From dec9364fdbb83b92bd208e28fb892abf81a55a68 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Hamish Duff <99325835+duffh@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2024 10:06:47 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] [.NET MAUI] Focus search bar automatically on search page 
 (#1491)

---
 src/MAUI/Maui.Samples/Views/SearchPage.xaml.cs | 10 +++++++++-
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/MAUI/Maui.Samples/Views/SearchPage.xaml.cs b/src/MAUI/Maui.Samples/Views/SearchPage.xaml.cs
index 75a8170063..1542b43e70 100644
--- a/src/MAUI/Maui.Samples/Views/SearchPage.xaml.cs
+++ b/src/MAUI/Maui.Samples/Views/SearchPage.xaml.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,15 @@ public SearchPage()
 		InitializeComponent();
         _viewModel = new SearchViewModel();
         BindingContext = _viewModel;
-	}
+
+        // Focus search bar when page loads.
+        SampleSearchBar.Loaded += SampleSearchBar_Loaded;
+    }
+
+    private void SampleSearchBar_Loaded(object sender, EventArgs e)
+    {
+        SampleSearchBar.Focus();
+    }
 
     private void TapGestureRecognizer_SearchResultTapped(object sender, TappedEventArgs e)
     {