How to get the control element from code behind without FindByName?
Hi, Am new to xamarin. I'm trying to build a page that show multiple(1-10 not fixed) picker that filter the next corresponding picker. Have created a content page with a stacklayout and creating picker...
View ArticleI am not getting the exact date which is shown in DatePicker date when I...
In native iOS I found some solution, but in Xamarin there could you please tell me the replication of it. How do I write the below code in Xamarin. NSDate* destinationDate = [[[NSDate alloc]...
View ArticleXForms preventing native use (custom renderers) of bottom toolbar in iOS so...
This subject is an extension and increased scope of another thread by @SvenKunttz at :...
View ArticleHow to transform secondary ToolbarItems to UIBarButtonItems in the bottom...
First of all, I think the ToolbarItems in Forms are the right approach to have a generic abstraction to the platform specific actions users can execute on each platform. Furthermore, the Android...
View Article[Custom Renderers] [iOS] Adjusting/Resizing Carousel's Children Page Renderer
Hey All, I am in the process of making my own custom renderer for CarouselPage. for the past few days, I am trying to resize the CarouselPage's UIScrollView, so that I can add in some other UI controls...
View ArticleListView Grouping : Example Please
Can anyone explain to me how to do grouping within the Forms ListView? It's not quite apparent how it is supposed to work. Thank you very much.
View ArticleIssue with using xaml in a shared Xamarin.Forms project
I have a simple app built with Xamarin.Forms. I chose to use the shared project approach instead of PCL. I created a view in the shared project using code (no xaml) and it worked just fine. I then...
View ArticleHow to Display Loading Message in Xamarin.Forms
I am new to Xamarin.Forms in which i need loading message how i can display the loading message please help me out Code:- <AbsoluteLayout> <StackLayout HorizontalOptions="FillAndExpand"...
View ArticleInherited renderer, OnElementPropertyChanged implementation
I often see this kind of overrides on custom renderer that inherits from XF renderer and I am thinking it is due to developers not putting too much thought into the function: protected override void...
View ArticlePLEASE remove Starter edition!
Starter utterly worthless. You can't do anything with Starter. I tried "getting a taste" (per the website) of Xamarin.Forms and low and behold upon running the app, I get the "Your app is using native...
View ArticleAndroid font size gets overridden by native Android settings
I am setting my font size using the NamedSize enumeration. In iOS the font displays as the set size regardless of the font size set in the os settings. This however is not the case for Android. If I...
View ArticlePUBLIC WARNING! Barcode scanning in Xamarin Forms
BACKGROUND: We are building a Xamarin Forms product that uses barcode scanning as a central function. In the early stages we decided not to buy a barcode scanning component, but use the free ZXing...
View ArticleXamarin iOS build seems to be running slower than usual.
HI Team, We are using Parse as backend for our Xamarin forms project. We are using REST APIs to connect to the PARSE backend. We are testing this app on both Android and iOS devices. On iOS devices,...
View ArticleCrosslight vs Xamarin.Forms
anyone try Crosslight ? is it more advance then Xamarin.Forms http://www.intersoftpt.com/crosslight/
View ArticleOpenGLES 2 Project Template
Is there any OpenGL2 project template available for Xamarin.Forms with Visual Studio 2013/2015 ? (similar with https://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/61b15204-e6ae-4f9a-a59a-b3d916e1bb3f )
View ArticleAnimation Duration is continuously increasing in RelRotateTo method.
Hi Developers, I am facing strange issue in Xamarin.Forms RelRotateTo method. I am using this method to rotate a image to show as loading indicator. I just change the visibility of the image container...
View ArticleCancelling Tab navigation
Hi All, Is there a way of cancel navigation from one tab to another? I'm aware of the CurrentPageChanged event, but there doesn't seem to be a away to access the previous page or the new page (so I...
View ArticleIs it possible to display an Image in Action Sheet in Xamarin forms
I have a requirement that to dispaly an Image and Label in Action Sheet in Xamarin forms(As shown in below pic)
View ArticleCan 3 Windows/Visual Studio Devs use the same Mac as an iOS build server?
As the question states. We're just getting started with XF and wondered if we'd need also need 3 Mac's, or just the one? We've not got the infrastructure/licences in place as of yet - just wonder how...
View ArticleSetting ListView selectedItem to null throws an exception on WP 8.1
I have a page with a listview, when you press the row it takes you to a detail page. When you navigate back you should get the same list without a selected item. If I don't set the selectedItem to...
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