Device Class

Definition

Namespace:

Xamarin.Forms

Assembly:

Xamarin.Forms.Core.dll

A utility class to interact with the current Device/Platform.

public static class Device

type Device = class

Inheritance

System.Object

Device

Fields

Android	The string "Android", representing the Android operating system.
GTK	The string "GTK", representing the Linux operating system.
info	For internal use by the Xamarin.Forms platform.
iOS	The string "iOS", representing the iOS operating system.
macOS	The string "macOS", representing the macOS operating system.
Tizen	The string "Tizen", representing the Tizen operating system.
UWP	The string "UWP", representing the UWP operating system.
WPF	The string "WPF", representing the Windows Presentation Foundation framework.

Properties

Flags	Gets a list of custom flags that were set on the device before Xamarin.Forms was initialized.
FlowDirection	Gets the flow direction on the device.
Idiom	Gets the kind of device that Xamarin.Forms is currently working on.
Info	For internal use by the Xamarin.Forms platform.
IsInvokeRequired	For internal use by the Xamarin.Forms platform.
OS	Obsolete. Gets the TargetPlatform indicating the OS Xamarin.Forms is working on.
PlatformInvalidator
PlatformServices	For internal use by the Xamarin.Forms platform.
RuntimePlatform	Gets the kind of device that Xamarin.Forms is currently working on.

Methods

BeginInvokeOnMainThread(Action)	Invokes an Action on the device main (UI) thread.
GetAssemblies()	For internal use by the Xamarin.Forms platform.
GetMainThreadSynchronizationContextAsync()	Returns the current System.Threading.SynchronizationContext from the main thread.
GetNamedColor(String)
GetNamedSize(NamedSize, Element)	Returns a double that represents a font size that corresponds to size on targetElement.
GetNamedSize(NamedSize, Type, Boolean)	For internal use by the Xamarin.Forms platform.
GetNamedSize(NamedSize, Type)	Returns a double that represents the named size for the font that is used on the element on the native platform.
Invalidate(VisualElement)
InvokeOnMainThreadAsync(Action)	Invokes an Action on the device main (UI) thread.
InvokeOnMainThreadAsync(Func<Task>)	Invokes a Func on the device main (UI) thread.
InvokeOnMainThreadAsync<T>(Func<T>)	Invokes a Func on the device main (UI) thread.
InvokeOnMainThreadAsync<T>(Func<Task<T>>)	Invokes a Func on the device main (UI) thread.
OnPlatform(Action, Action, Action, Action)	Obsolete. Executes different Actions depending on the TargetPlatform that Xamarin.Forms is working on.
OnPlatform<T>(T, T, T)	Obsolete. Returns different values depending on the TargetPlatform Xamarin.Forms is working on.
OpenUri(Uri)	Obsolete. Request the device to open the Uri.
SetFlags(IReadOnlyList<String>)	Sets a list of custom flags on the device.
SetFlowDirection(FlowDirection)	Sets the flow direction on the device.
SetIdiom(TargetIdiom)	For internal use by the Xamarin.Forms platform.
SetTargetIdiom(TargetIdiom)	For internal use by the Xamarin.Forms platform.
StartTimer(TimeSpan, Func<Boolean>)	Starts a recurring timer using the device clock capabilities.