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Fixed SearchBar CursorPosition and SelectionLength not updating when typing#34347

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Fixed SearchBar CursorPosition and SelectionLength not updating when typing#34347
kubaflo merged 2 commits intodotnet:inflight/currentfrom
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Issue Details

SearchBar.CursorPosition and SelectionLength properties don't work correctly.

Root Cause

Android:
QueryEditor is implemented using SearchView.SearchAutoComplete instead of MauiAppCompatEditText. Because of this, it does not expose a SelectionChanged event, and the handler was not tracking cursor or selection updates.

iOS / MacCatalyst:
The TextFieldEditingChanged handler updated VirtualView.Text, but it did not read back the CursorPosition or SelectionLength from the native UITextField, resulting in the virtual view not being synchronized with the platform cursor state.

Windows:
AutoSuggestBox internally wraps a TextBox. The handler did not subscribe to the inner TextBox.SelectionChanged event, so cursor and selection updates were not propagated to the VirtualView.

Description of Change

Android:

  • Added QueryEditorTouchListener to read the cursor position on ACTION_UP.
  • Added QueryEditorKeyListener to read the cursor position on key ACTION_UP.
  • OnQueryTextChange now invokes OnQueryEditorSelectionChanged(), which posts a deferred read of GetCursorPosition() and GetSelectedTextLength()
  • Implemented MapCursorPosition and MapSelectionLength mappers that delegate to QueryEditor.UpdateCursorPosition and QueryEditor.UpdateSelectionLength.
  • Updated EditTextExtensions.UpdateCursorSelection to wrap SetSelection in a Post() when the control is focused, preventing race conditions with SearchView.setQuery().
  • Updated GetSelectedTextLength() to use Math.Abs() to correctly handle RTL selections.

iOS / MacCatalyst:

  • Added property mappers to synchronize cursor and selection values from the VirtualView to the platform editor. These mappers ensure that when CursorPosition or SelectionLength changes on the SearchBar, the corresponding values are updated on the underlying UITextField.
  • Introduced SearchEditorDelegate (UITextFieldDelegate) with DidChangeSelection override to detect cursor repositioning and selection changes.
  • In WillMoveToWindow, assign the delegate when attached to the window and clear it when removed.
  • Handler proxy subscribes to platformView.SelectionChanged → OnSelectionChanged, following the pattern used in EntryHandler.iOS.
  • Added MapCursorPosition and MapSelectionLength to update the native editor using SetTextRange().

Windows:

  • In the OnGotFocus handler (after PlatformView is loaded), locate the inner TextBox using GetFirstDescendant().
  • Subscribe to TextBox.SelectionChanged.
  • OnPlatformSelectionChanged reads _queryTextBox.GetCursorPosition() and _queryTextBox.SelectionLength and syncs them to VirtualView.
  • DisconnectHandler now unsubscribes from the event and clears _queryTextBox.
  • Added MapCursorPosition and MapSelectionLength that delegate to _queryTextBox.UpdateCursorPosition and _queryTextBox.UpdateSelectionLength.

Validated the behaviour in the following platforms

  • Android
  • Windows
  • iOS
  • Mac

Issues Fixed:

Fixes #30779

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Pull request overview

Fixes SearchBar.CursorPosition and SelectionLength synchronization across Android, iOS/MacCatalyst, and Windows by wiring native selection/cursor changes back into the MAUI ISearchBar, and by adding mappers to push virtual cursor/selection values to the platform controls.

Changes:

  • Add CursorPosition/SelectionLength property mappers to SearchBarHandler and platform implementations (Android/iOS/Windows).
  • Implement native cursor/selection change detection (Android touch/key hooks; iOS delegate selection callback; Windows inner TextBox.SelectionChanged).
  • Add regression device tests covering cursor/selection updates while typing/selection changes on each platform.

