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Learning Xamarin studio

Learning Xamarin studio

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Overview of this book

This book is intended for .NET developers with any level of experience and who are interested in building native applications without the hassle of becoming Objective-C or Java experts. Although it will be beneficial to have some development experience, particularly in .NET, Learning Xamarin help even a novice developer get past the headaches of setting up and customizing their new development environment so they can move on to producing high-quality native applications quickly.
Table of Contents (11 chapters)
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Preface
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Preface
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What this book covers
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What you need for this book
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Who this book is for
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Conventions
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Reader feedback
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Customer support
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1. Installing and Setting Up Xamarin Studio
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1. Installing and Setting Up Xamarin Studio
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Xamarin Studio pricing plans
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Xamarin Studio platform options
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Installing development components
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Installing Xcode and the iOS SDK
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Installing Xamarin Studio
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Apple Developer Program
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Google Play Developer Program
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Setting up simulators and emulators
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Improving AVD performance
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Setting up test devices
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Setting up source control
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Additional resources for cross-platform developers
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Summary
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2. Learning and Customizing the XS Environment
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2. Learning and Customizing the XS Environment
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The Xamarin Studio IDE
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Creating your first iOS application
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Creating your first Android application
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The Solution pad
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Design pads
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Information pads
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Application, File, and Edit menus
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View and Search menus
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The Project menu
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Build and Run menus
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The Version Control menu
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Tools, Window, and Help menus
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Solution Options
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Project Options
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Environment preferences
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3. Working with Xcode and the Android SDK
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3. Working with Xcode and the Android SDK
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Introduction to Xcode
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Outlets and Actions
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Adding a ViewController to our project
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XIB, NIB, DESIGNER, and STORYBOARD files
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Xamarin Studio Designer for iOS
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Creating a storyboard in Xamarin Studio
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Android SDK Manager
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Xamarin Studio Designer for Android
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Creating a Layout in Xamarin Studio
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4. Plugins, Templates, Libraries, and Files
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4. Plugins, Templates, Libraries, and Files
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Installing the Visual Studio plugin
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Creating an iPhone application in Visual Studio
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Project templates
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Libraries
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Files
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5. Working with Xamarin.Forms
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5. Working with Xamarin.Forms
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Requirements for using Xamarin.Forms
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The Xamarin.Forms project templates
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The components of Xamarin.Forms
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The API design
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The XAML design
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6. Application Lifecycle
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6. Application Lifecycle
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The iOS application lifecycle
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UIViewController lifecycle methods
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The Android application lifecycle
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The background state
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7. Testing and Debugging
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7. Testing and Debugging
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The Xamarin debugger
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Unit tests
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Creating a unit test project
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Simulators
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Testing in an iOS simulator
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Testing in an Android emulator
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Device testing
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TestFlight
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Instruments
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Device Monitor
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Logs
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Other testing considerations
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8. Deployment
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Deploying iOS applications
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Deploying Mac applications
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Deploying Android applications
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A. Images and Graphics Tables
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A. Images and Graphics Tables
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iOS application icons
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iOS 3.5-inch Retina display screenshots
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iOS 4-inch Retina display screenshots
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iOS iPad screenshots
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Mac OS X app screenshots
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Android application icons
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Android screenshots
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Index
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Index

Installing Xcode and the iOS SDK

Xcode is Apple's premier (and free for all OS X users) integrated development environment to develop Mac, iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch applications. Additionally, the iOS SDK comes bundled with Xcode upon installation. Since the Xcode application's release cycle closely matches that of the Mac and iOS platforms, you as a developer can expect to always have access to the tools needed to develop applications that target the latest iOS platforms.

Although Xamarin Studio 5 comes bundled with its own interface builder, this tool only supports storyboard development as of the time this was written. Xcode provides an interface builder to create graphical user interfaces for iOS and Mac development using storyboards as well as XIB files. Also, the package includes Instruments, which is a graphical user interface tool for application performance analysis and visualization. We will discuss Instruments more in Chapter 7, Testing and Debugging.

Note

If you do not intend to develop iOS applications, you may skip this section for now and come back to it whenever you're ready. However, you will not be able to install Xamarin.iOS or Xamarin.Mac until Xcode and the iOS SDK have been installed.

Installing Xcode from the App Store

To install Xcode, perform the following steps:

  1. Open the App Store from the Dock or Finder.
  2. If you have not already done so, log in by navigating to Store | Log In and entering your credentials.
  3. If you are visiting the App Store for the first time, you will need to create an account. For details on creating an App Store account, see the Apple support documentation at http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4479.
  4. In the spotlight, type xcode and begin the search.
  5. Select the Xcode Developer Tools app and then click the Install App button. This will begin the download and initial installation process, as shown in the following screenshot:
    Installing Xcode from the App Store

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Xcode is not a simple application, and the initial download is just over 2 GB in size. Therefore, depending on your connection speed, you may need to wait for some time. If you get bored and want to see how things are progressing, hover over launchpad in the Dock and you will see the current download/installation progress. Alternatively, you can open launchpad and view the progress there as well.

Installing Xcode manually

On the other hand, if you don't have an App Store account or for some reason you don't want to use one for this purpose, you can also download the Xcode installer manually from https://developer.apple.com/xcode/.

Installing Xcode manually

Perform the following steps to download Xcode manually:

  1. When you arrive at the download page, you will see the Download Xcode 5 for free. section as shown in the preceding screenshot.
  2. Click the View downloads link.
  3. When you reach the program list, type xcode 5 in the search field and hit Enter.
  4. Your search results should include the latest Xcode 5 installer, as shown in the following screenshot:
    Installing Xcode manually
  5. Click the download link to the right-hand side of the product description.
  6. Once the download is complete, open the file and continue.
  7. Follow the prompts.

Finishing the Xcode installation

Once the download has completed, we will still need to open Xcode from the launcher to begin to finalize the installation. The steps are as follows:

  1. Open the launcher.
  2. Open Xcode.
  3. Accept Xcode and iOS SDK License Agreement.
  4. When prompted, enter your system credentials to give the installer permission to continue.
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