Index

A

• action sheets / Popover and alerts (iOS)
• activity lifecycle (Android)
  • about / Activity lifecycle (Android)
  • active/running / Active/Running
  • paused / Paused
  • Backgrounded state / Backgrounded
  • stopped / Stopped
  • restarted / Restarted
• alert dialogs / Popover and alerts (iOS)
• Android
  • design metrics / Design metrics on Android
• Android Callable Wrappers (ACW)
  • about / Xamarin on Android
• Android Debug Bridge (ADB) / Troubleshooting and diagnostics
• Android Device Monitor
  • about / Device Monitor (Android only)
• Android Virtual Devices (AVD) / Emulators for Android
• Apple Developer Enterprise Program / Apple Developer Enterprise Program
• Apple Notification Push Service (APNS)
  • about / Push notifications
• Application Binary Interface (ABI) / Packing options
• Application Component lifecycle
  • about / Application Component lifecycle
  • activity lifecycle (Android) / Activity lifecycle (Android)
  • application lifecycle (iOS) / Application lifecycle (iOS)
• application data
  • about / Application data
  • installation directory / Installation directory
  • local storage / Local storage
  • temporary storage / Temporary storage
• Application Insights
  • about / Application Insights
• application lifecycle (iOS)
  • about / Application lifecycle (iOS)
  • state-related methods / Application lifecycle (iOS)
• Application Lifecycle Management (ALM)
  • development pipeline / Development pipeline
  • troubleshooting / Troubleshooting and diagnostics
  • diagnostics / Troubleshooting and diagnostics
  • about / Continuous integration
• App Transport Security (ATS)
  • about / Transport
• architectural patterns
  • about / Architectural patterns
  • model-view-controller (MVC) pattern / MVC
  • Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM) pattern / MVVM
• asynchronous methods
  • about / Asynchronous methods
  • continuation / Continuation
  • cancellation / Cancellation
  • progress / Progress
  • task batches / Task batches
• automated testing
  • about / Automated testing

B

• background tasks
  • about / Background tasks
  • on iOS / Background tasks on iOS
  • services (Android only) / Services (Android only)
  • on Android / Services (Android only)
• backup
  • about / Backup/Roaming
  • Android Backup API / Android and Backup API
  • ubiquitous storage, iOS / iOS and ubiquitous storage
• best practices, patterns
  • disposable objects / Disposable objects
  • about / Disposable objects, Patterns and best practices, Patterns and best practices
  • lapsed listener problem / The lapsed listener problem
  • weak references / Weak references
  • cross-domain objects / Cross-domain objects
  • cyclic references (cycles) / Cyclic references (cycles)
  • async pattern conversions / Async pattern conversions
  • multi-threading, with tasks / Multi-threading with tasks
  • exception handling / Exception handling
  • initialization pattern / Initialization pattern
  • semaphores / Semaphores
  • application preferences / Application preferences
  • file picker / File picker
• beta deployment
  • about / Beta deployment
  • HockeyApp / HockeyApp
  • Crashlytics / Crashlytics
  • TestFlight / TestFlight
  • package distribution / Package distribution
• binding library
  • about / Xamarin on iOS
• Boehm (iOS Only) garbage collector
  • about / Boehm garbage collector (iOS only)
• bundle
  • about / iOS

C

• Calabash
  • about / Calabash
• Cloud integration
  • defining / Cloud integration
  • Azure Mobile Services / Azure Mobile Services
  • Azure offline data / Azure offline data
  • Azure authentication / Azure authentication
• Coded UI tests (Windows Phone)
  • about / Coded UI tests (Windows Phone)
• collection views
  • about / Collection views
  • UITableView (iOS) / UITableView (iOS)
  • UICollectionView (iOS) / UICollectionView (iOS)
  • ListView (Android) / ListView (Android)
  • GridView (Android) / GridView (Android)
  • CardView (Android) / CardView (Android)
  • ListView and ListBox (Windows Phone) / ListView and ListBox (Windows Phone)
  • GridView (Windows Phone) / GridView (Windows Phone)
  • virtualizing panels (Windows Phone) / Virtualizing panels (Windows Phone)
• components, Xamarin.Forms
  • pages / Pages
  • layouts / Layouts
  • views / Views
• connected apps
  • defining / Connected apps
• content elements
  • about / Content elements
  • collection views / Collection views
  • modal views / Modal views
  • text views / Text views
  • web views / Web views
• content sharing
  • about / Content sharing
  • File picker contract (Windows Store apps) / File pickers and contracts (Windows Store apps)
  • Document Provider extensions (iOS) / Document Provider extensions (iOS)
  • ContentProvider (Android) / ContentProvider and ContentResolver (Android)
  • ContentResolver (Android) / ContentProvider and ContentResolver (Android)
• Continuous Integration (CI)
  • about / NuGet packages, Continuous integration
  • Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS) / Visual Studio Team Services
  • TeamCity / TeamCity
• Crashlytics
  • about / Crashlytics
• cross-platform projects, with Xamarin
  • about / Cross-platform projects with Xamarin
  • Xamarin as platform / Xamarin as a platform
  • Xamarin as product / Xamarin as a product