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src/Core/src/Handlers/SearchBar/SearchBarHandler.cs Adds handler property mappings for CursorPosition and SelectionLength.
src/Core/src/Handlers/SearchBar/SearchBarHandler.Standard.cs Adds no-op mapper stubs for non-platform builds.
src/Core/src/Handlers/SearchBar/SearchBarHandler.Android.cs Tracks native selection changes via query editor touch/key hooks; adds mapper methods.
src/Core/src/Platform/Android/EditTextExtensions.cs Adjusts selection setting timing; improves selection-length handling (RTL-safe).
src/Core/src/Handlers/SearchBar/SearchBarHandler.iOS.cs Adds mapper methods and syncs native selection changes back to virtual view via SelectionChanged.
src/Core/src/Platform/iOS/MauiSearchBar.cs Adds selection-change detection on internal search text field via delegate + new SelectionChanged event.
src/Core/src/Platform/iOS/SearchBarExtensions.cs Adds native selection update helpers for SearchBar’s internal UITextField.
src/Core/src/Handlers/SearchBar/SearchBarHandler.Windows.cs Hooks inner TextBox.SelectionChanged and adds mapper methods to push cursor/selection to native.
src/Core/tests/DeviceTests/Handlers/SearchBar/SearchBarHandlerTests.cs Adds cross-platform regression test for cursor updates after native typing.
src/Core/tests/DeviceTests/Handlers/SearchBar/SearchBarHandlerTests.Android.cs Adds Android regression tests for cursor/selection updates and MAUI→native cursor mapping.
src/Core/tests/DeviceTests/Handlers/SearchBar/SearchBarHandlerTests.iOS.cs Adds iOS regression tests for focus-driven cursor updates and selection synchronization.
src/Core/tests/DeviceTests/Handlers/SearchBar/SearchBarHandlerTests.Windows.cs Adds Windows regression tests for cursor/selection updates via native AutoSuggestBox/inner TextBox.
src/Core/src/PublicAPI/net-android/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt Public API entries for new mapper methods.
src/Core/src/PublicAPI/net-ios/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt Public API entries for new mapper methods.
src/Core/src/PublicAPI/net-maccatalyst/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt Public API entries for new mapper methods.
src/Core/src/PublicAPI/net-windows/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt Public API entries for new mapper methods.

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Could you please resolve conflicts

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Could you please resolve conflicts?

@kubaflo Resolved conflicts. could you please review once.

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🚦 Gate - Test Before and After Fix

📊 Expand Full Gate4c3de7c · Fixed SearchBar CursorPosition and SelectionLength not updating when typing

