xamarin control changing button invisible true false in code

Question

How can I control if a button is visible in code.

<buttons:BindableButton BindingContext="{Binding  Close_Page_Clicked}"


                                    HorizontalOptions="EndAndExpand"  IsVisible="{Binding IsReturnVisible}"

                                    BackgroundColor="White" TextColor="Black" BorderWidth="1"  BorderColor="Black" />


   

    private bool _isReturnVisible = false;   // button is visible when page loads

    public bool IsReturnVisible

    {

        get => _isReturnVisible;

        set

        {

            SetProperty(ref _isReturnVisible, value);

        }

    }
 _isReturnVisible = false; // also does not work

TIA

Tim

Answer 1

Hello,

Because you have set the BindingContext="{Binding Close_Page_Clicked}" for your button and

you have set the   IsVisible="{Binding IsVisible}" in your BindableButton.xaml.

If you need to make the BindableButton to disappear, you need to change it in your ViewModel.

For example, You can set the false in the CollectionPageModel.cs 's constructor.

ButtonModel buttonModel=   new ButtonModel("Close App", CloseAppAction, false); ;
Close_App_Clicked = buttonModel;

If you change it at runtime, set the buttonModel.IsVisible = true; in your background code.

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Best Regards,

Leon Lu

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