Advanced ListView

arturmuller · January 24

I am trying to create a List with items structured as in the picture. I cant figure out how I should combine that kind of ListItem that can be expanded (see arrow) plus having the text fields like shown in the picture. On top of it I am trying to include so that each section of the list should have an header. Could somebody give me a hint of how to achieve the ListView as below:

igorkr_10 · January 24

I have created a control AwesomeView:

<ContentView xmlns="http://xamarin.com/schemas/2014/forms" 
             xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2009/xaml"
             xmlns:d="http://xamarin.com/schemas/2014/forms/design"
             xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
             mc:Ignorable="d"
             x:Class="BillingMobile.Controls.AwesomeView">
    <ContentView.Content>
        <Frame>
            <Grid>
                <Grid.RowDefinitions>
                    <RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
                    <RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
                    <RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
                </Grid.RowDefinitions>
                <Grid Grid.Row="0">
                    <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
                        <ColumnDefinition Width="75*"/>
                        <ColumnDefinition Width="25*"/>
                    </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
                    <Grid Grid.Column="0" ColumnSpacing="0">
                        <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
                            <ColumnDefinition Width="30*"/>
                            <ColumnDefinition Width="70*"/>
                        </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
                        <Image Grid.Column="0" x:Name="Image" BackgroundColor="Yellow" HeightRequest="60"/>
                        <StackLayout Grid.Column="1" VerticalOptions="Center">
                            <Label x:Name="HeaderLabel" BackgroundColor="Yellow" FontSize="20"/>
                            <Label x:Name="DescriptionLabel" BackgroundColor="Blue" FontSize="20"/>
                        </StackLayout>
                    </Grid>
                    <Grid Grid.Column="1">
                        <StackLayout VerticalOptions="Center">
                            <Label x:Name="InfoLabel" HorizontalOptions="Center" FontSize="18" VerticalOptions="Center"/>
                            <Button Text="Run" HorizontalOptions="Center" HeightRequest="40" FontSize="14" Padding="2"/>
                        </StackLayout>
                    </Grid>
                </Grid>
                <Button x:Name="ExpandButton" Grid.Row="1" BackgroundColor="Transparent" Clicked="OnExpandClicked" HorizontalOptions="Start" WidthRequest="30" HeightRequest="30">
                    <Button.ImageSource>
                        <FileImageSource File="expand"/>
                    </Button.ImageSource>
                </Button>
                <Frame Grid.Row="2" x:Name="ExpandableArea" BackgroundColor="Transparent" BorderColor="Black" IsVisible="False">
                    <Label Text="Google maps view"/>
                </Frame>
            </Grid>
        </Frame>
    </ContentView.Content>
</ContentView>

public partial class AwesomeView : ContentView
    {
        public static readonly BindableProperty IsExpandedProperty = BindableProperty.Create(nameof(IsExpanded), typeof(bool),
            typeof(AwesomeView), false, BindingMode.TwoWay, propertyChanged: OnIsExpandedChanged);

        public bool IsExpanded
        {
            get { return (bool)GetValue(IsExpandedProperty); }
            set { SetValue(IsExpandedProperty, value); }
        }

        public static readonly BindableProperty HeaderProperty = BindableProperty.Create(nameof(Header), typeof(string),
            typeof(AwesomeView), default(string), BindingMode.TwoWay, propertyChanged: OnHeaderChanged);

        public string Header
        {
            get { return (string)GetValue(HeaderProperty); }
            set { SetValue(HeaderProperty, value); }
        }

        public static readonly BindableProperty DescriptionProperty = BindableProperty.Create(nameof(Description), typeof(string),
            typeof(AwesomeView), default(string), BindingMode.TwoWay, propertyChanged: OnDescriptionChanged);

        public string Description
        {
            get { return (string)GetValue(DescriptionProperty); }
            set { SetValue(DescriptionProperty, value); }
        }

        public static readonly BindableProperty InfoProperty = BindableProperty.Create(nameof(Info), typeof(string),
            typeof(AwesomeView), default(string), BindingMode.TwoWay, propertyChanged: OnInfoChanged);

        public string Info
        {
            get { return (string)GetValue(InfoProperty); }
            set { SetValue(InfoProperty, value); }
        }

        public static readonly BindableProperty ImageSourceProperty = BindableProperty.Create(nameof(ImageSource), typeof(ImageSource),
            typeof(AwesomeView), default(ImageSource), BindingMode.TwoWay, propertyChanged: OnImageSourceChanged);

