Cross-Platform Shared Code and Xamarin.Forms in Visual Studio

Overview/Description
Target Audience
Prerequisites
Expected Duration
Lesson Objectives
Course Number
Expertise Level

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Overview/Description
Xamarin software enables the development of cross-platform mobile applications using C#. This course covers how to enable Android and iOS projects how to implement components and how to share code using code projects and class libraries. Xamarin software includes Xamarin.Forms, which allows you to create a single user interface solution that maps to native controls on different platforms. The course will cover how to create a Xamarin.Forms solution in Visual Studio, how to work with layouts and lists, and how to implement page navigations and data binding. It will also cover how to use format the UI, work with data, and support gestures and popups in Xamarin.Forms applications.

Target Audience
Developers familiar with C# and Android and iOS mobile application development, who want to use Xamarin to create cross-platform applications for Android and iOS with Xamarin

Prerequisites
None

Expected Duration (hours)
2.5

Lesson Objectives

Cross-Platform Shared Code and Xamarin.Forms in Visual Studio

start the course

create and use shared project in Xamarin cross-platform solutions

create a Portable Class Library that can be shared across multiple platforms

add classes to represent data to a Portable Class Library

include basic data management functionality in a Portable Class Library

enable navigation functionality for data in a Portable Class Library

add a Portable Class Library to a Xamarin Android project and to a Xamarin iOS project

include functionality for visual feedback in the Portable Class Library

include support for SQLite in a cross-platform solution

configuring support for a WCF service in a Xamarin.Android application

configuring support for a WCF service in a Xamarin.iOS application

define Xamarin.Forms, when it should be used and create a Xamarin.Forms solution in Visual Studio

launch the Xamarin.Forms page in Android and iOS

using managed and unmanaged layouts in a Xamarin.Forms solution

using the ListView control in a Xamarin.Forms solution

customize the appearance of cells in ListViews in a Xamarin.Forms solution

implement data binding for a Xamarin.Forms object

navigate between pages in a Xamarin.Forms application

use local, downloaded, embedded images as well as icons and splashscreens in Xamarin.Forms applications

specify fonts in Xamarin.Forms applications

specifying colors in Xamarin.Forms applications

add alert and actionsheet popups in Xamarin.Forms applications

enable recognition of gestures in Xamarin.Forms applications

load files embedded as resources in Xamarin.Forms applications

saving and loading files in Xamarin.Forms applications

using maps in Xamarin.Forms applications

use the Web View control to enable browsing in Xamarin.Forms applications

configure SQLite support in a Xamarin.Forms application

write a Custom Renderer to customize controls in a Xamarin.Forms application for a specific platform

practice creating a Xamarin.Form Solution using Visual Studio and Xamarin

Course Number:
sd_xama_a02_it_enus

Expertise Level
Intermediate