You create a new class which contains all the definitions for both the Master – i.e. the menu – and the Detail – i.e. the main page. I know, it sounds back-to-front, but for example..
using System;
using Xamarin.Forms;
namespace testXamForms
{
public class HomePage : MasterDetailPage
{
public HomePage()
{
// Set up the Master, i.e. the Menu
Label header = new Label
{
Text = "MENU",
Font = Font.BoldSystemFontOfSize(20),
HorizontalOptions = LayoutOptions.Center
};
// create an array of the Page names
string[] myPageNames = {
“Main”,
“Page 2”,
“Page 3”,
};
// Create ListView for the Master page.
ListView listView = new ListView
{
ItemsSource = myPageNames,
};
// The Master page is actually the Menu page for us
this.Master = new ContentPage
{
Title = "The Title is required.",
Content = new StackLayout
{
Children =
{
header,
listView
},
}
};
// Define a selected handler for the ListView contained in the Master (ie Menu) Page.
listView.ItemSelected += (sender, args) =>
{
// Set the BindingContext of the detail page.
this.Detail.BindingContext = args.SelectedItem;
Console.WriteLine("The args.SelectedItem is
{0}",args.SelectedItem);
// This is where you would put your “go to one of the selected pages”
// Show the detail page.
this.IsPresented = false;
};
// Set up the Detail, i.e the Home or Main page.
Label myHomeHeader = new Label
{
Text = "Home Page",
HorizontalOptions = LayoutOptions.Center
};
string[] homePageItems = { “Alpha”, “Beta”, “Gamma” };
ListView myHomeView = new ListView {
ItemsSource = homePageItems,
};
var myHomePage = new ContentPage();
myHomePage.Content = new StackLayout
{
Children =
{
myHomeHeader,
myHomeView
} ,
};
this.Detail = myHomePage;
}
}
}