Mastering Xamarin UI Development

Learn how to build stunning maintainable cross-platform mobile application user interfaces using C# 7 with the power of both the Xamarin and Xamarin.Forms frameworks.Key FeaturesBuild effective native and cross-platform user interfaces using the Xamarin frameworks for iOS and Android as well as Xamarin.FormsMaximize the testability flexibility and overall quality of your Xamarin mobile appsStep-by-Steps guide that is packed with real-world scenarios and solutions to build professional grade mobile apps and games for the iOS and Android platforms using C# 7Book DescriptionThis book will provide you with the knowledge and practical skills that are required to develop real-world Xamarin and Xamarin.Forms applications. You’ll learn how to create native Android app that will interact with the device camera and photo gallery and then create a native iOS sliding tiles game. You will learn how to implement complex UI layouts and create customizable control elements based on the platform using XAML and C# 7 code to interact with control elements within your XAML ContentPages.You’ll learn how to add location-based features by to your apps by creating a LocationService class and using the Xam.Plugin.Geolocator cross-platform library that will be used to obtain the current device location. Next you’ll learn how to work with and implement animations and visual effects within your UI using the PlatformEffects API using C# code.At the end of this book you’ll learn how to integrate Microsoft Azure App Services and use the Twitter APIs within your app. You will work with the Razor Templating Engine to build a book library HTML5 solution that will use a SQLite.net library to store update retrieve and delete information within a local SQLite database. Finally you will learn how to write unit tests using the NUnit and UITest frameworks.What you will learnDownloading and Installing the Visual Studio for Mac IDEOverview and Understanding of the Xamarin Mobile PlatformUnderstand the MVVM architectural pattern and how to implement this with your appsBuild a NavigationService class to enable navigation between your ViewModelsImplement Data-Binding to control elements within your XAML pages and ViewModelsCreate and Implement Xamarin.Forms Animations within your applicationsWork with the Microsoft Azure App Services Platform and the Facebook SDKWho this book is forThis book is intended for readers who have experience using at least the C# 6.0 programming language and interested in learning how to create stunning native and cross-platform user interfaces for the iOS and Android platforms using the Xamarin and Xamarin.Forms frameworks using C# 7.