I am trying to dynamically show/hide button inside Xamarin Forms ContentPage.
I have two buttons in my XAML code:
<StackLayout Orientation="Vertical">
<Button x:Name="start_btn" Clicked="startPanic">
<Button.Text>START</Button.Text>
</Button>
<Button x:Name="stop_btn" IsVisible="false">
<Button.Text>STOP</Button.Text>
</Button>
</StackLayout>
Corresponding C# code:
public partial class PanicPage : ContentPage
{
private Button startBtn;
private Button stopBtn;
public PanicPage ()
{
InitializeComponent ();
startBtn = this.FindByName<Button> ("start_btn");
stopBtn = this.FindByName<Button> ("stop_btn");
}
private void startPanic(object sender, EventArgs args){
Device.BeginInvokeOnMainThread (() => {
startBtn.IsVisible = false;
stopBtn.IsVisible = true; // DOESN'T WORK, button still will be hidden
});
}
}
When I set isVisible property in XAML, it doesn't react for any property change in event method (startPanic). How can I fix it?
Change your code in xmal file and write properties for start and stop button
<Button x:Name="start_btn" Clicked="startPanic" IsVisible="{Binding IsStartVisible}">
<Button.Text>START</Button.Text>
</Button>
<Button x:Name="stop_btn" IsVisible="{Binding IsStopVisible}">
<Button.Text>STOP</Button.Text>
</Button>
In ViewModel write following property and similar for start button and set IsStopVisible =true/false based on your logic
private bool _isStopVisible;
public bool IsStopVisible{
get {
return _isStopVisible;
}
set {
_isStopVisible= value;
RaisePropertyChanged ("IsStopVisible");
}
}
It should work just fine. I copied your code and cleaned it up a bit, it shows the STOP button, then I
A few remarks:
- use the short property where possible
<Button Text="X"/>
, it's
easier to read
- when you add a XAML page the IDE adds a .xaml.cs file next to it and generates another .g.cs that you don't see. The .g.cs file
contains generated code that finds all the x:Name'd elements and
defines placeholders for them, no need to find them by name yourself
- all UI-initiated events are executed on the UI thread, no need to do that explicitly
Here's the XAML, same as yours just tighter and added Margin so the button is visible
<StackLayout Orientation="Vertical" Margin="20">
<Button x:Name="start_btn" Clicked="startPanic" Text="START" />
<Button x:Name="stop_btn" Text="STOP" IsVisible="false" />
</StackLayout>
And the code behind:
public partial class TestPage : ContentPage
{
public TestPage ()
{
InitializeComponent ();
}
private void startPanic(object sender, EventArgs args){
Device.BeginInvokeOnMainThread (() => {
start_btn.IsVisible = false;
stop_btn.IsVisible = true;
});
}
}
Maybe I'm late but I was searching this too without success. This may be useful for someone.
objectView.SetValue(IsVisibleProperty, false); // the view is GONE, not invisible
objectView.SetValue(IsVisibleProperty, true);
Use the Visibility property of view.
for example if u want to make your button invisible you can do
if(condition)
{
button.Visibility=ViewStates.Invisible;
}
else
{
button.Visibility=ViewStates.Visible;
}