Implementing the SplashPage code using C#

Now that we have defined our user interface for our ContentPage using XAML, the next step is to begin creating the underlying C# code within our SplashPage code-behind file, which will be used to handle applying a 3-s timer on our splash screen, before navigating to our WalksMainPage.

Let's take a look at how we can achieve this by following these steps:

Open the SplashPage.xaml.cs code-behind file, ensuring that it is displayed within the code editor, and enter the following code snippet:

    //
    //  SplashPage.xaml.cs
    //  Displays a timed splash screen for the TrackMyWalks application
    //
    //  Created by Steven F. Daniel on 14/05/2018
    //  Copyright © 2018 GENIESOFT STUDIOS. All rights reserved.
    //
    using System.Threading.Tasks;
    using Xamarin.Forms;
 
    namespace TrackMyWalks.Views
    {
        public partial...