FileOnQ.Prism.Popups.XCT

A community plugin for Prism Library built by and maintained by FileOnQ.

FileOnQ.Prism.Popups.XCT is a Prism Library plugin that adds Dialog API support to the Xamarin Community Toolkit Popup Control.

Status

This code is used by FileOnQ for our core mobile applications and we are committed to supporting this plugin. We have been using this plugin since 2019 with the original implementation of XCT Popups that was made by Andrew Hoefling.

The project is currently in the initial phase of transitioning the internal library to an open source project for the community. The table below shows the features we want to ship for the first stable release of this plugin.

1st Release Checklist

Phase	Status
Initial Code Drop	✅ Done
ContentView	✅ Done
DialogParameters Helpers	✅ Done
Attached Properties	Not Started
Prism 8.1	✅ Done
Prism 8.0	Not Started
Prism 7.2	Not Started
Prism 7.1	Not Started
NuGet Nightly	Not Started
NuGet Releases	Not Started

Setup

Add the NuGet to all shared code and platform code.

Add the following code to your RegisterTypes method in App.xaml.cs

protected override void RegisterTypes(IContainerRegistry containerRegistry)
{
    containerRegistry.UseXctPopups();
}

Then when you want to show a popup resolve the IDialogService. See detailed usage below.

Supported Platforms

The library is dependent on the Xamarin Community Toolkit's popup support. Please check the official documentation at their repository for target platform and versions.

Platform	Status
iOS	✅
Android	✅
UWP	✅

Supported Libraries

Library	Version	Status
Xamarin Community Toolkit	1.2.0+	✅
Prism Library	8.1	✅
Prism Library	8.0	Not Started
Prism Library	7.2	Not Started
Prism Library	7.1	Not Started

Usage

To display a Xamarin Community Toolkit popup you need to complete 2 actions

1. Run setup method UseXctPopups()
2. Register your dialog
3. Using the IDialogService display your popup

Run Setup Method

In your App.xaml.cs you will need to add the following method to the RegisterTypes method.

protected override void RegisterTypes(IContainerRegistry containerRegistry)
{
    containerRegistry.UseXctPopups();
}

Register Dialog

Create a standard Xamarin Community Toolkit using the Popup class.

SamplePopup.xaml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<xct:Popup xmlns="http://xamarin.com/schemas/2014/forms"
           xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2009/xaml"
           xmlns:xct="http://xamarin.com/schemas/2020/toolkit"
           Size="250, 250"
           x:Class="PrismPopupsSample.Views.SamplePopup">

    <xct:Popup.Content>
        <StackLayout>
            <Label Text="Hello from XCT Popup!"  />
        </StackLayout>
    </xct:Popup.Content>
    
</xct:Popup>

In your App.xaml.cs you need to register your dialog with Prism.

containerRegistry.RegisterDialog<SamplePopup>("sample");

Show Popup

To display the popup you will need to resolve the IDialogService and display it.

public class MainViewModel
{
    IDialogService dialogService;
    public MainViewModel(IDialogService dialogService) =>
        this.dialogService = dialogService;

    void ShowPopup() =>
        this.dialogService.ShowDialog("sample");
}

Documentation

For complete documentation visit the official documentation.

Work in progess

Created By FileOnQ

This plugin was created by Andrew Hoefling and donated to the open source community by FileOnQ, Inc.