Gate Result: ✅ PASSED

Platform: ANDROID · Base: main · Merge base: 794a9fa6

Test Without Fix (expect FAIL) With Fix (expect PASS)
📱 SearchBarHandlerTests (CursorPositionUpdatesAfterSetQuery, SelectionLengthUpdatesWhenTextIsSelectedNatively, CursorPositionSetProgrammaticallyUpdatesNativeCursor, SelectionLengthUpdatesWhenTextIsSelectedViaKeyboard, CursorPositionUpdatesAfterSettingNativeText, CursorPositionUpdatesAfterTypingViaNativeInput, CursorPositionUpdatesWhenSearchBarGainsFocus, CursorPositionDoesNotChangeWhenTextSetProgrammaticallyWithoutFocus, CursorPositionUpdatesWhenRepositionedWithoutTextChange, SelectionLengthAndCursorPositionBothUpdateOnSelection) Category=SearchBar ✅ FAIL — 250s ✅ PASS — 354s
🔴 Without fix — 📱 SearchBarHandlerTests (CursorPositionUpdatesAfterSetQuery, SelectionLengthUpdatesWhenTextIsSelectedNatively, CursorPositionSetProgrammaticallyUpdatesNativeCursor, SelectionLengthUpdatesWhenTextIsSelectedViaKeyboard, CursorPositionUpdatesAfterSettingNativeText, CursorPositionUpdatesAfterTypingViaNativeInput, CursorPositionUpdatesWhenSearchBarGainsFocus, CursorPositionDoesNotChangeWhenTextSetProgrammaticallyWithoutFocus, CursorPositionUpdatesWhenRepositionedWithoutTextChange, SelectionLengthAndCursorPositionBothUpdateOnSelection): FAIL ✅ · 250s
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/home/vsts/work/1/s/src/Core/tests/DeviceTests/Handlers/SearchBar/SearchBarHandlerTests.Android.cs(56,13): error CS1061: 'IPlatformViewHandler' does not contain a definition for 'OnQueryEditorSelectionChanged' and no accessible extension method 'OnQueryEditorSelectionChanged' accepting a first argument of type 'IPlatformViewHandler' could be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?) [/home/vsts/work/1/s/src/Core/tests/DeviceTests/Core.DeviceTests.csproj::TargetFramework=net10.0-android]
/home/vsts/work/1/s/src/Core/tests/DeviceTests/Handlers/SearchBar/SearchBarHandlerTests.Android.cs(81,22): error CS0117: 'SearchBarHandler' does not contain a definition for 'MapCursorPosition' [/home/vsts/work/1/s/src/Core/tests/DeviceTests/Core.DeviceTests.csproj::TargetFramework=net10.0-android]

Build FAILED.

/home/vsts/work/1/s/src/Core/tests/DeviceTests/Handlers/SearchBar/SearchBarHandlerTests.Android.cs(56,13): error CS1061: 'IPlatformViewHandler' does not contain a definition for 'OnQueryEditorSelectionChanged' and no accessible extension method 'OnQueryEditorSelectionChanged' accepting a first argument of type 'IPlatformViewHandler' could be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?) [/home/vsts/work/1/s/src/Core/tests/DeviceTests/Core.DeviceTests.csproj::TargetFramework=net10.0-android]
/home/vsts/work/1/s/src/Core/tests/DeviceTests/Handlers/SearchBar/SearchBarHandlerTests.Android.cs(81,22): error CS0117: 'SearchBarHandler' does not contain a definition for 'MapCursorPosition' [/home/vsts/work/1/s/src/Core/tests/DeviceTests/Core.DeviceTests.csproj::TargetFramework=net10.0-android]
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    2 Error(s)

Time Elapsed 00:03:54.94

🟢 With fix — 📱 SearchBarHandlerTests (CursorPositionUpdatesAfterSetQuery, SelectionLengthUpdatesWhenTextIsSelectedNatively, CursorPositionSetProgrammaticallyUpdatesNativeCursor, SelectionLengthUpdatesWhenTextIsSelectedViaKeyboard, CursorPositionUpdatesAfterSettingNativeText, CursorPositionUpdatesAfterTypingViaNativeInput, CursorPositionUpdatesWhenSearchBarGainsFocus, CursorPositionDoesNotChangeWhenTextSetProgrammaticallyWithoutFocus, CursorPositionUpdatesWhenRepositionedWithoutTextChange, SelectionLengthAndCursorPositionBothUpdateOnSelection): PASS ✅ · 354s

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📁 Fix files reverted (9 files)
  • eng/pipelines/ci-copilot.yml
  • src/Core/src/Handlers/SearchBar/SearchBarHandler.Android.cs
  • src/Core/src/Handlers/SearchBar/SearchBarHandler.Standard.cs
  • src/Core/src/Handlers/SearchBar/SearchBarHandler.Windows.cs
  • src/Core/src/Handlers/SearchBar/SearchBarHandler.cs
  • src/Core/src/Handlers/SearchBar/SearchBarHandler.iOS.cs
  • src/Core/src/Platform/Android/EditTextExtensions.cs
  • src/Core/src/Platform/iOS/MauiSearchBar.cs
  • src/Core/src/Platform/iOS/SearchBarExtensions.cs

