Changing a theme at runtime requires the use of XAML/C# styles, and is not possible using CSS.

[egvijayanand]

Type of issue

Missing information

Description

There's a slight misinformation on this page.

Changing a theme at runtime requires the use of XAML styles, and is not possible using CSS.

Changing a theme at runtime requires the use of XAML/C# style definition, and is not possible using CSS.

C# is not mentioned. This info is necessary for those migrating from non-XAML frameworks.

Page URL

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/maui/user-interface/theming?view=net-maui-8.0

Content source URL

https://github.com/dotnet/docs-maui/blob/main/docs/user-interface/theming.md

Document Version Independent Id

04d29bb3-0ea9-e42a-d6d2-cf338baca362

Article author

@davidbritch

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• ID: 04d29bb3-0ea9-e42a-d6d2-cf338baca362
• Service: dotnet-mobile
• Sub-service: dotnet-maui