by Steven F. Daniel | Publisher: Packt Publishing | Release Date: October 2017 | ISBN: 9781788476799

Create stunning cross-platform applications with the iOS and Android mobile platforms using Xamarin and Xamarin.FormsAbout This VideoWork with the Razor Templating Engine and build a hybrid mobile solution using Visual StudioLearn how to properly use the SQLite.Net framework to store and access informationLearn how to access code located within the Portable Class Library (PCL)In DetailXamarin and Xamarin.Forms are the most powerful cross-platform mobile development frameworks for creating stunning cross-platform applications on the iOS and Android mobile platforms. This video course will begin by showing you how to successfully set up Visual Studio for Mac for both iOS and Android so that you can begin developing apps using the Xamarin.Forms platform. You will then learn how to debug your Xamarin applications right within the Visual Studio IDE, before moving on to learn how to build hybrid mobile applications using the Razor Templating Engine. Towards the end of the course, you will learn how to build a photo library application that interacts with the user's camera and photo album.>

1. Chapter 1 : Setting up Visual Studio for Mac
   • The Course Overview 00:05:49
   • Installing Visual Studio for Mac and Xamarin 00:04:12
   • Exploring the Visual Studio for Mac IDE 00:06:40
   • Creating a Cross-platform App for iOS and Android 00:03:45
   • Setting Breakpoints Within Your Code 00:04:35
   • Using the Visual Studio for Mac Built-in Debugger 00:04:42
2. Chapter 2 : Creating a Simple Application Using Razor Templates
   • Understanding the Razor Templating Engine 00:05:00
   • Building a Book Library App Using the Razor Templating Engine 00:02:19
   • Incorporating SQLite-Net and Creating a Database Wrapper 00:04:32
   • Creating the Book Library Database Model 00:01:46
   • Creating the Razor Template Pages for Our Book Library App 00:11:01
3. Chapter 3 : Building a Photo Library App Using Xamarin.Forms
   • Building a Photo Library App 00:03:42
   • Incorporating the Xamarin Media Plugin 00:03:12
   • Creating the Photo Library Interface Using XAML 00:03:29
   • Interacting with the Device Camera and Photo Album 00:06:21
   • Setting up the Camera and Photo Album Permissions 00:11:55