To create a custom type converter, you need to implement the IValueConverter class and override the Convert and ConvertBack methods. Here’s an example in XAML:
XAML
<ContentPage.Resources>
<local:IntToBoolConverter x:Key="intToBool" />
</ContentPage.Resources>
<StackLayout Padding="10, 0">
<Entry x:Name="entry1"
Text=""
Placeholder="enter search term"
VerticalOptions="Center" />
<Button Text="Search"
HorizontalOptions="Center"
VerticalOptions="Center"
IsEnabled="{Binding Source={x:Reference entry1},
Path=Text.Length,
Converter={StaticResource intToBool}}" />
</StackLayout>
C#
public class IntToBoolConverter : IValueConverter
{
public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
{
return (int)value != 0;
}
public object ConvertBack(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
{
return (bool)value ? 1 : 0;
}
}
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