Learning Xamarin Studio : learn how to build high-performance native applications using the power of Xamarin Studio / William Smith ; cover image by Gerard Eykhoff.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, William, author.

Contributor:

Eykhoff, Gerard, cover designer.

Series:

Community experience distilled.

Community Experience Distilled

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Microsoft .NET Framework.

Web site development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (248 p.)

Edition:

4th ed.

Place of Publication:

Birmingham, England : Packt Publishing, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Biography/History:

Smith William: William Smith has been writing software since 1988, but he began his professional career in the environmental field with degrees in Environmental Science and Business Administration. While working in this field, William continued writing software as a hobbyist before returning to the University of Maryland for a degree in Computer Science. William currently works as an independent software engineer and author. He is the owner of Appsmiths LLC, a development and consulting firm concentrating on mobile application and game development using native tools as well as cross-platform tools, such as Xamarin and Monogame. William lives in rural West Virginia with his beautiful wife and four sons, where they enjoy hunting, fishing, and camping as a family.

Summary:

This book is intended for .NET developers with any level of experience and who are interested in building native applications without the hassle of becoming Objective-C or Java experts. Although it will be beneficial to have some development experience, particularly in .NET, Learning Xamarin help even a novice developer get past the headaches of setting up and customizing their new development environment so they can move on to producing high-quality native applications quickly.

Contents:

Intro

Learning Xamarin Studio

Table of Contents

Credits

About the Author

About the Reviewers

www.PacktPub.com

Support files, eBooks, discount offers, and more

Why subscribe?

Free access for Packt account holders

Preface

What this book covers

What you need for this book

Who this book is for

Conventions

Reader feedback

Customer support

Downloading the example code

Errata

Piracy

Questions

1. Installing and Setting Up Xamarin Studio

Xamarin Studio pricing plans

Starter

Indie

Business

Enterprise

Understanding the pricing structure

An example company

Xamarin Studio platform options

Xamarin.Android

Xamarin.iOS

Xamarin.Mac

Installing development components

Installing Xcode and the iOS SDK

Installing Xcode from the App Store

Installing Xcode manually

Finishing the Xcode installation

Installing Xamarin Studio

Apple Developer Program

Google Play Developer Program

Setting up simulators and emulators

iOS simulators

Android emulators

Creating a Nexus 7 AVD using the AVD Manager

Creating a Samsung Galaxy S4 AVD using the SDK and AVD Manager

Improving AVD performance

Intel x86 Atom System Image

Hardware Acceleration Execution Manager

Run from Snapshot

Third-party AVD options

Setting up test devices

Setting up iOS devices

Obtaining a development certificate

Provisioning your devices

Setting up Android devices

Enabling debugging on your device

Installing USB drivers and connecting your device

Setting up source control

Additional resources for cross-platform developers

Xamarin resources

Third-party resources

Summary

2. Learning and Customizing the XS Environment

The Xamarin Studio IDE

Creating your first iOS application.

Creating your first Android application

The Solution pad

Design pads

Information pads

Application, File, and Edit menus

View and Search menus

The Project menu

Build and Run menus

The Version Control menu

Tools, Window, and Help menus

Solution Options

The General group

The Build and Run groups

The Source Code group

The Version Control group

Project Options

The Build group

iOS-specific panes

The General tab

The Advanced tab

Android-specific panes

The Packaging tab

The Linker tab

The Run group

Source Code and Version Control groups

Environment preferences

Environment

Projects

Text Editor

Source Code, Version Control, Other, and Packages groups

3. Working with Xcode and the Android SDK

Introduction to Xcode

Toolbar

The navigator area

The utility area

The debug area

The editor area

Outlets and Actions

Outlets

Actions

Adding Outlets and Actions

Adding a ViewController to our project

How it works

XIB, NIB, DESIGNER, and STORYBOARD files

Xamarin Studio Designer for iOS

Creating a storyboard in Xamarin Studio

Android SDK Manager

Android Layouts

Xamarin Studio Designer for Android

Creating a Layout in Xamarin Studio

4. Plugins, Templates, Libraries, and Files

Installing the Visual Studio plugin

Configuring your Mac

Configuring your Windows machine

Configuring a Windows VM within Mac

Final installation steps

Configuring the Visual Studio toolbar

Creating an iPhone application in Visual Studio

Project templates

iOS project templates

Android project templates

Mac and Mac (open source) project templates

Libraries

Portable Class Library

Binding Project.

iOS Binding Project

Java Bindings Library

Files

5. Working with Xamarin.Forms

Requirements for using Xamarin.Forms

The Xamarin.Forms project templates

The components of Xamarin.Forms

Data binding

Components

Navigation

The API design

The XAML design

6. Application Lifecycle

The iOS application lifecycle

The AppDelegate class

UIViewController lifecycle methods

Examining iOS lifecycles

Examining the application lifecycle

The Android application lifecycle

Understanding application lifecycle

Activity lifecycle methods

Configuration changes

Examining application states

Examining the Activity lifecycle

The background state

7. Testing and Debugging

The Xamarin debugger

Unit tests

Touch.Unit and Andr.Unit

Creating a unit test project

Running the tests

Simulators

Testing in an iOS simulator

Testing in an Android emulator

Device testing

Testing on an iOS device

Testing on an Android device

TestFlight

Setting up a TestFlight account

Instruments

Device Monitor

Logs

Other testing considerations

8. Deployment

Deploying iOS applications

Distribution provisioning profile

Generating a production certificate signing request

Submitting a production certificate signing request

Creating the App ID

Creating and installing the distribution profile

Build configuration

Bundle signing

Publishing your application

Setting up an iTunes Connect account

Creating the application page

Uploading the binary

Deploying Mac applications

Installing Developer Certificates

Registering a Mac App ID

Creating a Mac App Development certificate.

Creating Mac App Store Certificates

Creating a Developer ID Certificate

Registering the Mac OS X development machine

Creating the development provisioning profiles

Creating the production provisioning profiles

Setting the app configuration

Signing your application for direct deployment

Build for direct deployment

Signing your application for deployment to the Mac App Store

Build for Mac App Store deployment

Deploying to the Mac App Store

Deploying Android applications

Preparing your application for release compile

Creating a private keystore

Signing the APK

Publishing to the Google Play Store

A. Images and Graphics Tables

iOS application icons

iOS 3.5-inch Retina display screenshots

iOS 4-inch Retina display screenshots

iOS iPad screenshots

Mac OS X app screenshots

Android application icons

Android screenshots

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed August 29, 2014).

ISBN:

9781783550821

1783550821

OCLC:

890704237