How to construct custom views in xamarin

Question

Is there any tutorial which will enable me to design custom views in xamarin?I want to build pinch zoom functionality for my android app using xamarin.

I have tried

Answer 1

I would suggest checking out this Java Android tutorial to get an idea of what you need to setup:

http://developer.android.com/training/custom-views/index.html

You may need to create an attributes xml file for your custom view.

Another approach you may want to consider is to use a fragment instead of a view:

http://docs.xamarin.com/guides/android/platform_features/fragments/fragments_walkthrough

Answer 2

In the layout file you need to write the path to your class in small letters. For me Core.Droid.MyImageView had to be written as core.droid.MyImageView.

I am not sure if only the first letter or all letter have to be written in small, but you can try either lA_Application.ZoomView or la_application.ZoomView. One of them will very likely work :)

Answer 3

Here is the skeleton of how to create a custom view in xamarin.android

http://xandroid4net.blogspot.com/2014/09/custom-view.html

Then take Emmanuel Touzery answer and add it to the skeleton

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