How to Use Microsoft XAML Border on Xamarin Forms - xaml

Question

I want to know what would be a XAML windows phone "Border" to Xamarin Forms? there's no Border to use BorderThickness, i want to draw some "lines" and set inside of 5 row's.Thanks
XAML Windows Phone :
<Border Grid.Row="0" BorderThickness="0,0,0,2" BorderBrush="#fe98fe"/>
I found a Frame on xamarin it does almost the same thing as Border but is not looking good for me!

Answer 1

If you just want to draw a Line, you can use the BoxView https://developer.xamarin.com/api/type/Xamarin.Forms.BoxView/
Example for a horizontal line with height 2:
<BoxView Color="Red" HeightRequest="2" HorizontalOptions="FillAndExpand"></BoxView>
But there is currently no feature complete counterpart for Border.
<Grid>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="*"/>
<RowDefinition Height="*"/>
<RowDefinition Height="*"/>
<RowDefinition Height="*"/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<BoxView Grid.Row="0" BackgroundColor="Red" HeightRequest="2" VerticalOptions="End" HorizontalOptions="FillAndExpand"></BoxView>
<BoxView Grid.Row="1" BackgroundColor="Red" HeightRequest="2" VerticalOptions="End" HorizontalOptions="FillAndExpand"></BoxView>
<BoxView Grid.Row="2" BackgroundColor="Red" HeightRequest="2" VerticalOptions="End" HorizontalOptions="FillAndExpand"></BoxView>
<BoxView Grid.Row="3" BackgroundColor="Red" HeightRequest="2" VerticalOptions="End" HorizontalOptions="FillAndExpand"></BoxView>
</Grid>

Answer 2

I wouldn't do the same way as the accepted answer suggest.
The best thing to do (IMHO) is either to use a Frame or a Grid/StackLayout/AnyContainerHere.
Here is what I would do
<Grid BackgroundColor="YourBorderColorHere" Padding="YourBorderWidthValueWhichIsNotOfTypeThickness">
<YourContentHere [BackgroundColor="YourInnerBackgroundHere"]/>
<!-- If you don't have a content to set, use a BoxView with a different color (your background color)-->
</Grid>
This would do the same with less control, less rendering stuff so better perf.
If you want corner radius do the same thing with a Frame.
If the author didn't like the Frame appearance, he should had try to set on its Frame a CornerRadius to 0 and HasShadow to False.
The less control and content to render, the better !
I like to quote Van der Rohe : "Less is more"
If you just want to draw a Line (Border with Thickness = 0,0,0,2), use a BoxView.