How to change size of an image in code behind
I have a ContentPage defined in XAML where I want to change the size of an image via code behind later on. But setting the WidthRequest and HeightRequest does not change the size of the image. If I...
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My popup is coming up in both android and windows. But when I try to use it for IOS it is blocking all the click events of the layout here is my code. I am creating an instance PopupLayout _PopUpLayout...
View ArticleDynamic height when switching views
Right now I have two views with a couple of buttons below them. I only want 1 view visible at any given time. Based on what buttons the user presses I hide the views, and I want them to take up the...
View ArticleHow to customize the Android Action Bar to look like the iOS rendered...
Hi, I am using Xamarin.Forms to build my first cross platform app. My NavigationBar/ActionBar looks great on iOS and fits the design spec but not on Android. My main requirement is to have a centered...
View ArticleXamarin Forms page custom renderer fails to cast ContainerElement as Canvas
As written in title.. When i try to make a platform specific rendering of a WP page, the ContainerElement gets cast to null - but its not really null - it contains lots of properties, but still i cant...
View ArticleHow to do multiselect in ListView?
Hi to all. Does the ListView support multiselection natively? I would like to implement this. Thanks.
View ArticleThe "XamlCTask" task failed unexpectedly.
Hello Team, I am facing this The "XamlCTask" task failed unexpectedly. problem after adding the xamarin.forms.maps package to my application. Waiting for your response.
View ArticleEquivalent to an app.config file
Hi, I am new to Xamarin development, and I was hoping someone can help. I am trying to create an Forms app that can read settings from something like an app.config. The basics of the app is that it is...
View ArticleHow do I implement Manatee scanner in a PCL project?
I have a iOS/Android PCL project and want to implement Manatee scanner, but their samples don't cover PCL. The sample provided for iOS: scanButton.TouchUpInside += async (sender, e) => { //Make an...
View ArticleBarcode rendering with ZXing.net in my Xamarin.Forms app
Heyo, So I've seen a lot of posts where people need help scanning barcodes, but so far I've not seen any posts where people were having trouble rendering a barcode from a piece of data. Our app needs...
View ArticleImages with databinding via XAML
I am able to display images successfully, but it fails when I try to do it with data binding in a XAML ListView. I have tried it a couple ways. 1 Image Source="{Binding ImageResourcePath}" I know the...
View ArticleHow to attach an ImageSource object to an email?
I'm working on an Android dependency service to open the default email client and add an image attachment. I'm passing an ImageSource object to the Android dependency service, but now I'm trying to add...
View ArticleGetting data from WebView in Xamarin Forms
I have a webpage displayed inside a web view.. on the webpage the user is supposed to be selecting a date using a calendar control/datepicker and this value will go towards the server side. How can the...
View ArticleAdd a Xamarin.Forms Element to a UIView in a custom renderer
Hi! Does anyone know if it's possible to add a Xamarin.Forms Element to a UIView in a custom renderer? I have tried Platform.CreateRenderer but it doesn't display anything for the Element. The element...
View ArticleHasShadow Property of Frame not working
I am using Xamarin Forms and I am trying to build a cardview style control by putting a frame inside a listview and it doesn't look like the HasShadow property is working properly. I have it set to...
View ArticleReceive information from my application to WCF JSON format
I have a problem, I have a WCF that gives me my application platform data in JSON format, I can send up to 3800 records ... but when I send my application data captures only the WCF me 90 records, if...
View ArticleApp in foreground
Hi friends. I have an app in background. I would like to put it to foreground using code. How can I do this? How can I know that an app is in background or in foreground? Thanks
View ArticleToggle iOS NavigationPage.SetHasNavigationBar with TabbedPage results in...
Anyone tried this scenario before? I'm talking about latest Xamarin forms 2 targetting iOS. I have a TabbedPage with 4 tabs, when the user looks at the first 2, there should not be a navigationbar - I...
View ArticleCannot install any package
Dear all, Forgive me if this is really a newbie question. I've started working with Xamarin and Xamarin.Forms. Now I'd like to try installing new packages but I cannot install almost any package on any...
View ArticleHow to make a HTTP Request to Get XML Data
Hi there Sorry for such a simple question, but i'm quite new to Xamarin.Forms How can i make a simple HTTP Request to get XML or JSON data? Regards
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