Implementing navigation
In this chapter, we are going to implement the navigation logic of our password manager app. This will include the following functionalities:
- Logging in and connecting to the database
- Exploring data in the password database
Navigation design has a significant impact on user experience. In .NET MAUI, there is a built-in mechanism to help developers implement navigation efficiently. As we saw in the previous chapters, we can use Shell
in our app. In this chapter, we will learn about Shell
and enhance our app with features provided by Shell
. Before we dive into Shell
, we will explore the basic navigation mechanism in .NET MAUI.
The most common ways to implement navigation are hierarchial and modal:
- Hierarchical navigation provides a navigation experience where the user can navigate through pages, both forward and backward. This pattern typically uses a toolbar or navigation bar at the top of the screen to display an Up...