AndExpand obsolete options

[williambuchanan2]

I noticed that AndExpand is now being marked as obsolete. I had hoped this meant I could just remove the word 'AndExpand' and everything would just work but that isn't the case. As soon as I remove it I have major layout issues.

My question is what are the options? How do I get things to fill the remaining space if this option is no longer available?

I noticed in a post some advice that I need to replace my StackLayouts with Grid to get around this problem. I have made extensive use of StackLayouts as well as AndExpand so I am reluctant to do that (especially knowing that a week later the advice may completely change without warning). Also, in some cases I had tried to use Grid but ran into other problems, which is how I ended up with StackLayouts. I also tried to use HorizontalStackLayout and VerticalStackLayout but they aren't options because they don't take up the remaining space.

Does anyone have reliable advice on what we are supposed to do to prepare for when this rug gets pulled from under our feet?

[jarlem]

What worked for me was to always have the Grid as the first element in the view. Then you can put your VerticalStackLayouts inside and keep some of your current layout. But I use a lot more Grids now than I did before, also nested Grids. Grids are reliable for layout, stacklayouts are not (my experience).

[williambuchanan2]

In the early days when we built the apps there were some issues with Grid, which is why we used StackLayout (can't remember the details but I think they weren't sizing to the bounds of the screen). Also, we tried to use Vertical/Horizontal StackLayouts but gave up because they don't expand, so our content was sticking to the left of the screen.

It sounds like I might have to go back and replace all those stacklayouts with grids, which is going to be a lot of work :(

[sjordanGSS]

I've been trying to use FlexLayout as FlexLayout.Grow="1" would be a great replacement for AndExpand, but it's hopelessly broken in a few ways at the moment. Hopefully it'll get fixed eventually but I'm not holding my breath.