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MVVM Toolkit v8.4: Custom Access Modifiers for Partial Properties – How To

This article is part of the MVVM – Made Easy series, with a focus on the initial preview release of v8.4 of the CommunityToolkit.Mvvm (aka Microsoft MVVM Toolkit) NuGet package, which includes support for Partial Properties.

Update as of Dec 2024: The v8.4 stable release is now available. For further details, please refer to this blog post.

Here are the links to other articles in this series.

Support for Partial Properties is one of most sought after features in the MVVM toolkit as it allows to define custom access modifier for property accessors and makes code more readable. The need for an analyzer to track the usage of a field instead of a (generated) property is no longer necessary.

This is the third article in the MVVM Made Easy series with a focus on Messaging in .NET MAUI and Blazor Hybrid apps.

Here are the links to other articles in this series.

Although the fundamentals remain the same, the preceding articles were published after the initial version of the MVVM Toolkit, and a lot has transpired since then. An updated article is being prepared and published soon.

Blazor Hybrid represents an exemplary integration of cross-platform .NET MAUI and the Blazor components.

It facilitates the utilization of C# expertise in the development of various applications, including those for Desktop, Mobile, and Web platforms.

However, there are instances when these disparate components must communicate with one another for the integration to function effectively.

Whenever the necessity arises to facilitate communication between loosely coupled components, messaging represents the most effective solution.