// This method runs just before the page appears - overriding allows for calling of
// methods upon page display, for example.
protected override async void OnAppearing()
{
base.OnAppearing(); // Inherit from base method to avoid missing essential code
// The object created within a using statement will last until the block within the using finishes executing,
// after which it will be disposed of. Thus, the object must implement the interface IDisposable.
using (UserDialogs.Instance.Loading("Loading", null, "Cancel", true, MaskType.Clear))
{
// The following must be awaited, else the line after it will execute before it finishes running.
await vm.CallApi();
}
//// This is an alternative to the above block. ShowLoading() cannot be used within a using statement, because
//// it does not implement IDisposable.
//UserDialogs.Instance.ShowLoading("Loading employee listing...", MaskType.Black);
//await vm.CallApi();
//UserDialogs.Instance.HideLoading();
// This line of code gives context for the binding that will happen in the xaml file.
// The source is bound to the target.
// Here, the vm is bound to the view, so the vm is the source, and the view is the target.
this.BindingContext = vm;
}
