Xamarin Mobile Development for Android Cookbook

Using custom ListView items

Using a list view, we can entirely customize the way each item looks. We don't have to stick to a simple template, but rather provide a much more detailed view.

How to do it...

All we need to do in order to create a custom item template is to create a custom layout, either by code or in a layout resource:

1. First, we create the item template using normal layout files.

   For example, we can create a layout named ListItemLayout.axml with three content views—an image view and two text views:

   <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content"> <ImageView android:id="@+id/icon" android:layout_width="wrap_content" ...