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The MVVM Pattern in .NET MAUI

By : Pieter Nijs
Book Image

The MVVM Pattern in .NET MAUI

By: Pieter Nijs

Overview of this book

In today's fast-paced world of modern software development, teams need to be efficient, productive, and capable of rapidly adapting to changes to deliver high-quality products, making it crucial for developers to write maintainable and easy-to-test code. The MVVM Pattern in .NET MAUI helps you to thoroughly explore the Model-View-View Model (MVVM) design pattern. The chapters show you how this pattern helps in structuring code to embrace the separation of concerns, allowing for loosely coupled user interface and application logic, which ultimately empowers you to write more robust, maintainable, and testable code. The book also highlights .NET MAUI's capabilities and features, and enables you to delve into the essential components within the framework that facilitate the application of the MVVM pattern. With the help of a sample application, this definitive guide takes a hands-on approach to walk you through both the essential and advanced usages of the MVVM pattern to ensure that you successfully apply the practical aspects of the pattern to your .NET MAUI projects. By the end of this book, you’ll have gained a comprehensive understanding of the MVVM design pattern and its relevance in the context of .NET MAUI, as well as developed the skills needed to successfully apply it in practice.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
Free Chapter
1
Part 1: Key Concepts and Components
8
Part 2: Building a .NET MAUI App Using MVVM
13
Part 3: Mastering MVVM Development

Working with CollectionView

CollectionView is an advanced control specifically designed for efficiently displaying large amounts of data. It offers all the properties available in BindableLayout, such as ItemsSource, ItemTemplate, ItemTemplateSelector, EmptyView, and EmptyViewTemplate. Additionally, CollectionView provides a wealth of powerful features, including item grouping, header and footer support, item selection and highlighting, item virtualization, and incremental loading of data as the user scrolls. These features enable you to create highly interactive and engaging user interfaces while efficiently managing and presenting your data. Item virtualization ensures that only the visible items are rendered, optimizing performance and memory usage, especially for large collections.

Other specialized controls

Aside from CollectionView, there are other specialized controls, such as CarouselView and ListView, for displaying collections in .NET MAUI. These controls also support...