 | +} |
| 91 | +``` |
| 92 | +Refer to the following code example for register the editor using [RegisterEditor](https://help.syncfusion.com/cr/cref_files/xamarin-android/Syncfusion.SfDataForm.Android~Syncfusion.Android.DataForm.SfDataForm~RegisterEditor.html?) as CustomNumericEditor to make data form item as custom editor in DataForm. |
| 93 | + |
| 94 | +**C#** |
| 95 | + |
| 96 | +Numeric editor registered to DataForm. |
| 97 | +``` c# |
| 98 | +public class DataFormBehavior : Behavior<ContentPage> |
| 99 | +{ |
| 100 | + SfDataForm dataForm; |
| 101 | + protected override void OnAttachedTo(ContentPage bindable) |
| 102 | + { |
| 103 | + base.OnAttachedTo(bindable); |
| 104 | + dataForm = bindable.FindByName<SfDataForm>("dataForm"); |
| 105 | + dataForm.RegisterEditor("Numeric", new CustomNumericEditor(dataForm)); |
| 106 | + dataForm.RegisterEditor("Amount", "Numeric"); |
| 107 | + } |
| 108 | +} |
| 109 | +``` |
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