Index

A

• ActionBarSherlock
  • about /
• Amazon web services
  • about /
  • URL /
• Android
  • lifecycle flowchart /
  • contacts, retrieving on /
  • GPS location, implementing on /
  • photos, accessing on /
• Android activities
  • about /
• Android application /
  • building /
  • running /
• Android applications
  • signing up /
• Android bundle
  • about /
• Android designer /
• Android device settings
  • about /
• Android emulator
  • about /
  • setting up /
• Android Honeycomb application /
• Android Ice Cream Sandwich application /
• Android Java bindings library /
• Android library project /
• Android Manifest
  • about /
  • settings /
  • permissions /
  • settings, for applications /
• Android OpenGL application /
• Android unit test project /
• Android Virtual Device (AVD)
  • about /
• AOT
  • limitations /
• AOT compilation
  • overview /
• API (Application Programming Interface) /
• app
  • submitting, to iOS App Store /
  • adding, to iTunes Connect /
  • submitting, to Google Play /
• AppDelegate.cs file
  • methods /
• App ID
  • creating /
• Apple
  • MVC design pattern /
  • about /
  • rules, regarding content /
  • 70/30 revenue share, rules /
• Apple Push Notification Service
  • using /
  • provisioning, setting up /
  • provisioning profile, setting up /
  • certificate signing request, setting up /
  • client-side changes, making for push notifications /
• App store
  • iOS binary, making for /
• App Store /
• App Store Review Guidelines
  • following /
• ASP.NET
  • about /
• assertions
  • about /
  • writing /
• async keyword /
• await keyword /
• Azure Account
  • setting up /
• Azure Mobile Services
  • about /
  • exploring /
  • features /
  • data types. updating for /
• Azure websites
  • about /

B

• backend
  • adding, to XamChat /
• backend, adding to XamChat
  • data types, updating for Azure Mobile Services /
  • Xamarin component, using /
• banking
  • setting up, for Google Merchant Account /
• BaseAdapter
  • using /
• Base Class Libraries (BCL) /
• basics, iOS app /
• blob storage
  • about /
• bundle ID
  • creating /

C

• C# libraries
  • porting /
• camera
  • accessing /
• categories, segue
  • push /
  • relationship /
  • modal /
  • custom /
• certificate signing request
  • setting up /
• cloned project files
  • about /
• Cloud services
  • about /
• common services, Windows Azure
  • virtual machines /
  • websites /
  • SQL Azure /
  • mobile services /
  • storage /
  • service bus /
  • worker roles /
  • Cloud services /
• components, Xamarin
  • Json.NET /
  • RestSharp /
  • SQLite.NET /
  • Facebook SDK /
  • Xamarin.Mobile /
  • ActionBarSherlock /
• contacts
  • accessing /
  • retrieving, on Android /
• controller
  • adding, to application /
• CoreGraphics
  • about /
• crash
  • about /
• cross-platform solutions
  • setting up /
• cross-platform solutions, options
  • file linking /
  • cloned project files /
  • portable class libraries /

D

• data binding /
• data types
  • updating, for Azure Mobile Services /
• dependency injection
  • about /
  • simplifying /
• DidEnterBackground method /
• distribution provisioning profile
  • creating /
• dynamic schema
  • about /

E

• editions, Xamarin
  • sarter edition /
  • Indie edition /
  • business edition /
  • enterprise edition /

F

• Facebook SDK
  • about /
• fake service
  • implementing /
• file-linking strategy /
• file linking
  • about /
  • performing /
• FindViewById method /
• FinishedLaunching method /
• Finish method /
• freemium model /
• friends list
  • implementing /
• friends list screen
  • adding, to application /
• FriendViewModel class
  • implementing /

G

• garbage collector (GC) /
• GetCell method /
• Git
  • about /
• Google Cloud Messaging (GCM)
  • implementing /
  • URL /
• Google Merchant Account
  • about /
  • setting up /
  • banking, setting up for /
• Google Play
  • app, submitting to /
• Google Play developer
  • about /
  • registering as /
• Google Play Developer Program Policies
  • about /
• GPS location
  • looking up /
  • implementing, on Android /
• GUID (Globally Unique Identifier) /

