Text size
Is there a way to measure required size for specific string using specific font and specific line break mode? I can't find this myself.
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HOW CAN I CONSUME MY API(APP ) IN A WAY OF USING RESTSHARP TO CONNECT WITH HTML? AND WHICH CLASS SHOULD I USE. [Activity (Label = "dvtest.Droid", Icon = "@drawable/icon", MainLauncher = true,...
View ArticleDisplayAlert popup not showing in iOS after PopModalAsync?
I have 2 main flows for my my Xamarin Forms application: (1st time user) Login Screen -> Welcome Screen -> Main Account Screen (Returning user) Login Screen -> Main Account Screen My main...
View ArticleAssigning variable from List Bindings
Hello, I've created a Listview that is populated by an SQLite query. Using SetBindings, I have set the values of the Text and Detailproperty of the cell. Now I'm trying to pass the values of the...
View Article.Register(t => WindowsPhoneDevice.CurrentDevice)
Hi I am using XLab in a XF project and I am getting an error message in my WP8 app on the following piece of code: .Register<IDevice>(t => WindowsPhoneDevice.CurrentDevice) error: Cannot...
View ArticleUsing {Binding .} with value converters
Hi, I am writing an application using a ListView: <ListView ItemsSource="{Binding Places}"> <ListView.ItemTemplate> <DataTemplate> <ViewCell> <Grid>...
View ArticleXamarin.Forms - Facebook Login : Native login page (Android)
Hello, Initially i tried to use this library https://github.com/jsauve/OAuthTwoDemo.XForms/ but the problem was that the Library opened a WebView with mobile Facebook Login, and the user was forced to...
View ArticleBest practice for wiping a password from an entry?
Wondering about what techniques are used/recommended for clearing/destroying sensitive data being put into a password form. I know you can set the keyboard type to password to hide characters from...
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Finding the closest value from a list
Is there a way to put a ton of values in a list, set another stand-alone value, and then find out which item in the list's value is closest to the stand-alone? In the end I'll be using this method to...
View ArticleFody 'IntermediateDir' not found
Hi all I've updated to the latest and greatest of everything: Mac OS 'El Capitan', Xcode 7, Xamarin Alpha, and I find with one project where I've used Fody a bit that I get an error thrown on the...
View ArticleHttpWebRequest https problems
Hi guys, Setup: Windows 7 Visual Studio 2015 OS X Yosemite Xamarin (latest stable version) I've been trying to solve this issue. I cannot seem to get any solid information on it. But OK in short I've...
View ArticleAny update on Xamarin Forms with Windows 10 Universal Windows Platform?
I am eagerly waiting to hear from Xamarin Forms working with Windows 10 UWP apps ... anything exciting launching tomorrow with VS 2015 launch?
View ArticleXamarin.Forms UWP support & Windows 10 Mobile
Should we expect Xamarin.Forms UWP support on the day Windows 10 Mobile becomes generally available? From what I see on https://resources.xamarin.com/xamarin-forms-private-preview.html, it's a "very...
View ArticleHow to add a MapFragment within a Xamarin.Forms app
Greetings, Are there any recommendations on how to add a MapFragment (for Android) to a Xamarin.Forms app? Specifically, I want to build an app that has a region for a map but also has other controls...
View ArticleUsing Async in Xamarin Forms
I've created a new Xamarin Forms PCL project for iOS, Windows Phone and Android. I seem to be tying myself up in knots with async methods. The new Xamarin Forms Templates do not seem to be set up with...
View Articleandroid custom renderer onDraw (even DispatchDraw), not getting called on...
Hi folks, I'm wondering if I'm doing something that just won't work with async. My custom renderer sets a boolean flag in my control to tell it to "start rendering". In my OnElementPropertyChanged, I'm...
View ArticleObservableCollection doesn't seem to be updating the list view
Hi, I have a small app that displays the values from some iBeacons (estimote ones). The platform app is picking up the tag information and will output them in the Xam.Forms based UI. When the RSSI...
View Articlewhy do breakpoints often stop working??
Hi folks, I'm happily stepping through a piece of code of which my breakpoint was hit within a while loop. The while loop is enclosed in a try catch, but there doesn't seem to be an exception going on....
View ArticleStarting with Xamarin.Forms 1.5.1 pre-2
Hello, I started to check the new pre release from Xamarin with Material Design support, and I get this java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to find application Mono.Android.Platform.ApiLevel_23 or...
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Reference to type `System.IConvertible' claims it is defined assembly...
Anytime I try to reference an NUNIT data type in the iOS framework, I am given a compiler error saying it can't find the IConvertible type Error CS7069: Reference to type System.IConvertible' claims it...
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