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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
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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
16
Other Books You May Enjoy
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Index

Implementing .NET MAUI Blazor

In the second part of this book, we will explore the process of building a .NET MAUI Blazor Hybrid application. Blazor is a modern web framework developed by Microsoft, allowing developers to create interactive web applications using C# and Razor syntax rather than JavaScript. You might be familiar with JavaScript frameworks like React, Angular, and Vue, among others. Unlike most frontend frameworks, which rely on JavaScript, Blazor utilizes C# as an alternative.

Moreover, Blazor can be employed for developing Blazor Hybrid applications. In a Blazor Hybrid app, Razor components function natively on the device through an embedded Web View control, which enables the app to access device features, just like a native app would.

In Part 2, we will redesign our app as a Blazor Hybrid app. We will cover Blazor Bindings, a new topic that allows you to leverage the power of Blazor within the .NET MAUI framework, expanding your options for application development...