Chapter 5. Building a Stocklist Application

In this chapter, we step back into Xamarin.Forms and look at detailing our XAML interfaces using CustomRenderers, Styles, and ControlTemplates. We will also look at the use of animations and a basic introduction to compound animations. Then, we are going to build a simple web service providing our mobile application with a JSON feed.

Expected knowledge:

  • JSON serialization/deserialization
  • Some understanding of API controllers
  • Visual Studio
  • Some understanding of Linq queries
  • Some understanding of Observables and IObservables
  • Some knowledge of IIS

In this chapter, you will learn the following:

  • Understanding the backend
  • Creating an ASP.Net Web API 2 project
  • Building an API controller
  • Setting up mobile projects
  • Building ...

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