You're reading from The MVVM Pattern in .NET MAUI The definitive guide to essential patterns, best practices, and techniques for cross-platform app development

Product type Paperback

Published in Nov 2023

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ISBN-13 9781805125006

Length 386 pages

Edition 1st Edition

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Pieter Nijs

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Table of Contents (20) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1: Key Concepts and Components

2. Chapter 1: What Is the MVVM Design Pattern? FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: What is .NET MAUI?

4. Chapter 3: Data Binding Building Blocks in .NET MAUI

5. Chapter 4: Data Binding in .NET MAUI

6. Chapter 5: Community Toolkits

7. Chapter 6: Working with Collections

8. Part 2: Building a .NET MAUI App Using MVVM

9. Chapter 7: Dependency Injection, Services, and Messaging

10. Chapter 8: Navigation in MVVM

11. Chapter 9: Handling User Input and Validation

12. Chapter 10: Working with Remote Data

13. Part 3: Mastering MVVM Development

14. Chapter 11: Creating MVVM-Friendly Controls

15. Chapter 12: Localization with MVVM

16. Chapter 13: Unit Testing

17. Chapter 14: Troubleshooting and Debugging Tips

18. Index

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What is .NET MAUI?

Writing mobile applications for different platforms is hard, especially when it comes to creating cross-platform apps that run smoothly on different devices and operating systems. .NET MAUI (Multi-platform App UI) is a framework that aims to simplify this process by allowing developers to build native and performant cross-platform desktop and mobile apps for iOS, macOS, Android, and Windows – all from a single code base.

In this chapter, we’ll take a look at the .NET MAUI framework. In order to thoroughly understand what this framework is and what it does, we’ll discuss its core concept, how it works, its features, and its benefits. We will also look at what is needed to start building a .NET MAUI app, installing the necessary bits, and creating a new app.

After reading this chapter, you will have a solid understanding of what the .NET MAUI framework is and how it works. You will also know how to install the necessary tools to start building...