D

• data
  • about / Data in mobile applications
• data, in mobile applications
  • about / Data in mobile applications
  • state / State
  • app data / App data
  • local files / Local files
  • external data / External data
• data bindings
  • OneTime binding / Windows Runtime
  • OneWay binding / Windows Runtime
  • TwoWay mode / Windows Runtime
  • eWayToSource / Windows Runtime
• design elements
  • about / Design elements
  • basic layout / The basic layout
  • navigation / Navigation
  • content elements / Content elements
  • feedback / Feedback
• design metrics
  • on Android / Design metrics on Android
  • on iOS / Design metrics on iOS
  • on Windows Runtime / Design metrics on Windows Runtime
• design patterns
  • defining / Patterns and best practices
  • and best practices / Patterns and best practices, Patterns and best practices
  • async conversions / Async conversions
  • data model abstraction / Data model abstraction
  • service cache / Service cache
  • messaging infrastructure / Messaging infrastructure
  • Dependency injection / Dependency injection
  • shared project, versus portable project / Shared project versus portable project
  • platform-specific fine-tuning / Platform-specific fine-tuning
• design philosophy
  • about / Design philosophy
  • user expectations / User expectations
  • platform imperatives / Platform imperatives
  • hardware dependency / Hardware dependency
• development environment
  • setting up / Setting up the development environment
  • right development OS, selecting / Choosing the right development OS
  • Xamarin Studio setup and configuration / Xamarin Studio setup and configuration
  • Visual Studio setup and configuration / Visual Studio setup and configuration
• development pipeline
  • about / Development pipeline
• distribution options
  • about / Distribution options
  • app store(s) / App store(s), Ad-hoc
  • ad-hoc distribution / Ad-hoc

E

• elements, OData
  • reference / OData
• emulator options
  • about / Emulator options
  • emulators for Android / Emulators for Android
  • iOS emulation / iOS emulation
• Event-based Asynchronous Pattern (EAP) / Async pattern conversions
• Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML)
  • about / Under the hood

F

• feedback
  • about / Feedback
  • indeterminate task progress / Indeterminate progress
  • determinate task progress / Determinate progress
• FileCreationMode
  • about / Android
• first-in-first-out (FIFO) / Concurrency model on iOS
• forms
  • extending / Extending forms
  • styles / Styles
  • triggers and behaviors / Triggers and behaviors
  • custom renderers / Custom renderers

G

• garbage collection (GC)
  • about / Garbage collection
• garbage collection (GC), on Xamarin projects
  • about / GC on Xamarin projects
  • SGen garbage collector / SGen garbage collector
  • Boehm (iOS Only) garbage collector / Boehm garbage collector (iOS only)
• geofence
  • about / Geofencing
• Git
  • about / Git
• Google Cloud Messaging (GCM)
  • about / Push notifications
• GPS (Global Position System)
  • about / Location data

H

• hardware dependency
  • about / Hardware dependency
  • design metrics, on Android / Design metrics on Android
  • design metrics, on iOS / Design metrics on iOS
  • design metrics, on Windows Runtime / Design metrics on Windows Runtime
• HockeyApp
  • about / HockeyApp

