How to Open a Calendar Using Text Input Layout in .NET MAUI Calendar?

In this article, you will learn how to open a Syncfusion® .NET MAUI Calendar (SfCalendar) control using the .NET MAUI TextInputLayout control.

XAML
Add the TextInputLayout control with the required properties.

<inputlayout:SfTextInputLayout Hint="Select Date" x:Name="textInputLayout" ContainerType="Outlined" ShowTrailingView="True">
 <Entry x:Name="dateEntry">
   <inputlayout:SfTextInputLayout.TrailingView>
     <Label Text="🗓"/>
   </inputlayout:SfTextInputLayout.TrailingView>
 </Entry>
</inputlayout:SfTextInputLayout>

XAML
Add the calendar with the required fields and set the IsVisible property to false to initially hide the calendar.

<calendar:SfCalendar x:Name="calendar" IsVisible="False" HeightRequest="300" View="Month" SelectionMode="Range" NavigationDirection="Forward" ShowActionButtons="True" IsShowTrailingAndLeadingDates="True" Background="White" HeaderTextColor="Purple" DayTextColor="Purple" SelectionBackground="Pink">
</calendar:SfCalendar>

C#
Show the calendar when focusing on the text input layout by handling the Focused event.

this.textInputLayout.Focused += TextInputLayout_Focused;

private void TextInputLayout_Focused(object sender, FocusEventArgs e)
{
   calendar.IsVisible = true;
}

Conclusion:
I hope you enjoyed learning how to open a calendar using the text input layout in the .NET MAUI Calendar.

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