Let’s start

Step 1: Open Visual Studio->New Project->Templates->Visual C#->Android , Select Blank App. Then give Project Name and Project Location.

Step 2: Next go to Solution Explorer-> Project Name->Resources->drawable then Right Click to Add->New Item then open new Dialog box.

Step 3: That Dialog box to Select XML File and give Name for Animation.xml.

Step 4: Next open Solution Explorer-> Project Name->Resources->drawable->Animation.xml click to open Design View. Then give following code.

XML Code:–

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?> 
<animation-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" > 
<item android:drawable="@drawable/img1" android:duration="100" /> 
<item android:drawable="@drawable/img2" android:duration="100" /> 
<item android:drawable="@drawable/img3" android:duration="100" /> 
</animation-list>

Step 5: Next open Solution Explorer-> Project Name->Resources->layout->Main.axml click to open Design View

Step 6: Select Toolbar Drag and Drop ImageView Design.

AXML Code:–

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> 
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" 
android:orientation="vertical" 
android:layout_width="fill_parent" 
android:layout_height="fill_parent" 
android:minWidth="25px" 
android:minHeight="25px"> 
<ImageView 
android:src="@android:drawable/ic_menu_gallery" 
android:layout_width="match_parent" 
android:layout_height="wrap_content" 
android:id="@+id/imageView1" /> 
</LinearLayout>

Step 7: Next open MainActivity.cs page, then Add Namespace and following code.

Namespace: using Android.Graphics.Drawables;

C# Code:-

using System; 
using Android.App; 
using Android.Content; 
using Android.Runtime; 
using Android.Views; 
using Android.Widget; 
using Android.OS; 
using Android.Graphics.Drawables; 
namespace Animation 
{ 
 [Activity(Label = "Animation", MainLauncher = true, Icon = "@drawable/icon")] 
 public class MainActivity : Activity 
 { 
 private AnimationDrawable Animation; 
 protected override void OnCreate(Bundle bundle) 
 { 
 base.OnCreate(bundle); 
 // Set our view from the "main" layout resource 
 SetContentView(Resource.Layout.Main); 
 // Load the animation from resources 
 Animation = (AnimationDrawable)Resources.GetDrawable(Resource.Drawable.animation); 
 ImageView imageView = FindViewById<ImageView>(Resource.Id.imageView1); 
 imageView.SetImageDrawable(Animation); 
 } 
 } 
}

Step 8: Then Debug and run the app Working Animation Rotate in Image.

Download Source here

Finally, we have successfully created Xamarin Android AnimationDrawble Application.

Anbu Mani

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