.NET MAUI Projects : Build multi-platform desktop and mobile apps from scratch using C# and Visual Studio 2022

Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Foreword
Contributors
Table of Contents
Preface
Part 1: Introduction
Chapter 1: Introduction to .NET MAUI
	Defining native applications
	.NET mobile
		Code sharing
		Use of existing knowledge
		.NET mobile platforms
	Exploring the .NET MAUI framework
		The architecture of .NET MAUI
		Defining a UI using XAML
		.NET MAUI versus traditional .NET mobile
	Setting up our development machine
		Setting up a Mac
		Setting up a Windows machine
	.NET mobile productivity tooling
		Xamarin Hot Restart
		Hot Reload
		Windows Subsystem for Android
	Summary
Chapter 2: Building Our First .NET MAUI App
	Technical requirements
	Project overview
	Setting up the project
		Creating the new project
		Examining the files
		Updating the .NET MAUI packages
	Creating a repository and a TodoItem model
		Defining a to-do list item
		Creating a repository and its interface
		Connecting SQLite to persist data
	Using MVVM – creating views and ViewModels
		Defining a ViewModel base class
		Introducing the CommunityToolkit.Mvvm library’s ObservableObject and ObservableProperty
		Creating MainViewModel
		Creating TodoItemViewModel
		Creating the ItemViewModel class
		Creating the MainView view
		Creating the ItemView view
		Wiring up dependency injection
		Making the app run
	Adding data bindings
		Navigating from MainView to ItemView to add a new item
		Adding new items to the list
		Binding ListView in MainView
		Creating a ValueConverter object for the item’s status
		Navigating to an item using a command
		Marking an item as complete using a command
		Creating the filter toggle function using a command
	Laying out the contents
		Setting an application-wide background color
		Laying out the MainView and ListView items
	Summary
Chapter 3: Converting a Xamarin.Forms App into .NET MAUI
	Technical requirements
	Project overview
	Migrating into a blank .NET MAUI template
		Creating a new Xamarin.Forms app
		Creating a new .NET MAUI app
		Migrating the MauiMigration app to MyMauiApp
	Manual migration overview
		Converting the Xamarin.Forms projects from .NET Framework into .NET SDK style
		Updating code from Xamarin.Forms to .NET MAUI
		Updating any incompatible NuGet packages
		Addressing any breaking API changes
		Custom renderers and effects
		Running the converted app and verifying its functionality
	Installing and running .NET Upgrade Assistant
		Installing .NET Upgrade Assistant
		Preparing to run .NET Upgrade Assistant
		Running .NET Upgrade Assistant
	Summary
Part 2: Basic Projects
Chapter 4: Building a News App Using .NET MAUI Shell
	Technical requirements
	Project overview
	Building the news app
		Setting up the project
		Creating the structure of the app
		Creating the news service
		Wiring up the NewsService class
		Handling navigation
	Summary
Chapter 5: A Matchmaking App with a Rich UX Using Animations
	Technical requirements
	Project overview
	Creating the matchmaking app
		Setting up the project
		Creating the Swiper control
		Testing the control
		Wiring up the Swiper control
	Summary
Chapter 6: Building a Photo Gallery App Using CollectionView and CarouselView
	Technical requirements
	Project overview
	Building the photo gallery app
		Creating the new project
		Importing photos
		Creating the gallery view
	Summary
Chapter 7: Building a Location Tracking App Using GPS and Maps
	Technical requirements
	Project overview
	Building the MeTracker app
		Creating a repository to save the locations of the users
		Creating a service for location tracking
		Setting up the app logic
		Background location tracking on iOS and Mac Catalyst
		Background location tracking with Android
		Creating a heat map
		Creating a custom control for the map
		Refreshing the map when the app resumes
	Summary
Chapter 8: Building a Weather App for Multiple Form Factors
	Technical requirements
	Project overview
	Building the weather app
		Creating models for the weather data
		Creating a service to fetch the weather data
		Configuring the application platforms so that they use location services
		Creating the ViewModel class
		Creating the view for tablets and desktop computers
		Creating the view for phones
		Adding services and ViewModels to dependency injection
		Navigating to different views based on the form factor
		Handling states with VisualStateManager
	Summary
Part 3: Advanced Projects
Chapter 9: Setting Up a Backend for a Game Using Azure Services
	Technical requirements
	Project overview
		An overview of the game
	Understanding the different Azure serverless services
		Azure SignalR Service
		Azure Functions
	Building the serverless backend
		Creating a SignalR service
		Using Azure Functions as an API
	Deploying the functions to Azure
	Summary
Chapter 10: Building a Real-Time Game
	Technical requirements
	Project overview
	Getting started
		An overview of the game
	Building the game app
		Creating the game services
		Creating the Connect page
		Creating the Lobby page
		Creating the Match page
		Testing the completed project
	Summary
Chapter 11: Building a Calculator Using .NET MAUI Blazor
	Technical requirements
	Project overview
	What is Blazor?
	Creating the calculator app
		Setting up the project
		Creating the Keypad view
		Creating the Compute service
		Adding memory functions
		Resizing the main window
	Summary
Chapter 12: Hot Dog or Not Hot Dog Using Machine Learning
	Technical requirements
	Machine learning
		Azure Cognitive Services – Custom Vision
		Core ML
		TensorFlow
		ML.Net
	The project overview
	Getting started
	Building the Hot Dog or Not Hot Dog application using machine learning
		Training a model
		Building the app
	Summary
Index
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