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🤖 AI Summary

📊 Expand Full Review4c3de7c · Fixed SearchBar CursorPosition and SelectionLength not updating when typing
🔍 Pre-Flight — Context & Validation

Issue: #30779 - SearchBar - CursorPosition and SelectionLength are not updated when the user types
PR: #34347 - Fixed SearchBar CursorPosition and SelectionLength not updating when typing
Platforms Affected: Android, iOS, MacCatalyst, Windows
Files Changed: 8 implementation, 4 test

Key Findings

  • Root cause (Android): QueryEditor is SearchView.SearchAutoComplete (not MauiAppCompatEditText), so no SelectionChanged event. PR adds three hooks: OnQueryTextChange (typing), QueryEditorTouchListener (ACTION_UP), QueryEditorKeyListener (navigation keys).
  • Root cause (iOS/Mac): TextFieldEditingChanged updated VirtualView.Text but never read back cursor/selection. PR adds SearchEditorDelegate with DidChangeSelection + maps SelectionChanged event to OnSelectionChanged proxy.
  • Root cause (Windows): AutoSuggestBox wraps inner TextBox; handler didn't subscribe to TextBox.SelectionChanged. PR finds it via GetFirstDescendant<TextBox>() in OnLoaded.
  • EditTextExtensions.UpdateCursorSelection now wraps SetSelection in Post() when focused; clamps start/end to current text length (race condition fix).
  • MapCursorPosition/MapSelectionLength are internal (comment: "make public in .net 11") — deliberate API staging. Added to SearchBarHandler.cs PropertyMapper.
  • Prior AI review (commit 8bf5766) recommended REQUEST CHANGES due to Gate failure (likely false positive) and code quality concerns. Author addressed all 8 inline review comments.
  • Gate now PASSES (current session). All 8 prior inline review threads are resolved.
  • Labels: s/agent-reviewed, s/agent-changes-requested, s/agent-fix-pr-picked

Implementation Files

File Role
SearchBarHandler.Android.cs Three-hook cursor tracking + MapCursorPosition/MapSelectionLength
SearchBarHandler.iOS.cs SelectionChanged subscription + MapCursorPosition/MapSelectionLength
SearchBarHandler.Windows.cs Inner TextBox.SelectionChanged + MapCursorPosition/MapSelectionLength
SearchBarHandler.Standard.cs Empty fallback mappers
SearchBarHandler.cs PropertyMapper entries for CursorPosition/SelectionLength
EditTextExtensions.cs Post()-deferred SetSelection + clamping
MauiSearchBar.cs SearchEditorDelegate (iOS) with DidChangeSelection
SearchBarExtensions.cs UpdateCursorPosition/UpdateSelectionLength for iOS UITextField

Test Files

File Platform
SearchBarHandlerTests.Android.cs Android
SearchBarHandlerTests.iOS.cs iOS
SearchBarHandlerTests.Windows.cs Windows
SearchBarHandlerTests.cs Shared

Test Type

Device Testssrc/Core/tests/DeviceTests/Handlers/SearchBar/
Run command: pwsh .github/skills/run-device-tests/scripts/Run-DeviceTests.ps1 -Project Core -Platform android -TestFilter "Category=SearchBar"

Prior Agent Review Summary

  • Gate: ❌ FAILED (prior session — false positive; baseline detected unrelated PublicAPI entries as fix files)
  • Gate (current): ✅ PASSED
  • Try-Fix: Attempt 2 (ViewTreeObserver.IOnPreDrawListener + KeyListener) passed; 1 file changed
  • Selected Fix (prior): Attempt 2 — simpler than PR's 3-hook approach
  • PR author response: Addressed all 8 inline comments; kept original 3-hook approach (not Attempt 2)

Fix Candidates

# Source Approach Test Result Files Changed Notes
PR PR #34347 Three-hook Android (OnQueryTextChange + TouchListener + KeyListener) + Post() deferred reads; iOS SearchEditorDelegate DidChangeSelection; Windows inner TextBox.SelectionChanged ✅ PASSED (Gate) 8 impl + 4 test All prior review comments addressed

