DependencyService if only in shared project

Question

Please forgive if this is a stupid question, but: If I'm only going to use a (data access/REST) class in my shared XF project, is there any point to creating an interface and doing DependencyService.Register<ClassNameThatImplementsInterface>()?

Answer 1

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Do you want to use (data access/REST) class in the Android or iOS project? If so, you can use DependencyService to achieve it, The DependencyService class is a service locator that enables Xamarin.Forms applications to invoke native platform functionality from shared code.

The DependencyService class is a service locator that enables Xamarin.Forms applications to invoke native platform functionality from shared code..

If the (data access/REST) class in the shared XF project, based on my research, this answer is No.

Best Regards,

Leon Lu

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Answer 2

Thanks, that's what I thought. I don't know how I would optimize my own implementation in a platform-specific way, so I think I'll leave my data access in the shared project and not do any dependency servicing.