Set Root View Controller / Clear Back Stack
Is this not possible? With iOS I could set the view controllers manually, android I can set activity flags, and windows phone I was able to remove stacks... I noticed other users are having similar...
View ArticleXamarin.Forms.Core could not be resolved
just getting started with XS and Xamarin Forms. Downloaded all the sample apps and now I'm getting this compile error: C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\Microsoft.Common.targets(5,5):...
View ArticlePCL class library can't find other classes in the same namespace
I tried to make a simple Forms app and it worked until I added an external .xaml file, then wanted to return an instance of that class instead of the default content of GetMainPage. The compiler can't...
View ArticleCan I use Duplex WCF services with Xamarin.Forms.
When I try to use PUB/SUB model with xamarin forms using duplex wcf service I get an exception for android and IOS projects. Android Exception: System.ServiceModel.Duplex.dll not found. Perhaps it...
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End-User: How to see MasterDetailPage?
Hi everyone, can anyone explain to me how it is a "good" or "intuitive" way to use a MasterDetailPage? I'm testing one right now but from an End-User-perspective who doesn't know the app, he would...
View ArticleProblem extending Page, and all of its variants
I'm not sure why you have so many Page types. E.g.: It is more than likely you need to navigate to another page from all Page types. if this was so, i.e. all page types allowed navigation (had the...
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Some labels in Tableview display as a black box
Hi guys, Just started using Xamarin and I'm having some pretty basic problems at the moment. I wanted to do a quick prototype of an app but its being help up with the following issue. I have a table...
View ArticleSwipe view and Right Flyout in Xamarin.Forms
Hi, is there a way to implement Swipe view in Xamarin for banner images. Also, we have left navigation drawer similarly can we have right Flyout with XF? Thanks.
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Custom MultiPage Renderer by ContentPage
Hi guys, I just trying to implement Custom MultiPage Renderer instead of existing ones, but i dont have have samples yet to play with. can you you guys give a guide on how to do it? i have implement...
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How to tag a Button?
In many UI frameworks, the base UI element class (in XForms, a View) contains a .Tag property that allows a reference to an object be associated with the View. Is there an equivalent in Xamarin Forms?...
View ArticleYet another WinPhone bug!
Have a page with a ScrollView on it -- crashes if I load it on Windows Phone. I take the ScrollView out of the Xaml, rest of page loads fine. The ScrollView was contained within a StackLayout, if that...
View ArticleCamera screen for Cross Platform?
Hi, Is there any way to show a camera screen and perform actions like Recording a video, and taking a snap using Xamarin.forms? I am able to do this using Xamarin.mobile.dll. But, that is specific to...
View ArticleHow to integrate Xamarin.Mobile into Xamarin.Forms
I've noticed that Xamarin.Mobile assemblies exist for each of Win8, iPhone, and Android ~ which means in the Xamarin.Forms contexts, they are referenced in the the projects specific Host projects (i.e....
View Articleconsuming WCF Rest Service in sample application using Xamarin.Forms PCL project
Hi, We are consuming WCF Rest Service in sample application using Xamarin.Forms PCL project . The application is failing at run time and I am getting "System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException:...
View ArticleCustomising TableView section header
There is a logic in TableViewRenderer on iOS (and probably other platforms) implementing custom section header rendering. But current implementation of TableView or more specifically TableModel always...
View ArticleCannot install Xamarin.Forms 1.1.1: "A numeric comparison was attempted"
I'm trying to update to Forms 1.1.1 but installation via Nuget fails in VS: 'Xamarin.Forms 1.1.1.6206' already installed. Adding 'Xamarin.Forms 1.1.1.6206' to 03 CashTrackerX.iOS. A numeric comparison...
View ArticleAre there any built in Value Converters for basic binding?
I'm getting an invalid cast exception when trying to bind to an Int. I know I need to use a Value Converter, but I'm wondering if there are any baked in, or if I need to implement each one by hand? The...
View ArticleIs it possible to access the tabs when writing a custom TabbedRenderer for...
I'm trying to access the tabs of the action bar to modify them as shown in the Java code below. Is it possible by creating my own renderer? I checked all members of TabbedRenderer but haven't seen...
View Articleint data binding exception
Is there a workaround when building UI in c# rather than XAML as setting the string format on the SetBinding doesn't resolve the issue totalLabel.SetBinding(Label.TextProperty, new Binding("Count",...
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