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

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781805125006

Length 386 pages

Edition 1st Edition

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Author (1):

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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