xamarin.forms Feed datasource into view from data template from code - xamarin.forms

I build this expandable view like so:
<expandable:ExpandableView
x:Name="expandableView"
TouchHandlerView="{x:Reference arrow}"
CommandParameter="some text"
Command="{Binding Path=TapCommand, Source={x:Reference page}}"
ExpandAnimationLength="100">
<expandable:ExpandableView.PrimaryView>
<Label x:Name="arrow" Text="down"/>
</expandable:ExpandableView.PrimaryView>
<expandable:ExpandableView.SecondaryViewTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<ListView x:Name="list_cat1">
<ListView.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<ViewCell>
<StackLayout>
<Label Text="{Binding subCatName}" >
<Label.GestureRecognizers>
<TapGestureRecognizer Tapped="GetClick"/>
</Label.GestureRecognizers>
</Label>
</StackLayout>
</ViewCell>
</DataTemplate>
</ListView.ItemTemplate>
<!--
<ListView.ItemsSource>
<x:Array Type="{x:Type x:String}">
<x:String>mono</x:String>
<x:String>monodroid</x:String>
<x:String>monotouch</x:String>
<x:String>monorail</x:String>
<x:String>monodevelop</x:String>
<x:String>monotone</x:String>
<x:String>monopoly</x:String>
<x:String>monomodal</x:String>
<x:String>mononucleosis</x:String>
</x:Array>
</ListView.ItemsSource>
-->
</ListView>
</DataTemplate>
</expandable:ExpandableView.SecondaryViewTemplate>
</expandable:ExpandableView>
First, I gave it data via the itemsource from the xaml. This worked and I even got the correct click event assigned to it.
Now I wanna feed data from code. Unfortunately, I cannot access: x:Name in listview. It doesnt exist in code.
How can I feed a list of data into this expandable view?
Thank you!

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StackLayout and its contents not showing inside a collectionview if maximizes the windows it appears in UWP with Xamarin.Forms

collectionview contains a label and StackLayout and its contents. The label is showing but StackLayout contents not showing and only if maximizes the windows it appears in UWP.this strange behaviour only occurring in uwp, not happening with ios or android. used xamarin.forms 5.0.0.2337
<CollectionView
ItemsSource="{Binding Details}"
SelectionMode="None"
>
<CollectionView.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<Grid Padding="20,0"
RowDefinitions="auto,auto">
<Label Text="DateTime" IsVisible="{Binding IsDateVisible}" />
<StackLayout Orientation="Horizontal"
Grid.Row="1"
IsVisible="{Binding IsDateVisible}">
<DatePicker Date="{Binding DateValue, Mode=TwoWay}"
Format="MMMM dd, yy"
HorizontalOptions="Start"
MaximumDate="{x:Static sys:DateTime.Now}"
/>
<TimePicker Time="{Binding TimeValue, Mode=TwoWay}"
IsVisible="{Binding IsDateVisible}"
HorizontalOptions="Start"
/>
</StackLayout>
</Grid>
</DataTemplate>
</CollectionView.ItemTemplate>
</CollectionView>
StackLayout and its contents not showing inside a collectionview if maximizes the windows it appears in UWP with Xamarin.Forms
It looks know issue for CollectionView, please vote up this report and Keep an eye on the following update, currently the workaround is use listview to replace.
<ListView SelectionMode="None">
<ListView.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<ViewCell>
<Grid Padding="20,0" RowDefinitions="auto,auto">
<Label IsVisible="true" Text="DateTime" />
<StackLayout
Grid.Row="1"
IsVisible="true"
Orientation="Horizontal">
<DatePicker
Format="MMMM dd, yy"
HorizontalOptions="Start"
MaximumDate="{x:Static sys:DateTime.Now}" />
<TimePicker HorizontalOptions="Start" IsVisible="true" />
</StackLayout>
</Grid>
</ViewCell>
</DataTemplate>
</ListView.ItemTemplate>
</ListView>

How to display grouped data collection in FlexLayout of Xamarin Forms

I need to bind grouped data collection to a FlexLayout, like in CollectionView which has 'IsGrouped' property. Is there anything like that in FlexLayout? Currently, I can bind non-grouped collection of data using BindableLayout as like below
<FlexLayout BindableLayout.ItemsSource="{Binding DataList}"
Wrap="Wrap"
JustifyContent="Start"
AlignItems="Start"
AlignContent="Start">
<BindableLayout.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<Frame WidthRequest="154" Padding="0" CornerRadius="10" HasShadow="True">
<StackLayout Orientation="Vertical" Padding="10" HorizontalOptions="FillAndExpand">
<Image Source="{Binding Image}" WidthRequest="130" HeightRequest="130" HorizontalOptions="Center"/>
<Label Text="{Binding Title}" FontFamily="RobotoMedium" TextColor="#001B48" FontSize="8"></Label>
</StackLayout>
</Frame>
</DataTemplate>
</BindableLayout.ItemTemplate>
</FlexLayout>
The reason for choosing FlexLayout is the necessity of making my app looks good in landscape mode too while listing out the data. Now I need to list out grouped collection of data in same way.
Option 1
In your case if you want to display data collection with group , you could use ListView(or CollectionView) and set the ViewCell with BindableLayout .
Sample code
<ListView //...>
<ListView.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<ViewCell>
<FlexLayout BindableLayout.ItemsSource="{Binding DataList}"
Wrap="Wrap"
JustifyContent="Start"
AlignItems="Start"
AlignContent="Start">
//...
</FlexLayout>
</ViewCell>
</DataTemplate>
</ListView.ItemTemplate>
</ListView >
Here is a similar issue that you can have a refer .
Option 2
If you don't want to use ListView , you can also set the BindableLayout in the DataTemplate of another BindableLayout . Make sure that you set the correct path of ItemsSource .

