Chapter 6: Customizing Xamarin.Forms
Xamarin.Forms allows developers to modify UI-rendering infrastructure in various ways. The customizations that are introduced by developers can target a certain platform feature on a certain control element or they can create a completely new view control. These customizations can be made on the Xamarin.Forms tier or on the target native platform.
In this chapter, we will go through the steps and procedures that are involved in customizing Xamarin.Forms without compromising on either performance or User Experience (UX). We will start our journey by defining the development domains for our customizations. Beginning with platform-agnostic customizations, such as behaviors, styles, and XAML extensions, we will make our way into native domains by implementing platform-specific functionality and customizations. Finally, we will take a look at custom renderers and custom controls.
The following sections will cover different development domains for...