        public ImageSource ImageSource
        {
            get { return (ImageSource)GetValue(IsExpandedProperty); }
            set { SetValue(IsExpandedProperty, value); }
        }

        public AwesomeView()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }

        private void OnExpandClicked(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            this.IsExpanded = !this.IsExpanded;
        }

        private async Task HideExpandableContent()
        {
            this.ExpandButton.RotateTo(0, 250, Easing.CubicInOut);
            await this.ExpandableArea.FadeTo(0, 250, Easing.CubicInOut);
            this.ExpandableArea.IsVisible = false;
        }

        private async Task ShowExpandableContent()
        {
            this.ExpandableArea.IsVisible = true;
            await this.ExpandButton.RotateTo(180, 250, Easing.CubicInOut);
            await this.ExpandableArea.FadeTo(100, 500, Easing.CubicInOut);
        }

        private static async void OnIsExpandedChanged(BindableObject bindable, object oldValue, object newValue)
        {
            if (!(bindable is AwesomeView view))
            {
                return;
            }
            bool isExpanded = Convert.ToBoolean(newValue);
            if (isExpanded)
            {
                await view.ShowExpandableContent();
            }
            else
            {
                await view.HideExpandableContent();
            }
        }

        private static void OnImageSourceChanged(BindableObject bindable, object oldValue, object newValue)
        {
            if (!(bindable is AwesomeView view))
            {
                return;
            }
            view.Image.Source = (ImageSource)newValue;
        }

        private static void OnHeaderChanged(BindableObject bindable, object oldValue, object newValue)
        {
            if (!(bindable is AwesomeView view))
            {
                return;
            }
            view.HeaderLabel.Text = (string)newValue;
        }

        private static void OnDescriptionChanged(BindableObject bindable, object oldValue, object newValue)
        {
            if (!(bindable is AwesomeView view))
            {
                return;
            }
            view.DescriptionLabel.Text = (string)newValue;
        }

        private static void OnInfoChanged(BindableObject bindable, object oldValue, object newValue)
        {
            if (!(bindable is AwesomeView view))
            {
                return;
            }
            view.InfoLabel.Text = (string)newValue;
        }
    }

I have attached used pictures.

Usage

In your ListView's ItemTemplate add this:

<controls:AwesomeView Header="{Binding Header}" Description="{Binding Description}" ImageSource="{Binding ImageSource}" Info="{Binding Info}"/>

For grouping see this or this

igorkr_10 · January 24

Your text is Label or Entry?

igorkr_10 · January 24

I have created a control AwesomeView:

<ContentView xmlns="http://xamarin.com/schemas/2014/forms" 
             xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2009/xaml"
             xmlns:d="http://xamarin.com/schemas/2014/forms/design"
             xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
             mc:Ignorable="d"
             x:Class="BillingMobile.Controls.AwesomeView">
    <ContentView.Content>
        <Frame>
            <Grid>
                <Grid.RowDefinitions>
                    <RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
                    <RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
                    <RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
                </Grid.RowDefinitions>
                <Grid Grid.Row="0">
                    <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
                        <ColumnDefinition Width="75*"/>
                        <ColumnDefinition Width="25*"/>
                    </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
                    <Grid Grid.Column="0" ColumnSpacing="0">
                        <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
                            <ColumnDefinition Width="30*"/>
                            <ColumnDefinition Width="70*"/>
                        </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
                        <Image Grid.Column="0" x:Name="Image" BackgroundColor="Yellow" HeightRequest="60"/>
                        <StackLayout Grid.Column="1" VerticalOptions="Center">
                            <Label x:Name="HeaderLabel" BackgroundColor="Yellow" FontSize="20"/>
                            <Label x:Name="DescriptionLabel" BackgroundColor="Blue" FontSize="20"/>
                        </StackLayout>
                    </Grid>
                    <Grid Grid.Column="1">
                        <StackLayout VerticalOptions="Center">
                            <Label x:Name="InfoLabel" HorizontalOptions="Center" FontSize="18" VerticalOptions="Center"/>
                            <Button Text="Run" HorizontalOptions="Center" HeightRequest="40" FontSize="14" Padding="2"/>
                        </StackLayout>
                    </Grid>
                </Grid>
                <Button x:Name="ExpandButton" Grid.Row="1" BackgroundColor="Transparent" Clicked="OnExpandClicked" HorizontalOptions="Start" WidthRequest="30" HeightRequest="30">
                    <Button.ImageSource>
                        <FileImageSource File="expand"/>
                    </Button.ImageSource>
                </Button>
                <Frame Grid.Row="2" x:Name="ExpandableArea" BackgroundColor="Transparent" BorderColor="Black" IsVisible="False">
                    <Label Text="Google maps view"/>
                </Frame>
            </Grid>
        </Frame>
    </ContentView.Content>
</ContentView>

