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XML and Mvx bindings

Our Android user interface will start at MainPage, so we need to add a new file called MainPage.xml, and a new MvxActivity called MainPage.cs. Firstly, add in a new folder called Views; this is where we will be storing our MvxActivities. Let's add a new file called MainPage.cs to the Views folder, and create a new file in the Resources | Layout folder called Main.xml. Our Main.xml is going to start with a LinearLayout and contain four elements: ImageView, TextView, and two Buttons:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" xmlns:local="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto" android:orientation="vertical" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" ...