Topic 15. Cross-platform application development with .NET MAUI: XAML, navigation, data binding, and device services

Goal: get to know the .NET MAUI architecture, the structure of the single project, and running an application on Windows and Android; learn to create XAML pages with layout, styles, and compiled bindings, CollectionView lists, and Shell navigation with parameters; master MVVM and dependency injection in MauiProgram, device services, permissions, and local data storage.

Lecture contents

1. The platform and single project — The .NET MAUI platform · The single project and running the application
2. Pages, styles, and MVVM — XAML pages and layout · Styles, resources, and themes · Data binding, MVVM, and dependency injection · CollectionView lists
3. Shell navigation — Shell navigation
4. Device services, data, and publishing — Device services and permissions · Local data and web services · Publishing the application
5. Common mistakes — Common mistakes

Practice and review

• Practice — 3 worked examples with complete code
• Tasks — 30 variants, each with tasks at three difficulty levels
• Summary — conclusions, self-check questions, and useful links