
- 468 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
For any mobile developer, it's clear that Xamarin knowledge is vital, thanks to the reintroduction of.NET MAUI. This book provides the reader with complete hands-on experience in designing cross-platform mobile applications with Xamarin, C#, and.NET.The book discusses the importance of cross-platform mobile app development and the benefits of learning Xamarin. The book delivers a quick lesson on C# and Visual Studio to implement all of the knowledge gained in this book into your first mobile application.In the second half of the book, you'll learn to start from scratch using Xamarin and create mobile apps in C#. It explains how to utilise Visual Studio as the development environment, design the user interface using the XAML markup language, organise common controls into layouts, and create multi-page applications with navigation and various pages. This includes creating reusable resources, such as styles and templates, and the use of local and remote databases for data manipulation. In addition, the book offers expert advice on the requirements of a standard mobile application, such as handling network connection, battery level, and safeguarding data in the device's secure storage.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication Page
- About the Author
- About the Reviewer
- Acknowledgement
- Preface
- Errata
- Table of Contents
- 1. The Importance of Mobile App Development
- 2. Xamarin and Microsoft in the Mobile App Market
- 3. Introducing .NET and Visual Studio
- 4. The C# Programming Language
- 5. Building Apps with Xamarin and Xamarin.Forms
- 6. Organizing the User Interface with Layouts
- 7. Understanding Common Views
- 8. Pages and Navigation
- 9. Resources and Data Binding
- 10. Brushes, Shapes, and Media
- 11. Managing the Application Lifecycle
- 12. Working with Web API
- 13. Working with Native API
- 14. Finding a Job
- 15. Succeeding as a Mobile App Developer
- Index