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FrameRenderer crash with Binding

GLFicheraGLFichera Member ✭✭
edited December 2018 in Xamarin.Forms

Hy, i'd create a Android Custom control for frame to create a gradient background. It works fine if i set static color(StartColor and EndColor) but if i bind with converters, app crashes. This is my code:

Renderer

public class FrameGradientRenderer : VisualElementRenderer
{

   private Color StartColor { get; set; }
   private Color EndColor { get; set; }

protected override void DispatchDraw(global::Android.Graphics.Canvas canvas)
{
    var gradient = new Android.Graphics.LinearGradient(0, 0, Width, 0,
           this.StartColor.ToAndroid(),
           this.EndColor.ToAndroid(),
           Android.Graphics.Shader.TileMode.Mirror);

    var paint = new Android.Graphics.Paint()
    {
        Dither = true,
    };
    paint.SetShader(gradient);
    canvas.DrawPaint(paint);
    base.DispatchDraw(canvas);
}

protected override void OnElementChanged(ElementChangedEventArgs<Frame> e)
{
    base.OnElementChanged(e);

    if (e.OldElement != null || Element == null)
    {
        return;
    }
    try
    {
        var frame = e.NewElement as FrameGradient;
        this.StartColor = frame.StartColor;
        this.EndColor = frame.EndColor;
    }
    catch (Exception ex)
    {
        System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(@"ERROR:", ex.Message);
    }
}

CustomControl:

public class FrameGradient : Frame
{

    public Color StartColor { get; set; }
    public Color EndColor { get; set; }

}
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  • GLFicheraGLFichera Member ✭✭

    @YorkGo said:
    How did you use converters in your project? What is your crash log? If possible, could you please post more detailed codes? So that we can reproduce your issue on our side.

    As an alternative choice, you could set the gradient background via .xml file.

    First, create your gradient background under Drawable folder of Android resources. For example:

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:shape="rectangle" >

  <gradient
      android:angle="90"
      android:centerColor="#555994"
      android:endColor="#b5b6d2"
      android:startColor="#555994"
      android:type="linear" />

  <corners
      android:radius="0dp"/>

</shape>

    Name this file as "my_gradient.xml" and place it under the Drawable folder of Android project, then in your FrameGradientRenderer:

    public class FrameGradientRenderer : Xamarin.Forms.Platform.Android.AppCompat.FrameRenderer
    {
        public FrameGradientRenderer(Context context) : base(context) { }
        protected override void OnElementChanged(ElementChangedEventArgs<Frame> e)
        {
            base.OnElementChanged(e);
            if (e.NewElement != null)
            {
                this.SetBackgroundResource(Resource.Drawable.my_gradient_drawable);
            }
        }
    }

    Awesome! It works great. I don't use anymore converters beacuse now i do all i need in "OnElementChanged". Thank you

  • YorkGoYorkGo CNMember, Xamarin Team Xamurai

    @GLFichera, if this can help you resolve this issue, can you mark it as an answer?

  • GLFicheraGLFichera Member ✭✭

    @YorkGo said:
    @GLFichera, if this can help you resolve this issue, can you mark it as an answer?

    already done

  • YorkGoYorkGo CNMember, Xamarin Team Xamurai

    @GLFichera , happy coding.

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