🔧 Fix — Analysis & Comparison

Fix Candidates

# Source Approach Test Result Files Changed Notes
1 try-fix (claude-opus-4.6) ISpanWatcher + TextWatcher on Editable buffer — monitors Selection span changes at text-buffer level ✅ PASS (209 passed) 5 files Different from PR's 3 event hooks; unified mechanism; no Post() race
2 try-fix (claude-sonnet-4.6) ArrowKeyMovementMethod subclass intercepts OnKeyUp + OnQueryTextChange for typing ✅ PASS (209 passed) 1 file 2-hook approach; simpler than PR
3 try-fix (gpt-5.3-codex) Focus-scoped polling loop reading SelectionStart/End periodically while focused ❌ FAIL 1 file 3 tests failed — polling interval missed deferred SearchView timing
4 try-fix (gpt-5.4) ITextWatcher.AfterTextChanged + ActionMode callbacks (gemini unavailable, gpt-5.4 used) ❌ FAIL 2 files Keyboard selection via Shift+Arrow missed by ActionMode
PR PR #34347 Three-hook Android (OnQueryTextChange + TouchListener + KeyListener) + Post() deferred reads; iOS SearchEditorDelegate DidChangeSelection; Windows inner TextBox.SelectionChanged ✅ PASSED (Gate) 8 impl + 4 test All prior review comments addressed

Cross-Pollination

Model Round New Ideas? Details
claude-opus-4.6 2 Yes AccessibilityDelegate on QueryEditor — override sendAccessibilityEvent to detect TYPE_VIEW_TEXT_SELECTION_CHANGED (novel, but complex; 2 passing simpler alternatives exist)
claude-sonnet-4.6 2 No NO NEW IDEAS
gpt-5.3-codex 2 Yes SearchAutoComplete subclass overriding OnSelectionChanged — already attempted in prior session via JNI, fails on AppCompatAutoCompleteTextView subclass
gpt-5.4 2 Yes Same SearchAutoComplete subclass idea as gpt-5.3-codex — already known to fail

Exhausted: Yes — all novel ideas are either already tried, known to fail, or more complex than existing passing alternatives.
Selected Fix: Attempt 2 (ArrowKeyMovementMethod + OnQueryTextChange) — simplest passing approach (1 file, 2 hooks vs PR's 3); OR PR's fix (fully validated Gate, multi-platform, all prior comments addressed). See analysis in Report.


📋 Report — Final Recommendation

✅ Final Recommendation: APPROVE

Phase Status

Phase Status Notes
Pre-Flight ✅ COMPLETE Issue #30779, 8 impl + 4 test files, all platforms (Android, iOS, MacCatalyst, Windows)
Gate ✅ PASSED android — all SearchBar device tests pass
Try-Fix ✅ COMPLETE 4 attempts; 2 passing (Attempt 1 ISpanWatcher, Attempt 2 ArrowKeyMovementMethod); 2 failed; cross-pollination exhausted
Report ✅ COMPLETE

Summary

PR #34347 fixes SearchBar.CursorPosition and SelectionLength not syncing on Android, iOS, MacCatalyst, and Windows (issue #30779). The Gate passes. All 8 prior inline review comments have been addressed. Two independent alternative approaches were found for Android — both pass tests — but the PR's fix is selected as the best overall solution because it explicitly covers all three input modalities (typing, touch-repositioning, keyboard navigation) and spans all four platforms.

Root Cause

Android: QueryEditor is SearchView.SearchAutoComplete (not MauiAppCompatEditText), so there is no SelectionChanged event. No mechanism tracked cursor/selection from typing, tap-repositioning, or keyboard navigation.

iOS/MacCatalyst: TextFieldEditingChanged updated VirtualView.Text but never read back cursor/selection from the native UITextField.

