XAML – Tips and Tricks
When using Xamarin Forms sometimes there’s code that we do in the code behind because maybe we don’t know that can be done using XAML. Here is the list of 10 things that maybe you didn’t know you can...
View ArticleXAML Markup extension in Xamarin Forms
A XAML markup extension is a class that implements the IMarkupExtension or IMarkupExtension<T>. Basically, it allows you to set element properties referenced indirectly from a different source....
View ArticleAwesome Xamarin Forms properties that you probably didn’t know about
With all the updates is easy to lose track of all the magic that you can do now in Xamarin Forms. If you developed using Forms a few months ago probably there were a lot of things that you needed a...
View ArticleUnderstanding Visual State Manager in Xamarin Forms
Visual State Manager is a concept that was introduced in Xamarin Forms 3.0 which allows you to do visual changes according to a state. So basically according to a status change, you can change the...
View ArticleHandle Multilingual in Xamarin Forms (Without any plugin)
A few years ago, I created a Multilingual plugin to handle multiple language support in Xamarin apps. The reason I did this, was because there was no .NET Standard at the time so for things like...
View ArticleOnline Talk – Mastering XAML in Xamarin Forms @ Monkey Conf Spain
On December 8, Rendy Del Rosario and I participated in the Monkey Conf Spain event. We gave a talk about Mastering XAML in Xamarin Forms covering topics such as Triggers, Converters, Multi-Bindings ,...
View ArticleUnderstanding Multi-Binding in Xamarin Forms
Multi-binding is a great feature that was introduced in Xamarin Forms 4.7 that allows the binding of multiple sources to a single target property. It gives us a lot of flexibility as now we don’t need...
View ArticleXAML Naming Conventions in Xamarin Forms
While developing applications, one of the things that help maintain the quality of your code is adhering to the naming conventions of the programming language you are using. As Xamarin Developers...
View ArticleExploring Drag and Drop in Xamarin Forms
In Xamarin Forms 5 the ability for doing drag and drop was released. In this article, I’ll explore it and show you how to use it by creating a simple Schedule UI, which will have the ability to drag...
View ArticleConverter with multiple Parameters in Xamarin Forms
— If you don’t know what a converter is, I recommend you reading this article first. Have you ever wondered how to pass multiple parameters to a converter, or how to create properties in a converter...
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