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# xamarin-forms-book-samples

Sample code for the book *Creating Mobile Apps with Xamarin.Forms*. The book can be downloaded from https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/xamarin-forms/creating-mobile-apps-xamarin-forms/.
Sample code for the book *Creating Mobile Apps with Xamarin.Forms*. The book can be downloaded from https://docs.microsoft.com/xamarin/xamarin-forms/creating-mobile-apps-xamarin-forms/.

A handful of F# samples in this repo are available via the [Microsoft code sample browser](https://docs.microsoft.com/samples/browse/?products=xamarin&languages=fsharp), but there are over 1,000 projects and the majority of them are only available by cloning the repo.

## Notes

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- Calls to and implementations of the deprecated `TypeConverter.ConvertFrom` method have been replaced with `ConvertFromInvariantString`.
- The `NamedColor` class is now based on the `Color` structure rather than its own static fields.
- The Android projects have been upgraded to use AppCompat and Material Design. This is consistent with recent Xamarin.Forms project templates.
- The blank bitmaps in the **Assets** folder of the UWP projects have been replaced with Xamagon images.
- The blank bitmaps in the **Assets** folder of the UWP projects have been replaced with Xamagon images.
- Event firing uses the null-conditional operator (`?.`) and the `Invoke` method.

### The Projects
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- **Windows**: Windows 8.1 tablets and desktop computers using the Windows Runtime API
- **WinPhone**: Windows Phone 8.1 devices using the Windows Phone API.

You can deploy the **UWP** project to devices or emulators.
However, you must select the correct platform for the deployment target.
You can deploy the **UWP** project to devices or emulators.
However, you must select the correct platform for the deployment target.
You generally do this by selecting a platform for the solution in the **Solution Platform** dropdown on the **Standard** toolbar.
Or, you can invoke the **Configuration Manager** dialog form the **Build | Configuration Manager** menu item, and select an item from the **Active solution platform** dropdown at the top right.

The six possible **Solution Platform** options are listed below.
Each is associated with a particular platform for the **UWP** project.
The six possible **Solution Platform** options are listed below.
Each is associated with a particular platform for the **UWP** project.
This platform refers to processor architectures:

- Any CPU: UWP platform is x86
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- x86: UWP platform is x86
- x64: UWP platform is x64

These reflect the only three possibilities for the **UWP** project.
These reflect the only three possibilities for the **UWP** project.
As you can see, x86 (32-bit Intel architecture) is considered to be the default.

Currently, you can deploy the **UWP** project in several different ways based on a selection in the dropdown on the **Standard** toolbar.
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As of September 10, 2018, the deprecated **AndroidUseLastestPlatformSdk** element has been removed from all Android project files in the **master** branch.

As of September 14, 2018, another **PropertyGroup** has been added to the .NET Standard library with a **DebugType** element. This is required for setting breakpoints when deploying to the UWP.


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