Xamarin Forms Extended Controls

Description Xfx Controls are just a few controls that differ from the baked in Xamarin.Forms Controls.

• Getting Started
  • Android
  • iOS
• Demos
• Code
  • XfxEntry
  • XfxComboBox
  • XfxCardView
• Contributions / Thanks
• License

Getting Started

Android

In your MainActivity, initialize XfxControls just before initializing Xamarin Forms

XfxControls.Init();
global::Xamarin.Forms.Forms.Init(this, bundle);

note: XfxEntry and XfxComboBox REQUIRES your app to use an AppCompat theme.

iOS

In your AppDelegate, initialize XfxControls just before initializing Xamarin Forms

XfxControls.Init();
global::Xamarin.Forms.Forms.Init();

Demos

Code

Declaration is exactly the same as a Xamarin.Forms.Entry, with some added properties

XfxEntry

<!-- XfxEntry-->
<xfx:XfxEntry Placeholder="Enter your name"
              Text="{Binding Name}"
              ErrorText="{Binding NameErrorText}" />

When the ErrorText property is set, the ErrorText will display, otherwise if it is null or empty, it's removed.

XfxComboBox

<!-- XfxComboBox-->
<xfx:XfxComboBox Placeholder="Enter your email address"
                 Text="{Binding EmailAddress}"
                 ItemsSource="{Binding EmailSuggestions}"
                 SortingAlgorithm="{Binding SortingAlgorithm}"/>

The XfxComboBox extends the XfxEntry and therefore also includes the ErrorText property.
Beyond that there is an ItemsSource property, SelectedItem property, and a SortingAlgorithm property.
The first two are pretty self explanitory, but here's an example of how you can set the SortingAlgorithm

public class MyViewModel : INotifyPropertyChanged
{
	public Func<string, ICollection<string>, ICollection<string>> SortingAlgorithm { get; } = (text, values) => values
		.Where(x => x.StartsWith(text, StringComparison.CurrentCultureIgnoreCase)))
		.OrderBy(x => x)
		.ToList();
}

XfxCardView

<!-- XfxCardView -->
<xfx:XfxCardView CornerRadius="3" Elevation="3">
    <StackLayout Padding="0" Margin="0">
        <Image Source="http://lorempixel.com/1024/200/abstract" HorizontalOptions="Fill" Aspect="Fill" />
        <Label Margin="8">
            <Label.Text>
                Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Suspendisse fringilla turpis turpis, id lobortis dolor vestibulum condimentum.
            </Label.Text>
        </Label>
        <Button Text="Go to Main Page" Clicked="Button_OnClicked" Margin="8" />
    </StackLayout>
</xfx:XfxCardView>

Contributions / Thanks

• @MarcBruins for: MBAutoComplete
• @gshackles for: FloatLabeledEntry

License

Licensed MIT, please review the license file.