by Steven F. Daniel | Publisher: Packt Publishing | Release Date: December 2017 | ISBN: 9781788477383

Create stunning cross-platform applications with the iOS and Android mobile platforms About This VideoGain a thorough understanding of the MVVM Architecture patternImplement a Navigation Service Interface and class to navigate between modelsWrite the shared business logic for your applicationWork with (and implement the classes contained within) the SQLite classImplement data-binding within a Xamarin.Forms XAML documentIn DetailXamarin.Forms. is one of the most powerful cross-platform mobile development frameworks for creating stunning cross-platform applications with the iOS and Android mobile platforms. XAML (eXtensible Application Markup Language) allows developers to define user interfaces in Xamarin.Forms applications using markup rather than code.This video course begins by showing you how to write a Medicine Tracking app using Xamarin.Forms and SQLite for data handling. This application will allow you to track your daily medications. You will also walk through the MVVM architectural pattern and the Xamarin.Forms Navigation API, before creating the Navigation Service Interface and class that will be used to navigate between your view models. You will then set up the solution for your project, write the shared business logic used across the application, and write an introduction to SQLite. Towards the end of the course, you will master the Xamarin.Forms platform architecture, and then write the user interface for your application, bind it to the UI, and delve more deeply into XAML and how data-binding works in Xamarin.Forms

1. Chapter 1 : Navigating Within The MVVM Model
   • The Course Overview 00:04:43
   • Overview of the MVVM Architecture Pattern 00:04:49
   • Understanding the Xamarin.Forms Navigation API 00:08:56
   • Creating a Cross-platform App for iOS and Android 00:02:35
   • Creating a Navigation Service Interface Class 00:02:11
   • Creating a Navigation Service Class 00:04:35
2. Chapter 2 : Implementing the Business Logic
   • Incorporating the SQLite-net Class to Our Solution 00:02:30
   • Creating the Medications Database Model 00:01:54
   • Creating the Medications Database Wrapper Class 00:04:02
   • Creating the Medications App ViewModels 00:08:20
   • Registering the Medications App ViewModels 00:03:01
3. Chapter 3 : Creating the User Interface Using XAML
   • Overview of the Xamarin.Forms Platform Architecture 00:07:22
   • Creating the Medications App Content Pages 00:03:38
   • Binding Our XAML Properties to Our ViewModels 00:07:40
   • Adding Image Assets to Our Solution 00:04:11
   • Unit Testing Our Xamarin.Forms Medications App 00:18:54