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Learning Xamarin studio

Learning Xamarin studio

By : William Smith
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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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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

Creating your first Android application

Surprisingly, creating your first Android application in Xamarin Studio is slightly simpler than creating the iOS counterpart. I wouldn't get too excited, though, because that's normally not the case. Let's create an Android application:

  1. Within Xamarin Studio navigate to File | New | Solution….
  2. Choose the C# | Android group.
  3. Keep it simple and choose the Android Application project type.
  4. Name your project and click OK.
  5. Click the Build and Run button.
  6. Choose the emulator you want to target.

    Note

    If your emulator hasn't started, the build may succeed but deployment will most likely fail the first time. This is because the Xamarin Studio deployment will timeout if the emulator doesn't return a response quickly enough. The fix is typically very easy, though. Simply wait for the emulator to finish booting up before trying to build and run again.

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