Windows: AutoSuggestBox wraps an inner TextBox; handler didn't subscribe to TextBox.SelectionChanged.

Try-Fix Analysis

# Approach Result Robustness vs PR
1 ISpanWatcher + TextWatcher on Editable buffer ✅ PASS Good — Editable-level span watch covers all cases, but 5 files vs PR's focused handler-level change
2 ArrowKeyMovementMethod subclass + OnQueryTextChange ✅ PASS Partial — covers typing + key nav, but misses touch-based cursor repositioning (tapping within text)
3 Focus-scoped polling ❌ FAIL N/A — timing unreliable
4 ITextWatcher + ActionMode callbacks ❌ FAIL N/A — keyboard Shift+Arrow selection missed
PR 3-hook (OnQueryTextChange + TouchListener + KeyListener) ✅ PASS (Gate) Most complete — explicitly handles all three input modalities

Selected Fix: PR — Attempt 2 (ArrowKeyMovementMethod) is the simplest Android-only alternative but doesn't cover touch cursor repositioning. The PR's three-hook approach is more defensively correct, covers all input modalities, and is the only solution that also addresses iOS/MacCatalyst and Windows.

Fix Quality

The PR's implementation is sound across all platforms:

Android:

  • Three hooks correctly cover all cursor-move scenarios: text change (typing), touch ACTION_UP (tap-to-reposition), and key ACTION_UP (keyboard navigation)
  • Post() deferral in OnQueryEditorSelectionChanged handles SearchView's internal timing (setQuery calls setText before setSelection)
  • EditTextExtensions.UpdateCursorSelection correctly clamps start/end inside the Post() callback to avoid out-of-range SetSelection if text changes between scheduling and execution
  • Math.Abs() in GetSelectedTextLength() correctly handles RTL selections

iOS/MacCatalyst:

  • SearchEditorDelegate with DidChangeSelection mirrors the Entry handler pattern
  • SelectionChanged event subscription on the proxy correctly integrates with existing iOS SearchBar lifecycle
  • MapCursorPosition/MapSelectionLength correctly delegate to SearchBarExtensions for UITextField manipulation

Windows:

  • GetFirstDescendant<TextBox>() in OnLoaded correctly finds inner TextBox
  • Old _queryTextBox.SelectionChanged subscription is unsubscribed before reassigning on repeated OnLoaded calls (prevents duplicate handlers)
  • DisconnectHandler correctly unsubscribes and nulls _queryTextBox

Code quality:

  • MapCursorPosition/MapSelectionLength are internal with comment "make public in .net 11" — correct API staging
  • PropertyMapper entries added in SearchBarHandler.cs
  • All 8 prior inline review comments addressed (encoding BOM, unused using, null! operator, comment direction, duplicate subscriptions)
  • Device tests comprehensively cover the fix: CursorPositionUpdatesAfterSetQuery, SelectionLengthUpdatesWhenTextIsSelectedNatively, CursorPositionSetProgrammatically, SelectionLengthUpdatesViaKeyboard, CursorPositionDoesntResetWhenNativeTextValueChanges, CursorPositionUpdatesAfterTypingViaNativeInput

Notes

No blocking concerns remain. The PR is ready to merge.


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Validated and addressed AI summary.

@kubaflo kubaflo changed the base branch from inflight/current to main April 5, 2026 21:26
@kubaflo kubaflo changed the base branch from main to inflight/current April 6, 2026 11:50
@kubaflo kubaflo changed the base branch from inflight/current to main April 6, 2026 11:50
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/rebase

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Rebased PR dotnet#34347 onto current main to show correct number of changed files.

Original author: Dhivya-SF4094
Fixes dotnet#30779

Co-authored-by: Dhivya-SF4094 <127717131+Dhivya-SF4094@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
@MauiBot MauiBot added s/agent-approved AI agent recommends approval - PR fix is correct and optimal and removed s/agent-changes-requested AI agent recommends changes - found a better alternative or issues labels Apr 6, 2026
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Could you please resolve the conflicts?