I

• installation directory
  • about / Installation directory
  • Android / Android
  • iOS / iOS
• instruments
  • about / Instruments (iOS only)
• interaction gestures
  • tap / Gestures
  • long press / Gestures
  • double-tap / Gestures
  • swipe down / Gestures
  • swipe right / Gestures
  • swipe left / Gestures
  • swipe up / Gestures
  • tap & drag / Gestures
  • pinch out / Gestures
  • pinch in / Gestures
  • rotate / Gestures
• interactive controls
  • about / Interactive controls
  • text input / Text input
  • dropdown selection / Dropdown selection
  • option selection / Option selection, Gestures
• Internal Storage / Android
• iOS
  • design metrics / Design metrics on iOS
• iOS, background tasks
  • about / Background tasks on iOS
  • background-safe tasks / Background tasks on iOS
  • DidEnterBackground tasks / Background tasks on iOS
  • background transfers / Background tasks on iOS
• IoT (Internet of Things) / Bluetooth

J

• Java Debug Wire Protocol (JDWP) / Release packages
• Java Virtual Machine (JVM) / Disabling debugging
• just-in-time (JIT) / Release packages

L

• language plural rules
  • reference link / Xamarin.Android
• Line of Business (LOB) apps
  • about / Line of Business apps
  • private channel distribution (Android) / Private channel distribution (Android)
  • Apple Developer Enterprise Program / Apple Developer Enterprise Program
  • Windows Phone private distribution / Windows Phone private distribution
• linking process, Xamarin.Android app package (.apk)
  • about / Linking
  • none option / Linking
  • Sdk Assemblies Only option / Linking
  • Sdk and User Assemblies option / Linking
• Live Connect App management site
  • URL / Azure authentication
• live telemetry
  • about / Live telemetry
  • Xamarin Insights / Xamarin Insights
  • Application Insights / Application Insights
• local filesystem
  • about / Local filesystem
• localization
  • about / Localization
  • locale / Locale and culture
  • culture / Locale and culture
  • in Windows Phone / Windows Phone
  • in Xamarin.iOS / Xamarin.iOS
  • in Xamarin.Android / Xamarin.Android
  • in Xamarin.Forms / Xamarin.Forms
• Localization ID / Xamarin.iOS
• local storage
  • about / Local storage
  • Android / Android
  • Shared Preferences / Android
  • Internal Storage / Android
  • iOS / iOS
• location data
  • about / Location data
  • Android location / Android location and Google Play services
  • Google Play services / Android location and Google Play services
  • location services, on iOS / Location services on iOS
  • on Windows Runtime / Location data on Windows Runtime
  • geofencing / Geofencing
• Low Level Virtual Machine (LLVM) / Build options

M

• Mac build host / Visual Studio setup and configuration
• Managed Callable Wrappers (MCW)
  • about / Xamarin on Android
• mobile country code (MCC) / Adaptive visual assets
• Mobile Device Management (MDM) / Apple Developer Enterprise Program
• mobile network code (MNC) / Adaptive visual assets
• modal views
  • about / Modal views
  • popover and alerts (iOS) / Popover and alerts (iOS)
  • menus (Windows Phone) / Flyout, popups, and menus (Windows Phone)
  • flyout (Windows Phone) / Flyout, popups, and menus (Windows Phone)
  • popups (Windows Phone) / Flyout, popups, and menus (Windows Phone)
  • dialogs (Android) / Dialogs (Android)
• model-view-controller (MVC) pattern
  • Model / MVC
  • about / MVC
  • Controller / MVC
  • View / MVC
  • iOS app architecture / iOS app architecture
• model-view-presenter (MVP) / Architectural patterns
• Model-View-Presenter (MVP)
  • about / Messaging infrastructure
• Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM)
  • about / Messaging infrastructure
• Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM) pattern
  • about / Architectural patterns, MVVM
  • Windows Runtime / Windows Runtime
  • on Xamarin.iOS / MVVM on Xamarin.iOS and Xamarin.Android
  • on Xamarin.Android / MVVM on Xamarin.iOS and Xamarin.Android
  • with Xamarin.Forms / MVVM with Xamarin.Forms
• mono runtime
  • about / Target platforms
• Monotouch Profiler
  • about / Monotouch Profiler (iOS only)
• multithreading, on Xamarin
  • about / Multithreading on Xamarin
  • single thread model / Single thread model
  • Task-based Asynchronous Pattern (TAP) / Task-based Asynchronous Pattern
  • concurrency model on iOS / Concurrency model on iOS

