Delpin Susai Raj Saturday 11 November 2017

Create an Toast Notification in Xamarin iOS

In this article, you will learn how to Create A Toast Notification in Xamarin iOS, using Xamarin Studio.

Introduction

Xamarin is a platform to develop cross-platform and multi-platform apps (for example, Windows phone, Android, iOS). In Xamarin platform, the code sharing concept is used. In Xamarin Studio, Visual Studio is also available.



Prerequisites


  • Xamarin Studio.
  • Xcode.


The steps given below are required to be followed in order to Create A Toast Notification in Xamarin iOS, using Xamarin Studio.

Step 1

Go To Xamarin Studio.

Click New Solution—> select iOS—>select App--> Choose single View App. Afterwards, click Next.



Step 2

In this step, configure your app. Give the app name (Ex:sample), Organization Identifier. Afterwards, click Next.



Step 3

In this step, give your project name (Ex: Sample) and solution name (Ex: Sample). Give the path of your project. Afterwards, click Create.



Step 4

Subsequently, go to the solution. In the solution, get all the files and sources in your project. Now, select Main.storyboard and double click to open Main.storyboard page.



Step 5

After opening the Main.storyboard, you can design this page, as per your desire.



Step 6

In this step, Add the Toast Component in your app.
Now, Go to the Solution—>Components—>Click Get More Components



Step 7

Now, select All Components. search Toast after each complete. choose the Toast for iOS.



Step 8

Now, click to add to app. component will be added in your app.



Step 9

Now, go to the toolbox Window. In the toolbox Window, get all the types of the tools and controls. You need to go to the toolbox Window. Now, scroll down and you will see all the tools and controls. You need to drag and drop the Button.
Next You need to align the Button, using constraints.



Step 10

Now, go to the properties Window. Select the Button and give a name (Ex:btnShowToast).



Step 11

In this step, go to the ViewController.cs page and add the namespace as given below.

ViewController.cs

using ToastIOS;



Step 12

In this step, go to the ViewController.cs page. write the code given below.

ViewController.cs

namespace XamariniOSToastNotification
{
 public partial class ViewController : UIViewController
 {
  protected ViewController(IntPtr handle) : base(handle)
  {
   // Note: this .ctor should not contain any initialization logic.
  }

  public override void ViewDidLoad()
  {
   base.ViewDidLoad();
   // Perform any additional setup after loading the view, typically from a nib.
  }

  partial void BtnDefault_TouchUpInside(UIButton sender)
  {

   Toast.MakeText("Hello Xamarin iOS").Show();
  }

  public override void DidReceiveMemoryWarning()
  {
   base.DidReceiveMemoryWarning();
   // Release any cached data, images, etc that aren't in use.
  }
 }
}







Step 13

Now, go to Run option , choose Debug and the list of iPhone and iPad simulators, which are available. You can choose any one simulator and run it.



Output

After a few seconds, the app will start running on your iPhone simulator.You will see your app working successfully.



You can click Show Toast Button. Toast will be Work Successfully.

Summary

This was the process of how to Create a Toast Notification in Xamarin ios , using Xamarin Studio.

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