public partial class AwesomeView : ContentView
    {
        public static readonly BindableProperty IsExpandedProperty = BindableProperty.Create(nameof(IsExpanded), typeof(bool),
            typeof(AwesomeView), false, BindingMode.TwoWay, propertyChanged: OnIsExpandedChanged);

        public bool IsExpanded
        {
            get { return (bool)GetValue(IsExpandedProperty); }
            set { SetValue(IsExpandedProperty, value); }
        }

        public static readonly BindableProperty HeaderProperty = BindableProperty.Create(nameof(Header), typeof(string),
            typeof(AwesomeView), default(string), BindingMode.TwoWay, propertyChanged: OnHeaderChanged);

        public string Header
        {
            get { return (string)GetValue(HeaderProperty); }
            set { SetValue(HeaderProperty, value); }
        }

        public static readonly BindableProperty DescriptionProperty = BindableProperty.Create(nameof(Description), typeof(string),
            typeof(AwesomeView), default(string), BindingMode.TwoWay, propertyChanged: OnDescriptionChanged);

        public string Description
        {
            get { return (string)GetValue(DescriptionProperty); }
            set { SetValue(DescriptionProperty, value); }
        }

        public static readonly BindableProperty InfoProperty = BindableProperty.Create(nameof(Info), typeof(string),
            typeof(AwesomeView), default(string), BindingMode.TwoWay, propertyChanged: OnInfoChanged);

        public string Info
        {
            get { return (string)GetValue(InfoProperty); }
            set { SetValue(InfoProperty, value); }
        }

        public static readonly BindableProperty ImageSourceProperty = BindableProperty.Create(nameof(ImageSource), typeof(ImageSource),
            typeof(AwesomeView), default(ImageSource), BindingMode.TwoWay, propertyChanged: OnImageSourceChanged);

        public ImageSource ImageSource
        {
            get { return (ImageSource)GetValue(IsExpandedProperty); }
            set { SetValue(IsExpandedProperty, value); }
        }

        public AwesomeView()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }

        private void OnExpandClicked(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            this.IsExpanded = !this.IsExpanded;
        }

        private async Task HideExpandableContent()
        {
            this.ExpandButton.RotateTo(0, 250, Easing.CubicInOut);
            await this.ExpandableArea.FadeTo(0, 250, Easing.CubicInOut);
            this.ExpandableArea.IsVisible = false;
        }

        private async Task ShowExpandableContent()
        {
            this.ExpandableArea.IsVisible = true;
            await this.ExpandButton.RotateTo(180, 250, Easing.CubicInOut);
            await this.ExpandableArea.FadeTo(100, 500, Easing.CubicInOut);
        }

        private static async void OnIsExpandedChanged(BindableObject bindable, object oldValue, object newValue)
        {
            if (!(bindable is AwesomeView view))
            {
                return;
            }
            bool isExpanded = Convert.ToBoolean(newValue);
            if (isExpanded)
            {
                await view.ShowExpandableContent();
            }
            else
            {
                await view.HideExpandableContent();
            }
        }

        private static void OnImageSourceChanged(BindableObject bindable, object oldValue, object newValue)
        {
            if (!(bindable is AwesomeView view))
            {
                return;
            }
            view.Image.Source = (ImageSource)newValue;
        }

        private static void OnHeaderChanged(BindableObject bindable, object oldValue, object newValue)
        {
            if (!(bindable is AwesomeView view))
            {
                return;
            }
            view.HeaderLabel.Text = (string)newValue;
        }

        private static void OnDescriptionChanged(BindableObject bindable, object oldValue, object newValue)
        {
            if (!(bindable is AwesomeView view))
            {
                return;
            }
            view.DescriptionLabel.Text = (string)newValue;
        }

        private static void OnInfoChanged(BindableObject bindable, object oldValue, object newValue)
        {
            if (!(bindable is AwesomeView view))
            {
                return;
            }
            view.InfoLabel.Text = (string)newValue;
        }
    }

I have attached used pictures.

