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Join the December Community Standup: Explore What’s New in .NET MAUI 9

Post author By Vijay Anand E G
Post date Dec 5, 2024

This December, join David, Rachel, and guests as they wrap the year 2024 by discussing the most recent advancements in the world of .NET MAUI during the monthly community standup following the release of .NET MAUI 9, the recently released major version of the cross-platform App UI framework.

Consult this Comprehensive Overview article to know more about What’s New in .NET MAUI 9.

The Community Standup is a live event on the official .NET YouTube channel, hosted by the core framework team. It provides valuable insights and exciting announcements. For .NET MAUI, it usually happens on the first Thursday of each month.

Remember to join live on Thu, Dec 5 at 18:00 UTC. Click the link to access the timing in your local or preferred time zone. Note, that it’s an hour behind its usual schedule (Daylight Saving).

The community links for this month’s standup will be updated here.

Wishing you all a happy, prosperous, and healthy new year 2025 in advance.

Happy coding. Stay connected as we continue to learn and share the experiences from this exciting journey of being a .NET developer.

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Handling UI Events with MVVM Commands in .NET MAUI using EventToCommandBehavior

Post author By Vijay Anand E G
Post date Dec 2, 2024
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This article is part of the MVVM – Made Easy series, focusing on handling UI events with ViewModel commands.

This series comprises articles that provide insights into working with the MVVM design pattern, to make it a delightful experience. All the articles in this series can be accessed from here – MVVM – Made Easy

The View serves as the user interface, while the ViewModel is composed of Properties and Commands that encapsulate the underlying logic. This architectural layering offers the distinct advantage of enabling independent development and testing of both components. Data Binding functions as the cohesive element that interlinks these two layers.

An event represents a significant mechanism for notifying state changes, such as a button click, to other components that have a vested interest in the occurrence.

The receiver component is capable of responding to the event by subscribing to it through a method whose signature corresponds with the delegate of the event ensuring type safety. And that method is generally referred to as an event handler.

However, the challenge emerges during the testing of the ViewModel, as the event is closely intertwined with the View. Business logic can’t be independently tested.

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.NET MAUI 9: Introducing the HybridWebView Project Template

Post author By Vijay Anand E G
Post date Nov 29, 2024
2 Comments on .NET MAUI 9: Introducing the HybridWebView Project Template

.NET MAUI 9 App using HybridWebView - Seamless interaction between .NET and JavaScript

HybridWebView is one of the two prominent enhancements in .NET MAUI 9, the recently released major version of the cross-platform App UI framework.

An article that comprehensively outlines the significant features of this version has already been published and is accessible here.

Consult this article titled Exploring .NET MAUI 9 – HybridWebView to delve into the details of this new control.

Nonetheless, the components that constitute the HybridWebView project must be assembled manually, as there is no inherent template available akin to that of Blazor Hybrid. So, it is appropriate to include one in the .NET MAUI All-in-One Templates pack. As the name suggests, has a slew of features under the hood to work with .NET MAUI, consult the articles linked here to know more about them.

Glad to introduce a new project template using HybridWebView in the templates pack v6.1. This article will describe how to install and utilize this new project template.

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What’s New in the All-in-One .NET MAUI Templates Pack v6.0

Post author By Vijay Anand E G
Post date Nov 20, 2024
1 Comment on What’s New in the All-in-One .NET MAUI Templates Pack v6.0

.NET MAUI App - VS2022 - Project Options

As the name suggests, has a slew of features under the hood to work with .NET MAUI.

To effectively support the stable release of .NET MAUI 9, both the CLI NuGet package and the Visual Studio extension of the All-in-One .NET MAUI Templates Pack have been fully updated.

An article has already been published detailing the comprehensive features of .NET MAUI 9.

To know more about the features of this template pack, consult the articles linked here.

Install:

From CLI:

Here’s the command to install the CLI templates pack.

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.NET MAUI – Enable Debugger-Detached XAML Live Preview in Visual Studio 2022

Post author By Vijay Anand E G
Post date Nov 13, 2024
1 Comment on .NET MAUI – Enable Debugger-Detached XAML Live Preview in Visual Studio 2022

Not confined to .NET MAUI, the XAML Live Preview functions as an invaluable tool for inspecting the UI and its associated properties in XAML apps overall.

However, it is imperative that the app be connected to the debugger, is it not? Yes, that is prior to the intro of the debugger-detached XAML Live Preview in VS2022, v17.13 Preview 1.0.

Yesterday, during the .NET MAUI session at .NET Conf 2024 (YouTube clip linked), David and Rachel provided an insightful overview of its functionality.

