How to receive the Text Changed event in the .NET MAUI Autocomplete

This repository contains a sample explaining how to receive the Text Changed event in the Autocomplete .NET MAUIt

Text Changed event in the Autocomplete .NET MAUI

we can use the TextChanged event from the Entry, which is a child element of the SfAutoComplete, and set up an event handler to respond to the text changes in the Entry element. Here’s how you can achieve this:

C#

public partial class MainPage : ContentPage
{
    public MainPage()
    {
        InitializeComponent();
        
        // Get the Entry control from SfAutocomplete
        var entry = GetEntryFromAutoComplete(autoComplete);
        if (entry != null)
        {
            // Attach the TextChanged event handler
            entry.TextChanged += MainPage_TextChanged;
        }
    }

    private void MainPage_TextChanged(object? sender, TextChangedEventArgs e)
    {
        // Handle the text change event here
    }
    
    private Entry? GetEntryFromAutocomplete(SfAutocomplete sfAutocomplete)
    {
        foreach (var child in sfAutocomplete.Children)
        {
            if (child is Entry entry)
            {
                return entry;
            }
        }
        return null; // Return null if no Entry is found
    }
}