Async method calls inside a PCL
Hi, I've got a PCL project to share code between iOS, Android, WindowsPhone and WinRT. There are some really expensive methods inside that PCL I would like to call async and receive a callback when...
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Hi, I have been putting up with the debugger for some time, but now it seems that the Xamarin Studio debugger, especially when dealing with the iOS simulator, though the device has its issues too, has...
View ArticleHow use custom listview
I’m new in Xamarin.iOS. I’m confuse in Listview. Kindly, give me any sample code. I want to use custom listview in project (I could add many labels and other controls how much I want in signal row)....
View ArticleError: Cannot determine abi of native library RestSharp.MonoDroid.dll
How can i solve this, it was all working till some xamarin updates. It made me change from embeddedNativeLibrary to androidNativeLibrary and after this update this error started happening... Any tip of...
View ArticleReferencing strings xml files in another project in the same solution.
Hey Guys, I have 2 projects, one which is the core and one which is my actual android project in my android solution. We are 3 solutions, one for iOS and one for Android and the Core.In the core, we...
View ArticleConditionally show and hide icon in Legacy Bar
Hi, I am trying to show and hide the icon in my footer LegacyBar conditionally. Is there any option available for that. Below option doesn't help me. Always IfRoom Never In my case if it satisfies some...
View ArticleAnother Exception of inflate Custom View with custom state
I want to define a custom view with custom state. The code are as follows. attrs.xml: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <resources> <declare-styleable name="TabPage"> <attr...
View ArticleHow to use SoftInput.AdjustPan with a screen that uses Weight (without...
So i made this entire screen using weight and matchparents... So when the keyboard appears it light fits in the little space and gets compressed on top. I need my screen to stay in the same big screen...
View ArticleXamarin Studio vs. Eclipse vs. Visual Studio vs. Android Studio
well folks, I'd like to share a little journey I took for the past week. I've been writing code for the desktop for over 20 years now and use C-family and Visual Studio most of the time. This year, I...
View ArticleCan Xamarin.Studio build 64-bit solutions for OSX yet?
Hi, We need 64-bit builds to integrate with the Growl 2.0 SDK. The recent Xamarin.Studio / Mono upgrades allow us to select a 64-bit build configuration and builds without error, but ActivityMonitor...
View ArticleUrgent: ReactiveUI broken after last Xamarin iOS update
Hi there, I'm using Xamarin's beta channel and after the last update all my ReactiveUI command bindings stopped working. When I bind a ReactiveCommand to a UIButton / UIBarButtonItem it throws this...
View Article[Xamarin Blog] Create Rich Text Features in iOS with Text Kit
Just posted: Create Rich Text Features in iOS with Text Kit on the Xamarin Blog. Read the full article to learn how to use Text Kit to implement rich text styling and layout features in your...
View ArticleHorizontalScrollView Gravity right side possible?
Hey I've tried setting the gravity on a HorizontalScrollView to right, but doesn't seem to be working. is it even possible to do this?
View ArticleDeploying Hello World (Noob question)
Sorry folks for the noob question. I'm an Android developer and an Eclipse guy. I'm trying to get Xamarin running with Visual Studio. I can't deploy to device or emulator. I get no "Select Device"...
View ArticleSet Parent of Activity not possible
My Activity Properties: [Activity (Label = "Main Page", MainLauncher = true, ParentActivity="MainActivity")] --> ERROR Android.App.ActivityAttribute does not contain a definition for ParentActivity....
View ArticleCommand line args for a Windows,Linux,Mac application
What is the recommended way to handle the difference in the command line args returned on Windows and Linux/Mac, where the args returned on Linux/Mac include our application as the first parameter...
View ArticleLayout_weight and Fragment
Hi, I have small application with ActionBar. On tab select I switch view using code below: ContactFragment fragment = new ContactFragment();...
View ArticleFragment Navigation and Child Fragments
I've made an app with multiple tabs. Using code like this: protected override void OnCreate(Bundle bundle) { base.OnCreate(bundle); var tabs = Enum.GetValues(typeof(Tab)); foreach (Tab tab in tabs) {...
View Articlesimple but unusal!
Guys I have a problem with GetHeaderSection of UITableView. I have a custom view in the Header with a button inside. When I try to click the button, crash occurs ( Is my element GC collected ? or how...
View ArticleBest way to implement cross-platform with Web API and ASP.Net Membership on...
So my end goal is to make Android, IOS, and Windows phone apps. The technology that I'm stuck with using are as follows: SQL Server Management on our Server, hosting our website with IIS. - Our...
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