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Could you please resolve conflicts?

Dhivya-SF4094 added a commit to Dhivya-SF4094/maui that referenced this pull request Apr 7, 2026
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Rebased PR dotnet#34347 onto current main to show correct number of changed files.

Original author: Dhivya-SF4094
Fixes dotnet#30779

Co-authored-by: Dhivya-SF4094 <127717131+Dhivya-SF4094@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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⚠️ Merge Conflict Detected — This PR has merge conflicts with its target branch. Please rebase onto the target branch and resolve the conflicts.

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Rebased PR dotnet#34347 onto current main to show correct number of changed files.

Original author: Dhivya-SF4094
Fixes dotnet#30779

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Could you please resolve conflicts?

Resolved conflicts. Could you please review once.

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/azp run maui-pr-uitests , maui-pr-devicetests

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SearchBar.CursorPosition and SelectionLength properties don't work
correctly.

**Android:**
QueryEditor is implemented using SearchView.SearchAutoComplete instead
of MauiAppCompatEditText. Because of this, it does not expose
a SelectionChanged event, and the handler was not tracking cursor or
selection updates.

**iOS / MacCatalyst:**
The TextFieldEditingChanged handler updated VirtualView.Text, but it did
not read back the CursorPosition or SelectionLength from the
native UITextField, resulting in the virtual view not being synchronized
with the platform cursor state.

**Windows:**
AutoSuggestBox internally wraps a TextBox. The handler did not subscribe
to the inner TextBox.SelectionChanged event, so cursor and selection
updates were not propagated to the VirtualView.

**Android:**

- Added QueryEditorTouchListener to read the cursor position
on ACTION_UP.
- Added QueryEditorKeyListener to read the cursor position on
key ACTION_UP.
- OnQueryTextChange now invokes OnQueryEditorSelectionChanged(), which
posts a deferred read of GetCursorPosition() and GetSelectedTextLength()
- Implemented MapCursorPosition and MapSelectionLength mappers that
delegate
to QueryEditor.UpdateCursorPosition and QueryEditor.UpdateSelectionLength.
- Updated EditTextExtensions.UpdateCursorSelection to
wrap SetSelection in a Post() when the control is focused, preventing
race conditions with SearchView.setQuery().
- Updated GetSelectedTextLength() to use Math.Abs() to correctly handle
RTL selections.
-

**iOS / MacCatalyst:**

- Added property mappers to synchronize cursor and selection values from
the VirtualView to the platform editor. These mappers ensure that when
CursorPosition or SelectionLength changes on the SearchBar, the
corresponding values are updated on the underlying UITextField.
- Introduced SearchEditorDelegate (UITextFieldDelegate)
with DidChangeSelection override to detect cursor repositioning and
selection changes.
- In WillMoveToWindow, assign the delegate when attached to the window
and clear it when removed.
- Handler proxy subscribes to platformView.SelectionChanged →
OnSelectionChanged, following the pattern used in EntryHandler.iOS.
- Added MapCursorPosition and MapSelectionLength to update the native
editor using SetTextRange().
-

**Windows:**

- In the OnGotFocus handler (after PlatformView is loaded), locate the
inner TextBox using GetFirstDescendant<TextBox>().
- Subscribe to TextBox.SelectionChanged.
- OnPlatformSelectionChanged reads _queryTextBox.GetCursorPosition() and
_queryTextBox.SelectionLength and syncs them to VirtualView.
- DisconnectHandler now unsubscribes from the event and
clears _queryTextBox.
- Added MapCursorPosition and MapSelectionLength that delegate
to _queryTextBox.UpdateCursorPosition and _queryTextBox.UpdateSelectionLength.

- [x] Android
- [x] Windows
- [x] iOS
- [x] Mac

Fixes #30779

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