Mastering Xamarin UI Development

Mastering Xamarin UI Development
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Publisher : Packt Publishing Ltd
Total Pages : 577
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ISBN-10 : 9781788998529
ISBN-13 : 1788998529
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Book Synopsis Mastering Xamarin UI Development by : Steven F. Daniel

Download or read book Mastering Xamarin UI Development written by Steven F. Daniel and published by Packt Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2018-08-31 with total page 577 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn how to build stunning, maintainable, cross-platform mobile application user interfaces using C# 7 with the power of both the Xamarin and Xamarin.Forms frameworks. Key Features Build effective native and cross-platform user interfaces using the Xamarin frameworks for iOS and Android, as well as Xamarin.Forms. Maximize the testability, flexibility, and overall quality of your Xamarin mobile apps. Step-by-Steps guide that is packed with real-world scenarios and solutions, to build professional grade mobile apps and games for the iOS and Android platforms, using C# 7. Book Description This book will provide you with the knowledge and practical skills that are required to develop real-world Xamarin and Xamarin.Forms applications. You’ll learn how to create native Android app that will interact with the device camera and photo gallery, and then create a native iOS sliding tiles game. You will learn how to implement complex UI layouts and creating customizable control elements based on the platform, using XAML and C# 7 code to interact with control elements within your XAML ContentPages. You’ll learn how to add location-based features by to your apps by creating a LocationService class and using the Xam.Plugin.Geolocator cross-platform library, that will be used to obtain the current device location. Next, you’ll learn how to work with and implement animations and visual effects within your UI using the PlatformEffects API, using C# code. At the end of this book, you’ll learn how to integrate Microsoft Azure App Services and use the Twitter APIs within your app. You will work with the Razor Templating Engine to build a book library HTML5 solution that will use a SQLite.net library to store, update, retrieve, and delete information within a local SQLite database. Finally, you will learn how to write unit tests using the NUnit and UITest frameworks. What you will learn Build native and cross-platform apps for both iOS and Android using the Xamarin and Xamarin.Forms platform using C# 7. Implement and customize different user-interface layouts and Animations within your application and use the PlatFormEffects API to change appearance of control elements. Understand the MVVM architectural pattern and how to implement this with your apps. Build a NavigationService class to enable. navigation between your ViewModels as well as Implementing Data-Binding to control elements within your XAML pages and ViewModels. Work with the Razor Templating Engine to create Models and Razor Pages that communicate with an SQLite database. Build a LocationService class to incorporate location-based features within your cross-platform apps to display the user’s current location by creating a custom cross-platform map control and handle location tracking updates. Work with the Microsoft Azure App Services Platform and Implement Social networking features within your app using the Twitter API. Unit Testing your Xamarin.Forms apps using the NUnit and UITest Frameworks Who this book is for This book is intended for readers who have experience using at least the C# 6.0 programming language and 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 using C# 7.


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