How to set a maximum width of a layout/view in xamarin forms

Question

I have a signup page with a few labels and entries, it works fine in portrait, but when in landscape, especially in the UWP, the entries takes the width of the whole screen.

Is there a way to set the layout/view not to exceed a certain width?

Answer 1

I figured it out, the `WidthRequest" will try to get the requested width, if not it will take the width available by the parent item. So basically, we do not need a maximum width property.

Answer 2

You can use WidthRequest and HeightRequest or LayoutOptions(HorizontalOptions and VerticalOptions) for better positioning of views inside Layout

Answer 3

You can use the SizeChanged event of the Page to customize the layout when switching to/from portrait/landscape mode :

public partial class MyPage : ContentPage
{
    public MyPage()
    {
        InitializeComponent ();
        SizeChanged += OnSizeChanged;
    }

    void OnSizeChanged (object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        // Customize your layout here (i.e. using HeightRequest/WidthRequest)...
    }
}

Hope it helps!