load the entire ListView in background and get an

Question

I need to load a ListView entirely and get an UIControl inside each ListItem even if the item view is not displayed on the screen.

I tried the ChildViewAdded event, but it is raised only when the ListItem is displayed on the screen.

So, I need a way to prepare my UI ListView programmatically before displaying it.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Answer 1

Quick answer - if you need a real View for each item in your list then you don't want to use a virtualized control like a ListView.

Instead you can use repeated custom views inside a vertical LinearLayout inside a ScrollView.

If using mvvmcross, you may find a MVXBindableLinearLayout helpful to do this - it has an ItemsSource and a Template just like the MvxBindableListView.

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I've no idea whether what you are trying to do makes sense, but the above should help you do it if you want to!

Don't try using a linear layout for lists with lots of items - you'll run out of resources.