TL;DR: Building .NET MAUI apps with Syncfusion controls just got easier! Introducing the Syncfusion .NET MAUI Visual Studio Code Snippets Extension. Seamlessly integrate Syncfusion controls with a handy code snippet utility.
Syncfusion is glad to introduce the .NET MAUI Visual Studio Code Snippets in our Essential Studio 2024 Volume 1 release. It is a utility for adding Syncfusion .NET MAUI controls in the XAML file of a .NET MAUI app. This code snippet utility saves developers time when adding Syncfusion .NET MAUI controls to their projects.
This blog will explore using the new code snippet utility to add Syncfusion .NET MAUI components to your apps.
We can install the Syncfusion .NET MAUI Extension directly from Visual Studio Code or the Visual Studio Marketplace.
Let’s see the steps to do so!
Follow these steps to install the Syncfusion .NET MAUI Extension from Visual Studio Code:
Follow these steps to install the Syncfusion .NET MAUI extensions from Marketplace:
The code snippet utility for Visual Studio Code facilitates effortless insertion of diverse Syncfusion .NET MAUI controls with their respective features into the XAML code editor of the .NET MAUI app.
Follow these steps to add a Syncfusion .NET MAUI control to your .NET MAUI app:
Sf-<Syncfusion component name>-<Syncfusion component feature>
For example, sf-datagrid-grouping
Select the required Syncfusion control and its features and press Enter or Tab. The Syncfusion .NET MAUI control and the code to use the feature will be added to the XAML file. Refer to the following image.
The Syncfusion .NET MAUI Visual Studio Code Snippets utility adds only the code for the controls in the XAML file. So, we need to install the required NuGet packages and add namespaces by following these steps:
Thanks for reading! This blog explored the new Syncfusion .NET MAUI Visual Studio Code Snippets in the Essential Studio 2024 Volume 1 release. I trust this blog will help you utilize our code snippet utility to seamlessly integrate Syncfusion .NET MAUI controls into your apps, saving you time and enhancing your app’s functionality.
To explore more updates from this release, please refer to our Release Notes and What’s New pages.
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