LayoutOptions ...AndExpand obsolete, ok to use new LayoutOptions(LayoutAlignment...., expand: true);

[3sRykaert]

Since (for example) LayoutOptions.StartAndExpand is obsolete (and probably will be removed in future version) is it ok to just replace it by: new LayoutOptions(LayoutAlignment.Start, true)

Will this still work in future?
Since the obsolete warning, tells to use a grid instead, see:

maui/src/Controls/src/Core/LayoutOptions.cs

Line 22 in 85adc13

[Obsolete("The StackLayout expansion options are deprecated; please use a Grid instead.")]

[3sRykaert]

@jfversluis or @hartez (since you guys show up in the history of maui/src/Controls/src/Core/LayoutOptions.cs) you can answer this by accident?

[jfversluis]

Maybe something in here will be helpful for you: https://github.com/dotnet/maui/blob/main/docs/design/layout.md

[3sRykaert]

Thanks, this indeed seems a clear answer:
For ease of migration, Controls still uses the LayoutOptions structure, which also includes the (deprecated) "AndExpand" flags. The Core layout system ignores the "AndExpand" flags and translates the Fill/Start/Center/End values from LayoutOptions to the LayoutAlignment enumeration.
This brings us to the second main difference: the MAUI VerticalStackLayout and HorizontalStackLayout do not recognize the "AndExpand" layout options. If they see a child with layout options that include "AndExpand", they simply treat it as if the "AndExpand" weren't there - e.g., FillAndExpand becomes Fill.