N

• native libraries
  • about / Native libraries
  • managed callable wrappers (Android) / Managed callable wrappers (Android)
  • linking, versus binding (iOS) / Linking versus binding (iOS)
• navigation
  • about / Navigation
  • horizontal navigation / Horizontal navigation
  • vertical navigation / Vertical navigation
  • jump navigation / Jump navigation
• Near Field Communication (NFC) protocol / Near Field Communication
• NuGet packages
  • about / NuGet packages
  • reference / NuGet packages

O

• OAuth
  • about / OAuth
• OData
  • about / OData

P

• package distribution
  • about / Package distribution
• packing options
  • Bundle assemblies into native code / Packing options
  • Generate one package (.apk) per selected ABI / Packing options
  • AOT Compilation / Packing options
  • Enable Multi-Dex / Packing options
  • Enable ProGuard / Packing options
• pages, Xamarin.Forms
  • Tabbed page / Tabbed page
  • MasterDetail page / The MasterDetail page
  • NavigationPage / NavigationPage
  • CarouselPage / CarouselPage
  • ContentPage / ContentPage
• parallel execution
  • about / Parallel execution
• patterns
  • best practices / Disposable objects, Patterns and best practices
• peer-to-peer (P2P) networks / Wi-Fi Direct
• peripherals
  • about / Peripherals
  • Bluetooth / Bluetooth
  • Wi-Fi Direct / Wi-Fi Direct
  • Near Field Communication (NFC) / Near Field Communication
• permission levels, of file
  • Append / Android
  • EnableWriteAheadLogging / Android
  • MultiProcess / Android
  • Private / Android
  • WorldReadable/WorldWritable / Android
• platform-specific concepts
  • about / Platform-specific concepts
  • object reference types / Object reference types
  • Automatic Reference Counting (ARC) / Automatic Reference Counting (ARC)
• Portable Class Libraries (PCLs)
  • about / Dependency injection

Q

• quality, in cross-development
  • about / Quality in cross-development
  • reusability / Reusability
  • abstraction / Abstraction
  • loose-coupling / Loose-coupling
  • Nativity / Nativity

R

• release packages
  • about / Release packages
  • Xamarin.Android app package (.apk) / Xamarin.Android app package (.apk)
  • Xamarin.iOS app bundle (.ipa) / Xamarin.iOS app bundle (.ipa)
  • Windows Phone app package (.appx) / Windows Phone app package (.appx)
• Representational State Transfer (REST)
  • about / RESTful services

S

• services (Android only)
  • about / Services (Android only)
  • started service / Services (Android only)
  • bound service / Services (Android only)
• SGen garbage collector
  • about / SGen garbage collector
• Shared Preferences / Android
• SignalR
  • defining / SignalR
  • implementing / SignalR
  • events, defining / SignalR
• source control
  • about / Source control
  • Team Foundation Version Control (TFVC) / TFVC
  • Git / Git
  • TFS/Git scenarios / TFS/Git scenarios
  • Subversion (SVN) / Subversion (SVN)
• SQLite
  • about / SQLite
• state-related methods, application lifecycle (iOS)
  • WillFinishLaunching / Application lifecycle (iOS)
  • FinishedLaunching / Application lifecycle (iOS)
  • OnResignActivation / Application lifecycle (iOS)
  • OnActivated / Application lifecycle (iOS)
  • DidEnterBackground / Application lifecycle (iOS)
  • WillTerminate / Application lifecycle (iOS)
  • WillEnterForeground / Application lifecycle (iOS)
• Subversion (SVN)
  • about / Subversion (SVN)