H

• HandleOpenUrl method /

I

• in-app purchases (IAPs) /
• Info.plist file
  • about /
• Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
  • about /
• installation, x86 Android Emulator /
• installation, Xamarin /
• installation, Xamarin.Mobile /
• installation, Xcode /
• IoC
  • about /
  • implementing /
• iOS app
  • basics /
  • options /
• iOS application
  • building /
• iOS App Store
  • app, submitting to /
• iOS binary
  • making, for App store /
• iOS binding project /
• iOS Dev Center
  • about /
• iOS Developer Program
  • signing up for /
• iOS library project /
• iOS provisioning
  • about /
• iOS unit test project /
• iPhone or iPad storyboard project /
• iTunes Connect
  • about /
  • labeling rules /
  • app, adding to /

J

• Java bindings
  • about /
  • creating /
  • overview /
• Json.NET
  • about /
• JUnit /
• just in time (JIT) compiler
  • about /

K

• Keychain app
  • about /

L

• layouts
  • functionalities, adding to /
• layouts types
  • ViewGroup /
  • LinearLayout /
  • RelativeLayout /
  • FrameLayout /
  • ListView /
  • GridView /
• lifecycle callback methods, activities
  • OnCreate /
  • OnResume /
  • OnPause /
  • OnStart /
  • OnStop /
  • OnRestart /
  • OnActivityResult /
  • OnDestroy /
• linker
  • about /
  • overview /
• linker settings, Xamarin applications
  • Don't Link /
  • Link SDK Assemblies Only /
  • Link All Assemblies /
• linking feature /
• list of messages
  • adding, to application /
• ListView
  • using /
• LLVM
  • about /
• login screen
  • implementing /
  • adding /
• LoginViewModel class
  • implementing /

M

• manifest file /
• MediaPicker class /
• memory leaks
  • about /
• memory pitfalls
  • avoiding /
• messages
  • composing /
• MessagesController class
  • about /
• MessageViewModel class
  • implementing /
• methods, activities
  • StartActivity(Type type) /
  • StartActivity(Intent intent) /
  • StartActivityForResult /
  • Finish /
  • SetContentView /
  • FindViewById /
• methods, AppDelegate.cs file
  • FinishedLaunching /
  • DidEnterBackground /
  • WillEnterForeground /
  • OnResignActivation /
  • OnActivated /
  • ReceiveMemoryWarning /
  • HandleOpenUrl /
• methods, UINavigationController
  • SetViewControllers /
  • ViewControllers /
  • PushViewController /
  • PopViewControllerAnimated /
  • PopToViewController /
  • PopToRootViewController /
  • TopViewController /
• methods, UITableViewSource
  • RowsInSection /
  • NumberOfSections /
  • GetCell /
  • TitleForHeader /
  • RowSelected /
• methods, ViewController.cs file
  • ViewDidLoad /
  • ViewWillAppear /
  • ViewDidAppear /
  • ViewWillDisappear /
  • ViewDidDisappear /
• Microsoft intermediate language (MSIL)
  • about /
• mobile app
  • tips /
• mock web service
  • writing /
• model layer
  • developing /
• Model layer, MVVM design pattern
  • about /
• Mono
  • about /
• MonoDevelop
  • about /
• MonoGame /
• MVC pattern, Apple
  • about /
  • model /
  • view /
  • controller /
• MVVMCross
  • about /
• MvvmCross
  • URL /
• MVVM design pattern
  • about /
  • Model layer /
  • View layer /
  • ViewModel layer /

N

• namespaces, Xamarin.Mobile
  • Xamarin.Contacts /
  • Xamarin.Geolocation /
  • Xamarin.Media /
• navigation controller
  • setting up, in application /
• Ninject
  • URL /
  • about /
• Node.js
  • about /
• NoSQL solution
  • about /
• notifications
  • about /
• NuGet
  • about /
• NumberOfSections method /
• NUnit /

O

• Objective-C bindings
  • about /
• Objective Sharpie
  • about /
  • installing /
  • downloading /
• Object Relational Mapping (ORM)
  • about /
• OnActivated method /
• OnActivityResult method /
• OnCreate method /
• OnDestroy method /
• OnPause method /
• OnResignActivation method /
• OnRestart method /
• OnResume method /
• OnStart method /
• OnStop method /
• OpenNETCF.IoC
  • URL /
• options, iOS app
  • iOS Build /
  • iOS Build | Advanced /
  • iOS Bundle Signing /
  • iOS Application /

