Create Android Circle Image App
Let’s start,
Step 1 : Open Visual Studio->New Project->Templates->Visual C#->Android->Blank App, Select Blank App. Then give Project Name and Project Location.
Step 2 : Next go to Solution Explorer-> Project Name-> References then Right Click to Manage Nuget Packages then open new Dialog box. This dialog box to search the Refractored.Controls.Circleimageview then Install the Package.
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Step 3 : Then Open Solution Explorer-> Project Name->Resources-> drawable then Right Click to Add->Existing Item… then add any one image.
Step 4 : Next Open Solution Explorer-> Project Name->Resources->layout->Main.axml Click Open Design View.
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XMLCode:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="210dp" android:padding="16dp" android:orientation="vertical" android:background="@android:color/holo_blue_dark"> <refractored.controls.CircleImageView android:paddingTop="16dp" android:layout_width="150dp" android:layout_height="141.5dp" android:id="@+id/navheader_userimage" android:src="@drawable/Rose" app:civ_border_width="2dp" app:civ_border_color="#000000" /> </LinearLayout>
Design View
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Step 5: Press F5 or Build and Run the Application.Image will showing Circle View.
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Finally, we have successfully created Xamarin Android Circle Image Application.
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Anbu Mani(Microsoft MVP) is working Software Engineer in Changepond Technologies, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India. Having 4+ years of experience and his area of interest is C#, ASP.NET, SQL Server, Xamarin and Xamarin Forms,Azure…etc
Greetings! Very helpful advice within this article!
It’s the little changes that make the biggest changes.
Many thanks for sharing!