This book is intended for readers who have experience of the C# 6.0 programming language and are interested in learning how to create stunning native and cross-platform user interfaces for the iOS and Android platforms using the Xamarin and Xamarin.Forms frameworks with C# 7. It is assumed that you are familiar with object-oriented programming (OOP) techniques and have experience of developing C# applications using Visual Studio.
- Title Page
- Copyright and Credits
- Dedication
- www.PacktPub.com
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Setting Up Visual Studio for Mac
- Building a PhotoLibrary App Using Android
- Building a SlidingTiles Game Using Xamarin.iOS
- Creating a native iOS app using Visual Studio for Mac
- Creating the SlidingTiles user interface using Storyboards
- Implementing the game logic for our SlidingTiles Game
- Creating and implementing the GameTile Interface class
- Creating and implementing the GameTile class
- Updating the ViewController class to implement our class methods
- Creating and implementing the CreateGameBoard method
- Creating and implementing the ResetGame_Clicked method
- Randomly shuffling our Game Tiles on the Game Board
- Implementing the StartNewGame Instance method
- Handling touch events in the Game Board user interface
- Working with and applying animations to your app
- Launching the SlidingTiles game using the iOS simulator
- Summary
- Creating the TrackMyWalks Native App
- Creating the TrackMyWalks project solution
- Creating and implementing our data model
- Creating the WalksMainPage interface using XAML
- Implementing the WalksMainPage code using C#
- Creating the WalkEntryPage interface using XAML
- Implementing the WalkEntryPage code using C#
- Creating the WalkTrailInfoPage interface using XAML
- Implementing the WalkTrailInfoPage code using C#
- Creating the WalkDistancePage interface using XAML
- Implementing the WalkDistancePage code using C#
- Updating the TrackMyWalks.iOS AppDelegate
- Updating the TrackMyWalks.Android MainActivity
- Creating the SplashPage interface using XAML
- Implementing the SplashPage code using C#
- Launching TrackMyWalks using the iOS simulator
- Summary
- MVVM and Data Binding
- Understanding the MVVM architectural pattern
- Creating and implementing the BaseViewModel
- Creating the WalksMainPageViewModel using C#
- Creating the WalkEntryPageViewModel using C#
- Creating the WalkTrailInfoPageViewModel using C#
- Creating the WalkDistancePageViewModel using C#
- Launching the TrackMyWalks app using the iOS simulator
- Summary
- Navigating Within the Mvvm Model
- Understanding the Xamarin.Forms Navigation API
- Differences between the Navigation and ViewModel approaches
- Creating and implementing the NavigationService interface
- Creating and implementing the NavigationService class
- Updating the BaseViewModel to use the navigation service
- Updating the WalksMainPageViewModel using C#
- Updating the WalksMainPage code-behind using C#
- Updating the WalkEntryPageViewModel using C#
- Updating the WalkEntryPage code-behind using C#
- Updating the WalkTrailInfoPageViewModel using C#
- Updating the WalkTrailInfoPage code-behind using C#
- Updating the WalkDistancePageViewModel using C#
- Updating the WalkDistancePage code-behind using C#
- Updating the SplashPage code-behind using C#
- Updating the App.xaml class to use the navigation service
- Summary
- Adding Location-based Features Within Your App
- Creating and using platform-specific services within your app
- Creating and implementing the ILocationService interface
- Creating and implementing the LocationService class
- Updating the WalkEntryPageViewModel using C#
- Updating the WalkDistancePageViewModel using C#
- Creating the CustomMapOverlay class using C#
- Updating the WalkDistancePage user interface using XAML
- Updating the WalkDistancePage code-behind using C#
- Creating and implementing the CustomMapRenderer (iOS)
- Creating and implementing the CustomMapRenderer (Android)
- Enabling background location updates and permissions
- Launching the TrackMyWalks app using the iOS simulator
- Summary
- Customizing the User Interface
- Customizing the DataTemplate in the WalksMainPage
- Applying padding and margins to XAML layouts
- Creating and implementing Styles in your App
- Creating and using PlatformEffects in your app
- Creating and Implementing the ButtonShadowEffect (iOS)
- Creating and implementing the LabelShadowEffect (iOS)
- Creating and implementing the ButtonShadowEffect (Android)
- Creating and implementing the LabelShadowEffect (Android)
- Implementing the ButtonShadowEffect RoutingEffect class
- Implementing the LabelShadowEffect RoutingEffect class
- Updating the WalksMainPage to use the LabelShadowEffect
- Updating the WalkTrailInfoPage to use the LabelShadowEffect
- Updating the WalkTrailInfoPage to use the ButtonShadowEffect
- Creating and implementing ValueConverters in your app
- Updating the BaseViewModel class to include additional properties
- Updating the WalksMainPageViewModel to use our property
- Updating the WalksMainPage to use our ImageConverter class
- Updating the WalkEntryPage to use our ImageConverter class
- Updating the WalkTrailInfoPage to use our ImageConverter class
- Launching the TrackMyWalks app using the iOS simulator
- Summary
- Working with Animations in Xamarin.Forms
- Working with the Razor Templating Engine
- Understanding the Razor templating engine
- Building a BookLibrary app using the Razor templating engine
- Adding the SQLite-net NuGet package to our solution
- Creating and implementing the BookLibraryListing page
- Creating and implementing the BookLibraryAddEdit page
- Updating the Book Library cascading style sheet (CSS)
- Updating the WebViewController class using C#
- Launching the BookLibrary app using the iOS simulator
- Summary
- Incorporating Microsoft Azure App Services
- Understanding the Microsoft Azure App services platform
- Setting up and configuring Microsoft Azure App services
- Adding the Newtonsoft.Json NuGet package to our solution
- Updating the WalkDataModel for our TrackMyWalks app
- Creating and implementing the RestWebService interface
- Creating and implementing the RestWebService class
- Updating the BaseViewModel class to include our RestWebService
- Updating the WalksMainPage code-behind using C#
- Updating the WalkEntryPage user interface using XAML
- Launching the TrackMyWalks app using the iOS simulator
- Summary
- Making Our App Social Using the Twitter API
- Creating and registering the TrackMyWalks app with the Twitter Developer Portal
- Creating and implementing the TwitterAuthDetails class
- Creating and implementing the TwitterWebService interface
- Creating and implementing the TwitterWebService class
- Creating and implementing the TwitterSignInPageViewModel using C#
- Creating and implementing the user interface for the TwitterSignInPage
- Creating and implementing the TwitterSignInPageRenderer (iOS)
- Updating the WalksMainPage code-behind using C#
- Updating the WalkDistancePage user unterface using XAML
- Registering the TwitterSignInPage within the App.xaml class
- Launching the TrackMyWalks app using the iOS simulator
- Summary
- Unit Testing Your Xamarin.Forms Apps
- Creating the Unit Testing project within the TrackMyWalks solution
- Running unit tests within the Visual Studio for Mac IDE
- Creating a UITest project within the TrackMyWalks solution
- Updating the WalksMainPage code-behind using C#
- Adding the Xamarin.Test Cloud.Agent NuGet package
- Running UITests within the Visual Studio for Mac IDE
- Summary
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