Usage

In your ListView's ItemTemplate add this:

<controls:AwesomeView Header="{Binding Header}" Description="{Binding Description}" ImageSource="{Binding ImageSource}" Info="{Binding Info}"/>

For grouping see this or this

AlessandroCaliaro · January 24

https://github.com/xamarin/Xamarin.Forms/pull/9044

batmaci · January 24

Syncfusion Sflistview has this option. You can use it if you like.

JohnHardman · January 25

@igorkr_10 - What's the situation with expandable cells in ListView on iOS now? It used to be problematic, but I haven't tried it for quite a while so don't know if the problem was resolved.

igorkr_10 · January 25

@JohnHardman said:
@igorkr_10 - What's the situation with expandable cells in ListView on iOS now? It used to be problematic, but I haven't tried it for quite a while so don't know if the problem was resolved.

I don't know. I develop only for android at this time

arturmuller · February 1

@igorkr_10
When I used the view like this:

<ListView ItemsSource="{Binding Items}"> <ListView.ItemTemplate> <DataTemplate> <local:AwesomeView /> </DataTemplate> </ListView.ItemTemplate> </ListView>

I get this exception:

What am I missing here?

igorkr_10 · February 1

Any stacktrace in output?

arturmuller · February 1

at (wrapper castclass) System.Object.__castclass_with_cache(object,intptr,intptr) at Xamarin.Forms.Internals.TemplatedItemsList2[TView,TItem].ActivateContent (System.Int32 index, System.Object item) [0x00000] in \a\1\s\Xamarin.Forms.Core\TemplatedItemsList.cs:534
at Xamarin.Forms.Internals.TemplatedItemsList2[TView,TItem].CreateContent (System.Int32 index, System.Object item, System.Boolean insert) [0x00000] in D:\a\1\s\Xamarin.Forms.Core\TemplatedItemsList.cs:543 at Xamarin.Forms.Internals.TemplatedItemsList2[TView,TItem].GetOrCreateContent (System.Int32 index, System.Object item) [0x00023] in \a\1\s\Xamarin.Forms.Core\TemplatedItemsList.cs:602
at Xamarin.Forms.Internals.TemplatedItemsList2[TView,TItem].get_Item (System.Int32 index) [0x00000] in D:\a\1\s\Xamarin.Forms.Core\TemplatedItemsList.cs:337 at Xamarin.Forms.Platform.Android.ListViewAdapter.GetCellsFromPosition (System.Int32 position, System.Int32 take) [0x0003b] in D:\a\1\s\Xamarin.Forms.Platform.Android\Renderers\ListViewAdapter.cs:539 at Xamarin.Forms.Platform.Android.ListViewAdapter.GetCellForPosition (System.Int32 position) [0x00000] in D:\a\1\s\Xamarin.Forms.Platform.Android\Renderers\ListViewAdapter.cs:454 at Xamarin.Forms.Platform.Android.ListViewAdapter.GetView (System.Int32 position, Android.Views.View convertView, Android.Views.ViewGroup parent) [0x0006d] in D:\a\1\s\Xamarin.Forms.Platform.Android\Renderers\ListViewAdapter.cs:225 at Android.Widget.BaseAdapter.n_GetView_ILandroid_view_View_Landroid_view_ViewGroup_ (System.IntPtr jnienv, System.IntPtr native__this, System.Int32 position, System.IntPtr native_convertView, System.IntPtr native_parent) [0x0001a] in <f136c45b4a184119b54f2647ad4225f6>:0 at (wrapper dynamic-method) Android.Runtime.DynamicMethodNameCounter.98(intptr,intptr,int,intptr,intptr)

arturmuller · February 2

Any idea on why this happens @igorkr_10 ?

igorkr_10 · February 2

You need to use ViewCell in DataTemplate for ListView.
CollectionView does not need ViewCell

arturmuller · February 2

Thanks for answering @igorkr_10

If I put the AwesomeView inside of a ViewCell it shows me empty default ListItems.

Cant understand what Im doing wrong. This is the code now:

<ListView ItemsSource="{Binding Items}"> <ListView.ItemTemplate> <DataTemplate> <ViewCell> <local:AwesomeView /> </ViewCell> </DataTemplate> </ListView.ItemTemplate> </ListView>

arturmuller · February 2

Got it working. Thank you very much @igorkr_10

igorkr_10 · February 3

> @arturmuller said:
> Got it working. Thank you very much @igorkr_10

And what the problem was?

arturmuller · February 6

@igorkr_10 Adding the ViewCell element and raising the requested height so it became visible

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