CardView in Xamarin.Forms

I'm looking for a way to dynamically generate card-like controls that look like these:
I have been doing some search and have found this article that shows you how to implement CardView on a Xamarin.Android project. But I'm using Xamarin.Forms so I can compile for iOS as well.
I also tried to use a ListView with ViewCells and a couple StackLayout tags, but wasn't able to even get close to that, here is the code:
<ListView x:Name="listView">
<ListView.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<ViewCell Height="300">
<StackLayout>
<StackLayout Orientation="Horizontal">
<Image Source="{Binding UserAvatar}" />
<Label Text="{Binding UserName}" />
</StackLayout>
<Image Source="{Binding BittImage}" />
</StackLayout>
</ViewCell>
</DataTemplate>
</ListView.ItemTemplate>
</ListView>
I'm pretty new to Xamarin, so if I'm missing something basic, please let me know guys.
You are on the right track. Use a ListView, with a Frame as the root element and a margin, and set the background color of the ListView as appropriate. This should give you the card look. Then you fill in the card as you require.
<ListView x:Name="listView" BackgroundColor="Gray">
<ListView.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<ViewCell Height="300">
<Frame HasShadow="true" Margin="5">
<StackLayout>
<StackLayout Orientation="Horizontal">
<Image Source="{Binding UserAvatar}" />
<Label Text="{Binding UserName}" />
</StackLayout>
<Image Source="{Binding BittImage}" />
</StackLayout>
</Frame>
</ViewCell>
</DataTemplate>
</ListView.ItemTemplate>
</ListView>

Xamarin forms card layout using xaml

I am trying to build Xaml for Xamarin , I am able to get the UI But the label is not getting binded. (Android Platform)
Also tried Text="{Binding Name}" for label. But not getting any labels rendered. Do i need to write up any additional code ?
<ContentPage.Content>
<ListView SelectedItem="{Binding SelectedResult}" x:Name="listview1" ItemsSource="{Binding QueryResults}">
<ListView.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<ViewCell>
<Frame Padding="0,0,0,10">
<Frame.Content>
<Frame Padding="15,15,15,15" HeightRequest="36" OutlineColor="Aqua" BackgroundColor="Blue">
<Frame.Content>
<StackLayout Padding="20,0,0,0" Orientation="Horizontal" HorizontalOptions="StartAndExpand">
<Label Text="label text for test" TextColor="Yellow">
</Label>
</StackLayout>
</Frame.Content>
</Frame>
</Frame.Content>
</Frame>
</ViewCell>
</DataTemplate>
</ListView.ItemTemplate>
It worked for me.
Here is the code:
`
<Frame Padding="15,15,15,15" HeightRequest="36" OutlineColor="Aqua" BackgroundColor="Blue">
<Frame.Content>
<StackLayout Padding="20,0,0,0" Orientation="Horizontal" HorizontalOptions="StartAndExpand">
<Label Text="{Binding Name}" TextColor="Yellow">
</Label>
</StackLayout>
</Frame.Content>
</Frame>
`
There was frame inside frame so it was overlapping.
Hope this helps!
Even though very late reply after 3 months :p

How to implement an ItemTemplate within a ListView using XAML

How do I implement an ItemTemplate within a ListView using XAML?
If I do not use ItemTemplate, then my binding works and I receive no errors.
However, I want to format my list view.
As a result, I am attempting to use ItemTemplate but continue to hit a runtime exception:
Xamarin.Forms.Xaml.XamlParseException: Position 30:30. Cannot assign property "View": type mismatch between "Xamarin.Forms.TextCell" and "X…
I receive a runtime exception with the following XAML:
<ListView Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="0" ItemsSource="{Binding Services}">
<ListView.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<ViewCell>
<ViewCell.View>
<TextCell Text="{Binding Name}" Detail="{Binding Description}" />
</ViewCell.View>
</ViewCell>
</DataTemplate>
</ListView.ItemTemplate>
</ListView>
Any suggestions?
ViewCell is a class which you can use to create custom cells layouts
TextCell is a predefined cell with predefined layout.
You cannot use a Cell inside another Cell (eg. TextCell in a ViewCell).
You can create a custom cell like this:
<ListView Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="0" ItemsSource="{Binding Services}">
<ListView.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<ViewCell>
<ViewCell.View>
<StackLayout Orientation="Vertical">
<Label Text="{Binding Name}" />
<Label Text="{Binding Description}" />
</StackLayout>
</ViewCell.View>
</ViewCell>
</DataTemplate>
</ListView.ItemTemplate>
</ListView>
OR use a predefined one:
<ListView Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="0" ItemsSource="{Binding Services}">
<ListView.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<TextCell Text="{Binding Name}" Detail="{Binding Description}" />
</DataTemplate>
</ListView.ItemTemplate>
</ListView>
A list of predefined cells is here: http://developer.xamarin.com/guides/cross-platform/xamarin-forms/controls/cells/

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