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.NET MAUI Cross-Platform Application Development - Second Edition

By : Roger Ye
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Book Image

.NET MAUI Cross-Platform Application Development - Second Edition

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By: Roger Ye

Overview of this book

An evolution of Xamarin.Forms, .NET MAUI is a cross-platform framework for creating native mobile and desktop apps with C# and XAML. Using .NET MAUI, you can develop apps that’ll run on Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows from a single shared codebase. In this revised edition of .NET MAUI Cross-Platform Application Development you will be introduced to .NET 8 and get up to speed with app development in no time. The book begins by showing you how to develop a cross-platform application using .NET MAUI, including guidance for migrating from Xamarin.Forms. You’ll gain all the knowledge needed to create a cross-platform application for Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows following an example project step by step. As you advance, you’ll integrate the latest frontend technology into your app using Blazor components, including the new Blazor Bindings feature. After this, you’ll learn how to test and deploy your apps. With new coverage on creating mock .NET MAUI components, you can develop unit tests for your application. You will additionally learn how to perform Razor component testing using bUnit. By the end of this book, you’ll have learned how to develop your own cross-platform applications using .NET MAUI.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
Free Chapter
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Part 1: Exploring .NET MAUI
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Part 2: Implementing .NET MAUI Blazor
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Part 3: Testing and Deployment
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Other Books You May Enjoy
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Index

Implementing Razor Components

In the previous chapter, we explored Blazor routing and layout and, subsequently, built a navigation framework by establishing our app’s routing and layout. Upon setting up the navigation framework, we crafted top-level pages. The implementation of Razor pages allows for password database navigation, akin to the XAML version. While Razor pages are indeed Razor components, they are not reusable. In this chapter, we will introduce the creation of reusable Razor components. Furthermore, we will delve into data binding and the Razor component lifecycle to foster a comprehensive understanding of these aspects. Armed with this knowledge, we will optimize our code by converting duplicate code into reusable Razor components. Ultimately, we will use the Razor components to implement CRUD operations within our app.

We will cover the following topics in this chapter:

  • Understanding Razor components
  • Creating a Razor class library
  • ...