To know about this virtual event, consult this .NET Conf 2024 article and this detailed article outlining the comprehensive features of .NET MAUI 9.

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.NET MAUI: Managing Query Parameters with Shell Navigation

Post author By Vijay Anand E G
Post date Nov 12, 2024

This is an article in the Developer Tips series, which offers concise hints to enhance productivity. You can access all the articles in this series here.

The Shell feature in .NET MAUI is extensive, offering numerous capabilities. This article will focus on managing query parameters within shell navigation in .NET MAUI.

Incorporating query parameters during navigation is paramount in real-world apps, as they enable the transfer of data in scenarios such as transitioning from a list page to a details page, thereby preserving the contextual relevance.

The GoToAsync() method serves as the comprehensive solution for all your navigation needs in Shell and is overloaded to cater various requirements.

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Join the .NET MAUI Community Standup This November

Post author By Vijay Anand E G
Post date Nov 7, 2024
1 Comment on Join the .NET MAUI Community Standup This November

This November, join David, Rachel, and a special guest (probably Stephan Arnas) as they discuss the latest developments in the realm of .NET MAUI during the monthly community standup preceding .NET Conf 2024 next week.

Consult the article titled Getting Started with Syncfusion’s .NET MAUI Toolkit to start using this free and open-source toolkit, with support within the All-in-One MAUI Templates for the initial setup.

The exciting news is that the second set of 5 controls is nearing its release.

Button
Bottom Sheet
Calendar
Numeric Entry
Numeric Up Down

Remember to join live on Thu, Nov 7 at 18:00 UTC. Click the link to access the timing in your local or preferred time zone. Note, that it’s an hour behind its usual schedule.

Update: The community links for this month’s standup will be updated here.

Happy coding. Stay connected as we continue to learn and share the experiences from this exciting journey of being a .NET developer.

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Transitioning from Frame to Border in .NET MAUI

Post author By Vijay Anand E G
Post date Nov 2, 2024
1 Comment on Transitioning from Frame to Border in .NET MAUI

This is an article in the Developer Tips series, which offers concise hints to enhance productivity. You can access all the articles in this series here.

Border:

From .NET MAUI 9 onwards, the Frame control has been marked as obsolete, paving the way for more robust Border control.

An article has already been published detailing the comprehensive features of .NET MAUI 9.

The Border serves as a container control, akin to the Frame; however, it exhibits significantly greater flexibility, enabling the user to delineate any enclosed geometric shape.

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Transitioning from Application’s MainPage to Window’s Page in .NET MAUI 9

Post author By Vijay Anand E G
Post date Oct 30, 2024
1 Comment on Transitioning from Application’s MainPage to Window’s Page in .NET MAUI 9

This article analyzes a significant change introduced in .NET MAUI 9, specifically the deprecation of the Application’s MainPage property, which has been replaced by the Window’s Page property.

An article has already been published detailing the comprehensive features of .NET MAUI 9.

The MainPage has existed since the inception of Xamarin.Forms, at which time it functioned as a single-window UI framework.

Nevertheless, the design of .NET MAUI incorporates the concept of a Window to effectively support Desktop form factors, including WinUI and Mac Catalyst.

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Join .NET Conf 2024 Online: Explore .NET 9 Features

Post author By Vijay Anand E G
Post date Oct 28, 2024
1 Comment on Join .NET Conf 2024 Online: Explore .NET 9 Features

.NET Conf 2024 - Annual Virtual Developer Event - Release of .NET 9

November is set to be an exceptionally significant month for .NET developers globally, as a new version of .NET will be officially released during its annual event, .NET Conf. Similar to previous years, this year’s event will also be conducted virtually, allowing participation online. The highly anticipated .NET 9 is scheduled for release during this conference, which will take place over three days from Tue, Nov 12, 2024, to Thu, Nov 14, 2024. Please mark your calendars accordingly.

Quite like .NET 7, .NET 9 is also a short-term support (STS) release, which will be supported for 18 months till mid-May 2026. Even-numbered releases are LTS whereas odd-numbered are STS. More details on the release lifecycle are here. The support for .NET 6 (the previous LTS release) ends (more details here), with .NET 7 already out of support, and .NET 8, the current LTS release, has another 2 years of support till early Nov 2026.

Due to the underlying external dependencies, the support policy of .NET MAUI differs significantly from .NET, each major release will be supported only for 18 months. So, if you’re using .NET MAUI 8, support will cease by mid-May 2025 (in another 6 months). Hence, it’s necessary to plan for your app migration to .NET MAUI 9. An article has already been published detailing the comprehensive features of .NET MAUI 9.

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