New activity for new page
How do I get the new activity that was created when I navigate to a new page in Xamarin.Forms. The main activity is ok, it is created from the main page. however when I navigate to a new page it must...
View ArticleNeed sample for consume webservice in xamarin.forms
Need sample for consume webservice in xamarin.forms. I already tried http client, web response method but it's not working for me.
View ArticleBinding an event to an EventHandler in XAML
Hi, I need to bind an event to a ListView's ItemSelected EventHandler . The ListView is defined in a XAML file, it has a ViewModel class assigned and has a binding to the properties of the ViewModel,...
View ArticleHow to isentify the 'selected' row in a grid
I have defined a grid in XAML with a button in each row. I want to avoid assigning a separate clicked event handler for each button but when a button is clicked I want to identify which row the clicked...
View ArticleI install the Xamar with failure,please help me.
Error:"An error has occurred.please follow the steps outlined below in order to install the missing software." I install the Xamar in windows8.1(32bit) with administrator,I agree to license terms,click...
View ArticleResource Identifiers "paddingStart" and "paddingEnd" not found
Ok, so I'm trying to use the maps feature in xamarin forms, but I keep getting these errors that say "No resource identifier found for attribute 'paddingStart' in package 'android'" and "No resource...
View ArticleHow can I keep TabbedPage at bottom on Android, Windows Phone platform like iOS?
How can I keep TabbedPage at bottom on Android, Windows Phone platform like iOS?
View ArticleTips and Tricks
Does anyone have any tips and tricks for Xamarin.Forms? I Know there's a full set of controls Here, does anyone else want to post what they've been working on? Here's a code snippet I wrote to create a...
View ArticleIs it possible to add new data to a table that has already been displayed?
On a page, I have data that is driven by the selection of a dropdown. What steps do I need to take to update the table being displayed when the value in the dropdown changes.
View ArticleHow can I maximize memory handling in Xamarin.Forms?
I am running into an issue with image loading in Xamarin.Forms. I am loading images into a listview, then popping up a carousel with the images. None of them exceed 164KB. The heap is growing quickly,...
View ArticleWhat's the cause of this iOS error?
I've got my navigation setup as follows. public static INavigation Navigation { get; set; } public static Page GetMainPage(IContainer container) { var rootPage = Container.Resolve<MainPage>();...
View ArticlePersisting a user setting
How do I go about persisting a user setting/value? In Android, I get the SharedPreferences. Where do I start in X.F? Wally
View ArticleAdding custom UI functionality via Composition over Inheritance
Hi All At the moment most people seem to be adding functionality via inheritance and custom renderers. This is causing a problem for me because I can't add to functionality to my existing custom...
View ArticleListview with Custom ViewCell -> Textcontent reaches in next Cell
When I create a custom ViewCell with (to keep it simple) just two Labels in it, I have a problem with long texts. I create a layout like this and set it to the "View" Property of the ViewCell....
View ArticleNull reference exception in Android.App.Activity.n_OnCreate_Landroid_os_Bundle
Im getting the following exception: 0x13 in Android.App.Activity.n_OnCreate_Landroid_os_Bundle_ at...
View ArticleBindingContext Bug ?
Hi All I have been trying to get XAML bindings to work, and one thing I've noticed is that if you set the BindingContext of a page during the OnAppearing method of the ContentPage the XAML bindings...
View ArticleNavigationPage example
Hi All I've noticed that all examples of NavigationPage in both docs and samples gallery are actually a ContentPage - which is surprising. Do we have any examples of the use of NavigationPage ? Thanks...
View ArticleAndroid deployment error
just created a simple Xamarin.Forms app, and although the IPhone version deploys fine, with android Im getting...
View ArticleIs there any way to make a child class of ItemsView?
Hi guys, I wondered if is there any possible way to define a class inherited from ItemsView in Xamarin.Forms namespace. It seems that the constructor of ItemsView is defined with internal, there's no...
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