Calling Focus() on an Entry befor it has been displayed causes ClearButton to be displayed permanently

[AlphaWolvsblood]

Description

If you add a Entry with ClearButtonVisibility = ClearButtonVisibility.Never via code and call its Focus()-Methode befor the UI-Thread had time to update, the entry will always show its ClearButton.

This will not occure if ClearButtonVisibility = ClearButtonVisibility.WhileEditing.

Under Android, it seems to work fine:

Steps to Reproduce

Use the following content for your MainPage.xaml

  <ScrollView>
      <VerticalStackLayout x:Name="mainLayout" Padding="30,0" Spacing="25">
          <Button Text="Add 'Never' Entry"  Clicked="OnAddNeverEntry" HorizontalOptions="Fill" />
          <Button Text="Add 'While Editing' Entry"  Clicked="OnAddWhileEntry" HorizontalOptions="Fill" />
          <Button Text="Add 'Never' Entry - then change"  Clicked="OnAddNeverEntryThenChange" HorizontalOptions="Fill" />
          <Button Text="Add 'While Editing' Entry - then change"  Clicked="OnAddWhileEntryChange" HorizontalOptions="Fill" />
      </VerticalStackLayout>
  </ScrollView>

Use the following methods for your MainPage.xaml.cs

  private void OnAddNeverEntry(object sender, EventArgs e)
  {
      Entry entry = new Entry() { ClearButtonVisibility = ClearButtonVisibility.Never, Text = "Some Text"};
      mainLayout.Children.Add(entry);
      entry.Focus();
  }

  private void OnAddWhileEntry(object sender, EventArgs e)
  {
      Entry entry = new Entry() { ClearButtonVisibility = ClearButtonVisibility.WhileEditing, Text = "Some Text" };
      mainLayout.Children.Add(entry);
      entry.Focus();
  }

  private void OnAddNeverEntryThenChange(object sender, EventArgs e)
  {
      Entry entry = new Entry() { ClearButtonVisibility = ClearButtonVisibility.Never, Text = "Some Text" };
      mainLayout.Children.Add(entry);
      entry.ClearButtonVisibility = ClearButtonVisibility.WhileEditing;
      entry.Focus();
  }

  private void OnAddWhileEntryChange(object sender, EventArgs e)
  {
      Entry entry = new Entry() { ClearButtonVisibility = ClearButtonVisibility.WhileEditing, Text = "Some Text" };
      mainLayout.Children.Add(entry);
      entry.ClearButtonVisibility = ClearButtonVisibility.Never;
      entry.Focus();
  }

After launching your app, you can add entrys to the layout by pressing the buttons.
Pressing the first or fourth button adds an entry with a permanent ClearButton will be displayed.
Pressing the second or third button adds an entry will be displayed where the ClearButton is only beeing displayed while editing

If you delay the call of Focus(), it works fine.

  private void OnAddNeverEntry(object sender, EventArgs e)
  {
      Entry entry = new Entry() { ClearButtonVisibility = ClearButtonVisibility.Never, Text = "Some Text"};
      mainLayout.Children.Add(entry);
      Dispatcher.DispatchDelayed(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1), () =>
      {
          entry.Focus();
      });
  }

Link to public reproduction project repository

No response

Version with bug

8.0.40 SR5

Is this a regression from previous behavior?

Not sure, did not test other versions

Last version that worked well

Unknown/Other

Affected platforms

Windows

Affected platform versions

net8.0-windows10.0.17763.0 and net9.0-windows10.0.19041.0

Did you find any workaround?

1. Call the Focus()-Methode after the entry has been displayed
2. Modify App.xaml under Windows to create a custom style for entrys, based on the default style https://github.com/microsoft/microsoft-ui-xaml/blob/winui3/release/1.5.1/controls/dev/CommonStyles/TextBox_themeresources.xaml, where u remove the content of VisualState "ButtonVisible". This will remove the ClearButton completly.

Relevant log output

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[AlphaWolvsblood]

The cause for this issue might be related to #13714, as it shows a similar unexpected behavior, but taking different steps to reproduce

[MartyIX]

@AlphaWolvsblood I created #23158. Perhaps you could test if the PR actually fixes your issue.

FWIW, the PR helps with my own issue (not reported) but likely the same as yours.

[MartyIX]

Possible workaround when one never wants those clear buttons in entries is to modify <PROJECT>/Platforms/Windows/App.xaml like this:

<maui:MauiWinUIApplication
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
    xmlns:maui="using:Microsoft.Maui"
    xmlns:local="using:App.WinUI"
    x:Class="App.WinUI.App">

    <!-- An underline appears in text controls on Windows when text controls get focus. -->
    <!-- Turn it off as it clashes with our validation effects. -->
    <maui:MauiWinUIApplication.Resources>
        <Thickness x:Key="TextControlBorderThemeThickness">0</Thickness>
        <Thickness x:Key="TextControlBorderThemeThicknessFocused">0</Thickness>

+       <!-- Remove clean button for text boxes. -->
+       <Color x:Key="TextControlButtonBackgroundPointerOver">Transparent</Color>
+       <Color x:Key="TextControlButtonBackgroundPressed">Transparent</Color>
+       <Color x:Key="TextControlButtonBorderBrush">Transparent</Color>
+       <Color x:Key="TextControlButtonBorderBrushPointerOver">Transparent</Color>
+       <Color x:Key="TextControlButtonBorderBrushPressed">Transparent</Color>
+       <Color x:Key="TextControlButtonForeground">Transparent</Color>
+       <Color x:Key="TextControlButtonForegroundPointerOver">Transparent</Color>
+       <Color x:Key="TextControlButtonForegroundPressed">Transparent</Color>

        <CornerRadius x:Key="ControlCornerRadius">0</CornerRadius>
    </maui:MauiWinUIApplication.Resources>
</maui:MauiWinUIApplication>

But it's far from perfect.