T

• target platforms
  • about / Target platforms
  • Xamarin on Android / Xamarin on Android
  • Xamarin on iOS / Xamarin on iOS
  • Windows Runtime apps / Windows Runtime apps
• Task-based Asynchronous Pattern (TAP) / Task-based Asynchronous Pattern
• Task Parallel Library (TPL) / Asynchronous methods
• TeamCity
  • about / TeamCity
• Team Foundation Version Control (TFVC)
  • about / TFVC
• test-driven development (TDD) pattern / Unit testing
• TestFlight
  • about / TestFlight
• text resources, visual assets
  • about / Text resources
  • Xamarin.Android / Xamarin.Android
  • Xamarin.iOS / Xamarin.iOS
  • Windows Phone / Windows Phone
• text views
  • displaying, on Windows platform / Text views
  • displaying, on Android platform / Text views
  • displaying, on iOS platform / Text views
• TFS/Git scenarios
  • about / TFS/Git scenarios
  • Git bridge / Git bridge
  • NuGet packages / NuGet packages
• troubleshooting
  • about / Troubleshooting and diagnosis
  • Xamarin Profiler / Xamarin Profiler
  • Device Monitor (Android only) / Device Monitor (Android only)
  • instruments (iOS only) / Instruments (iOS only)
  • Monotouch Profiler (iOS only) / Monotouch Profiler (iOS only)
• Twitter
  • URL / Azure authentication

U

• UIController / iOS app architecture
• UI testing
  • about / UI testing
  • Xamarin.UITests / Xamarin.UITests and Xamarin Test Cloud
  • Xamarin Test Cloud / Xamarin.UITests and Xamarin Test Cloud
  • Xamarin Test Recorder / Xamarin Test Recorder
  • Coded UI tests (Windows Phone) / Coded UI tests (Windows Phone)
  • Calabash / Calabash
• unit testing
  • about / Unit testing
  • platform-agnostic unit tests / Platform-agnostic unit tests
  • platform-specific unit tests / Platform-specific unit tests
• user interaction
  • about / User interaction
  • interactive controls / Interactive controls
  • gestures / Gestures

V

• View-Controller / iOS app architecture
• visual assets
  • about / Visual assets
  • text resources / Text resources
  • image resources / Image resources
  • adaptive visual assets / Adaptive visual assets
  • reusable assets / Reusable assets
• Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS)
  • about / Visual Studio Team Services

W

• Web Service Description Language (WSDL)
  • about / SOAP/XML services
• web services
  • defining / Web services
  • transport / Transport
  • messaging / Messaging
  • SOAP/XML services / SOAP/XML services
  • RESTful services / RESTful services
  • OData / OData and OAuth, OData
  • OAuth / OAuth
• Windows Communication Foundation (WCF)
  • about / SOAP/XML services
• Windows Notification Services (WNS)
  • about / Push notifications
• Windows Phone app package (.appx) / Windows Phone app package (.appx)
• Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) / MVVM
• Windows Runtime
  • design metrics / Design metrics on Windows Runtime

X

• Xamarin
  • cross-platform projects, with / Cross-platform projects with Xamarin
• Xamarin.Android app package (.apk)
  • about / Xamarin.Android app package (.apk)
  • debugging, disabling / Disabling debugging
  • linking / Linking
  • packing options / Packing options
  • packaging / Packaging
• Xamarin.Forms
  • defining / Under the hood
  • anatomy / Anatomy of Xamarin.Forms
  • project structure / Project structure
  • components / Components
• Xamarin.iOS app bundle (.ipa)
  • about / Xamarin.iOS app bundle (.ipa)
  • build options / Build options
  • linking / Linking
  • provisioning profile / Provisioning profile
• Xamarin.UITests
  • about / Xamarin.UITests and Xamarin Test Cloud
• Xamarin Component Store
  • reference / Components
• Xamarin Insights
  • about / Xamarin Insights
• Xamarin platforms
  • defining / Platform-specific concepts
  • permissions / Permissions
  • NSUrlConnection/NSUrlSession (iOS Only) / NSUrlConnection/NSUrlSession (iOS Only)
  • background downloads / Background downloads
  • push notifications / Push notifications
• Xamarin Profiler
  • about / Xamarin Profiler
  • allocations instrument / Allocations instrument
  • time profiler / Time Profiler
• Xamarin solution structure
  • about / A typical Xamarin solution structure
  • portable class libraries / Portable class libraries
  • shared projects / Shared projects
  • Xamarin.Forms / Xamarin.Forms
  • NuGet packages / NuGet packages
  • components / Components
• Xamarin Test Cloud
  • about / Xamarin.UITests and Xamarin Test Cloud
• Xamarin Test Recorder
  • about / Xamarin Test Recorder
• Xcode Instruments
  • about / Instruments (iOS only)
• XSL
  • reference link / Reusable assets