P

• Parse service
  • about /
  • URL /
• partial class /
• phone activity
  • about /
• photo library
  • accessing /
• photos
  • accessing, on Android /
• PHP
  • about /
• Platform as a Service (PaaS)
  • about /
• PopToRootViewController method /
• PopViewControllerAnimated method /
• portable class libraries
  • about /
  • working with /
  • setting up /
• Portable Class Library (PCL)
  • about /
• preprocessor statements
  • using /
• project
  • setting up, for unit tests /
• project organization strategies
  • comparing /
• project templates, Xamarin Studio
  • Android application /
  • Android Honeycomb application /
  • Android Ice Cream Sandwich application /
  • Android library project /
  • Android Java bindings library /
  • Android OpenGL application /
  • Android unit test project /
• project types for iOS, Xamarin Studio
  • Standard iPhone or iPad project /
  • iPhone or iPad storyboard project /
  • Universal project /
  • iOS binding project /
  • iOS library project /
• provisioning
  • setting up /
• provisioning profile
  • about /
  • creating /
  • importing /
  • setting up /
• provisioning profiles, types
  • development /
  • Ad Hoc /
  • App Store /
• push notifications
  • sending /
• PushSharp /
• PushViewController method /

R

• RDMS (Regional Database Management System)
  • about /
• ReceiveMemoryWarning method /
• RegisterViewModel class
  • implementing /
• REST-based API
  • about /
• RestSharp
  • about /
• RowSelected method /
• RowsInSection method /

S

• sample application concept
  • starting /
• scripts
  • creating /
• segue
  • about /
  • pattern /
  • setting up /
  • using /
• service bus
  • about /
• service locator pattern /
• SetContentView method /
• SetViewControllers method /
• SignalR
  • about /
• Simple Injector
  • URL /
• single responsibility principle
  • about /
• SOLID object-oriented design principles /
  • building /
• SQL Azure
  • about /
• SQLite /
• SQLite.NET
  • about /
• Standard iPhone or iPad project /
• StartActivity(Intent intent) method /
• StartActivity(Type type) method /
• StartActivityForResult method /
• storyboards
  • using /

T

• tables
  • creating /
• table storage
  • about /
• Task Parallel Libraries (TPL)
  • about /
• Test Driven Development (TDD) /
• TinyIoC
  • URL /
• TitleForHeader method /
• TopViewController property /
• TPL (Task Parallel Library) /

U

• UIKit
  • about /
• UINavigationController
  • using /
• UITableView
  • using /
• unit tests
  • writing /
  • project, setting up for /
• Universal project /
• Urban airship service
  • about /
  • URL /
• URL scheme /
• using statement /

V

• ViewController.cs file
  • methods /
• ViewControllers property /
• ViewDidAppear method /
• ViewDidDisappear method /
• ViewDidLoad method /
• View layer, MVVM design pattern
  • about /
• ViewModel layer
  • writing /
  • LoginViewModel class, implementing /
  • RegisterViewModel class, implementing /
  • FriendViewModel class, implementing /
  • MessageViewModel class, implementing /
• ViewModel layer, MVVM design pattern
  • about /
• ViewWillAppear method /
• ViewWillDisappear method /
• virtual machines
  • about /

W

• WillEnterForeground method /
• Windows Azure
  • about /
  • common services /
• worker roles
  • about /
• WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation) /
  • about /

X

• x86 Android Emulator
  • installing /
• Xamarin
  • prerequisites, for iOS /
  • prerequisites, for Android /
  • installing /
  • editions /
  • Android designer /
• Xamarin.Android
  • about /
• Xamarin.Contacts
  • about /
• Xamarin.Geolocation
  • about /
• Xamarin.iOS
  • about /
• Xamarin.Media
  • about /
• Xamarin.Mobile
  • about /
  • installing /
  • URL, for documentation /
• Xamarin applications
  • settings, for linker /
• Xamarin component
  • adding /
• Xamarin Component Store
  • about /
• Xamarin Studio
  • about /
  • project types, for iOS /
  • project templates /
• Xamarin Tools
  • about /
• XamChat
  • backend, adding to /
• Xcode
  • installing /
  • using /
  • launching /
• XPath
  • about /