Xamarin Docs What's New (August 2019)

Welcome to what's new in Xamarin docs for August 2019. Listed below are some of the recent docs we've published.

New sample code browser

Over 700 Xamarin samples are now available on the recently-launched code sample browser. Individual pages link to GitHub or let you download a ZIP file containing the sample.

Xamarin.Forms 4.2

Xamarin.Forms 4.2 was released in August, and includes the following new and updated content:

• Switch.ThumbColor
• FontImage markup extension
• Color.ToHex()
• Map.MoveToLastRegionOnLayoutChange
• Shell FlyoutBackgroundImage
• Shell Lifecycle

In addition, while CollectionView remains in preview, the following docs have been updated:

• Xamarin.Forms CollectionView
  • CollectionView Layout
    • Added section about headers and footers.
  • CollectionView Data
    • Added section about how to load data incrementally.
  • CollectionView Scrolling
    • Added sections about how to detect scrolling, scroll bar visibility, and how to control scroll position when new items are added.
  • CollectionView Grouping

User interface

The following content is new:

• Xamarin.Forms ActivityIndicator
• Xamarin.Forms ContentView
• Xamarin.Forms Frame
• Xamarin.Forms MenuItem
• Xamarin.Forms ProgressBar
• Xamarin.Forms Switch
• Xamarin.Forms SearchBar
• Xamarin.Forms ToolbarItem
• Xamarin.Forms Third-Party Controls
• Theming a Xamarin.Forms Application

Other

The following content is new:

• Xamarin.Forms Controls Class Hierarchy
• XAML Hot Reload
• Choose a Layout

In addition, the following content has received substantial updates:

• Xamarin.Forms MessagingCenter
• Improve Xamarin.Forms App Performance

We also updated our landing pages for each top-level topic, to give them a cleaner look:

• eXtensible Application Markup Language (XAML)
• Xamarin.Forms Application Fundamentals
• Xamarin.Forms User Interface
• Xamarin.Forms Layouts
• Xamarin.Forms Platform Features
• Xamarin.Forms Data & Azure Cloud Services
• Xamarin.Forms Deployment and Testing
• Xamarin.Forms Advanced Concepts & Internals

Community contributors

We'd like to recognize the following people, who've contributed to Xamarin docs since our last release notes:

• Nick Schonning
• Timo Salomäki
• Mohamed Elshawaf
• Brian Runck
• Chad Ramos
• Michael DePouw
• Sameer Khandekar
• Mathew Grabau
• Markus Gasser
• Eric Mutta
• Dmitri Plotnikov
• Andreas Nesheim
• Jared Ping
• Buddy Reno
• Yoichi Nakamura
• Matt Cartwright
• Kevin Bost
• Edward Brey