Building a “Next Entry” Effect for iOS and Android in Xamarin.Forms

Update June 26th: Eagle eyed commenter @Brandon Minnick pointed out that ReturnType and ReturnCommand are now supported properties in Xamarin.Forms 3.1 (Documentation). You can find his comprehensive sample here or an amended sample below. https://gist.github.com/JoeM-RP/b346109a46238866b1123f3ae9e2a37e And the code behind: https://gist.github.com/JoeM-RP/80be7f12add87d46cbaa3cb14e30d432 Of course, if you are using an older version of Xamarin.Forms or just want to do … Continue reading Building a “Next Entry” Effect for iOS and Android in Xamarin.Forms

XamaWIN – Override ListView Select State using Effects

Xamawin • zam-ah win | noun A quick, easy to implement enhancement for a Xamarin App that improves performance, appearance, or functionality ListView in Xamarin.Forms is a spectacular way to render repeatable elements of similar format for the user. A typical application would involve some sort of user interaction, such a selecting a single element and then … Continue reading XamaWIN – Override ListView Select State using Effects

XamaWIN – Dismiss button for iOS keyboard using Effects

Xamawin • zam-ah win | noun A quick, easy to implement enhancement for a Xamarin App that improves performance, appearance, or functionality A common frustration I run into while developing for Xamarin.Forms is that there is not an out of the box/obvious way for iOS to dismiss the keyboard. With the default renderer, a user may need … Continue reading XamaWIN – Dismiss button for iOS keyboard using Effects