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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

3 (1)
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
1
Part 1: Exploring .NET MAUI
9
Part 2: Implementing .NET MAUI Blazor
13
Part 3: Testing and Deployment
16
Other Books You May Enjoy
17
Index

.NET Community Toolkit

In this section, we will use the MVVM Toolkit to refactor our ViewModel code. The MVVM Toolkit is a module within the .NET Community Toolkit, specifically designed for building applications following the MVVM design pattern.

The .NET Community Toolkit (formerly Windows Community Toolkit) is a collection of helper functions, custom controls, and app services designed to simplify and accelerate .NET app development. The toolkit is open source and maintained by the community, offering a suite of tools for various .NET development platforms, such as .NET MAUI, Xamarin, UWP, WPF, and WinUI. The toolkit provides useful components that developers can use out of the box to easily build applications with a rich user interface, common app services, animations, and more.

The MVVM Toolkit supplies a set of base classes, utilities, and attributes that make implementing the MVVM pattern in your .NET applications more efficient and straightforward. The MVVM Toolkit...