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Xamarin.Forms Projects

You're reading from   Xamarin.Forms Projects Build multiplatform mobile apps and a game from scratch using C# and Visual Studio 2019

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jun 2020
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781839210051
Length 504 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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 Karlsson Karlsson
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Table of Contents (13) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Introduction to Xamarin 2. Building Our First Xamarin.Forms App FREE CHAPTER 3. Building a News App Using Xamarin.Forms Shell 4. A Matchmaking App with a Rich UX Using Animations 5. Building a Photo Gallery App Using CollectionView and CarouselView 6. Building a Location Tracking App Using GPS and Maps 7. Building a Weather App for Multiple Form Factors 8. Setting Up a Backend for a Chat App Using Azure Services 9. Building a Real-Time Chat Application 10. Creating an Augmented Reality Game 11. Hot Dog or Not Hot Dog Using Machine Learning 12. Other Books You May Enjoy

Handling states with VisualStateManager

VisualStateManager was introduced in Xamarin.Forms 3.0. It is a way to make changes in the UI from the code. We can define states and set values for selected properties to apply for a specific state. VisualStateManager can be really useful in cases where we want to use the same view for devices with different screen resolutions. It was first introduced in UWP to make it easier to create Windows 10 applications for multiple platforms. This was because Windows 10 could run on Windows Phone, as well as on desktops and tablets (the OS was called Windows 10 Mobile). However, Windows Phone has now been depreciated. VisualStateManager is really interesting for us as Xamarin.Forms developers, especially when both iOS and Android can run on both phones and tablets.

In this project, we will use it to make a forecast item bigger when the app is running in landscape mode on a tablet or on a desktop. We will also make the weather icon bigger...

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