.NET MAUI cross-platform application development : explore the first-class cross-platform UI framework to build native apps on multiple platforms / Roger Ye.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ye, Roger, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Application software--Development.

Application software.

Web applications.

Microsoft .NET Framework.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (400 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Birmingham, England : Packt Publishing, Limited, [2023]

Summary:

Build apps for Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows using Microsoft's .NET Multi-platform App UI and Blazor Key Features Get familiar with Microsoft's UI toolkit to build amazing interfaces for iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS Build a cross-platform password manager based on the famous Windows app, KeePass Explore .NET MAUI development and Hybrid app development using Blazor Book Description An evolution of Xamarin.Forms, .NET Multi-platform App UI (.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 code-base. This step-by-step guide provides a comprehensive introduction to those who are new to .NET MAUI that will have you up to speed with app development using .NET MAUI in no time. The book begins by showing you how to develop a cross-platform application using .NET MAUI and then helps you build an app throughout the chapters. You'll gain all the knowledge needed to create a cross-platform application for Android, iOS, the mac OS, and Windows from a single shared code-base using .NET MAUI. As you advance, you'll get to grips with the entire application development lifecycle, from design and implementation through to deployment to the app store through the development of a password manager app using KeePassLib. The concluding chapters will teach you how to integrate the latest frontend technology into your app through .NET MAUI Blazor. By the end of this book, you'll have learned how to develop your own cross-platform applications using .NET MAUI. What you will learn Discover the latest features of .NET 6 that can be used in mobile and desktop app development Find out how to build cross-platform apps with .NET MAUI and Blazor Implement device-specific features using .NET MAUI Essentials Integrate third-party libraries and add your own device-specific features Discover .NET class unit test using xUnit.net and Razor components unit test using bUnit Deploy apps in different app stores on mobile as well as desktop Who this book is for This book is an entry-level .NET MAUI book for mobile developers interested in cross-platform application development with working experience of the .NET Core framework, as well as fresh or junior engineers who've just begun their career in mobile app development. Native application developers (desktop) or Xamarin developers who want to migrate to .NET MAUI will also benefit from this book. Basic knowledge of modern object-oriented programming language, such as C#, Java or Kotlin, is assumed.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright and credits

Contributors

Table of Contents

Preface

Part 1: Exploring .NET MAUI

Chapter 1: Getting Started with .NET MAUI

An overview of cross-platform technologies

Native applications

Web applications

Backend services

Cross-platform technologies

A comparison of .NET, Java, and JavaScript

Exploring the .NET landscape

.NET Framework

Mono

.NET Core

.NET Standard and portable class libraries

Using Xamarin for mobile development

Xamarin.Forms

Xamarin.Essentials

Moving to .NET MAUI

.NET MAUI Blazor apps

Choosing XAML versus Razor in .NET MAUI

Development environment setup

Installing .NET MAUI on Windows

Installing .NET MAUI on macOS

What you will learn in this book

The app that we will build in this book

Summary

Further reading

Chapter 2: Building Our First .NET MAUI App

Technical requirements

Managing the source code in this book

Setting up a new .NET MAUI project

Creating a new project using Visual Studio

Creating a new project using the dotnet command

App startup and lifecycle

Lifecycle management

Configuring the resources

App icon

Splash screen

Setting custom font icons

Building and debugging

Windows

Android

iOS and macOS

Scaffolding a Model-View-ViewModel project

Migrating and reusing a Shell template from Xamarin.Forms

Visual Studio project template

Chapter 3: User Interface Design with XAML

Creating a XAML page

XAML syntax

Element

Attribute

XML namespaces and XAML namespaces

XAML markup extensions

Master-detail UI design

Side-by-side

Stacked

Controls in .NET MAUI

Layouts in .NET MAUI

Navigation in the master-detail UI design

Supporting multiple languages - localization.

Creating a .resx file

Localizing text

Chapter 4: Exploring MVVM and Data Binding

Understanding MVVM and MVC

MVVM in PassXYZ.Vault

Data binding

Binding mode

Changing notifications in viewmodels

Improving the data model and service

KPCLib

PassXYZLib

Updating the model

Updating the service

Binding to collections

Chapter 5: Navigation using .NET MAUI Shell and NavigationPage

Implementing navigation

INavigation interface and NavigationPage

Using the navigation stack

Manipulating the navigation stack

Using Shell

Flyout

Tabs

Shell navigation

Improving our model

Understanding the data model and its services

Improving the login process

The Command interface

Chapter 6: Introducing Dependency Injection and Platform-Specific Services

A quick review of design principles

Exploring types of design principles

Using design principles

Using DI

Dependency Service

Using built-in MS.DI DI service

Connecting to the database

Initializing the database

Performing CRUD operations

Part 2: Implementing .NET MAUI Blazor

Chapter 7: Introducing Blazor Hybrid App Development

What is Blazor?

Learning about Blazor Server

Understanding Blazor Wasm

Exploring Blazor Hybrid

Creating a new .NET MAUI Blazor project

Generating a .NET MAUI Blazor project with the dotnet command line

Creating a .NET MAUI Blazor project using Visual Studio on Windows

Running the new project

The startup code of the .NET MAUI Blazor app

Migrating to a .NET MAUI Blazor app

Understanding Razor syntax

Code blocks in Razor

Implicit Razor expressions.

Explicit Razor expressions

Expression encoding

Directives

Directive attributes

Creating a Razor component

Redesigning the login page using a Razor component

The Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM) pattern in Blazor

Dependency injection in Blazor

CSS isolation

Chapter 8: Understanding the Blazor Layout and Routing

Understanding client-side routing

Setup of BlazorWebView

Setup of Router

Defining routes

Using Blazor layout components

Applying a layout to a component

Nesting layouts

Implementing navigation elements

Implementing a list view

Adding a new item and navigating back

Chapter 9: Implementing Blazor Components

Understanding Razor components

Inheritance

Creating a Razor class library

Using static assets in the Razor class library

Creating reusable Razor components

Creating a base modal dialog component

Component parameters

Nested components

Two-way data binding

Communicating with cascading values and parameters

Understanding the component lifecycle

SetParametersAsync

OnInitialized and OnInitializedAsync

OnParametersSet and OnParametersSetAsync

ShouldRender

OnAfterRender and OnAfterRenderAsync

Implementing CRUD operations

CRUD operations of items

CRUD operations of fields

Chapter 10: Advanced Topics in Creating Razor Components

Creating more Razor components

Creating the Navbar component

Creating a Dropdown component for the context menu

Using templated components

Creating a ListView component

Using the ListView component

Built-in components and validation

Using built-in components

Using the EditForm component

Creating an EditFormDialog component

Further reading.

Part 3: Testing and Deployment

Chapter 11: Developing Unit Tests

Unit testing in .NET

Setting up the unit test project

Creating test cases to test the IDataStore interface

Sharing context between tests

Razor component testing using bUnit

Changing project configuration for bUnit

Creating a bUnit test case

Creating test cases in Razor files

Using the RenderFragment delegate

Testing Razor pages

Chapter 12: Deploying and Publishing in App Stores

Preparing application packages for publishing

What to prepare for publishing

Publishing to Microsoft Store

Publishing to the Google Play Store

Publishing to Apple's App Store

GitHub Actions

Understanding GitHub Actions

Index

Other Books You May Enjoy.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

Other Format:

Print version: Ye, Roger . NET MAUI Cross-Platform Application Development

ISBN:

9781800562110

180056211X

OCLC:

1360267577