Advanced XAML and UI Techniques

Would you like to learn all the pro tips to make your app’s UI shine with minimal effort? If yes, then this chapter is for you. .NET MAUI offers a wide range of XAML features, many inherited from Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), such as styles, triggers, and DataTemplates. These basic mechanisms are perfect for most simple usage scenarios. However, in this chapter, we will explore advanced techniques that will help you achieve the desired user experience and organize your view code efficiently. You will also master best practices on features such as attached properties and behaviors, elements, and graphical animations. We will create a custom, reusable view and a bar chart drawn with Microsoft.Maui.Graphics.

In this chapter, we’ll be covering the following recipes:

• Extending a UI element without subclassing using attached properties
• Implementing attached behavior to reuse UI logic
• Implementing ContentView with dependency...