private View BuildNestedAccordion()
{
StackLayout nestedLayout = new StackLayout();
//Imagine this query was submited to a database or rest api?
var foodTypes = FoodType.GetFoodTypes();
foreach (var ft in foodTypes)
{
//Create a content view for each food type
//(this could be a list view, or any other view you require)
var yourNodesContent = BuildYourContentBasedOnTheItem(ft);
var acNode = AccordionFactory.CreateNewNode(
new AcNodeConfiguration()
{
HeaderText = ft.Name,
HeaderBackGroundColor = ft.BackColor,
HeaderTextColor = ft.ForeColor,
FontSize = StyleSheet.AccordionNode_HeaderFontSize,
HeaderFontAttributes = StyleSheet.AccordNode_HeaderFontAttributes,
ExpandedContentHeight = StyleSheet.AccordionNodeContent_LabelHeight
},
yourNodesContent);
nestedLayout.Children.Add(acNode);
}
return(nestedLayout);
}
private void DynamicallyBuildUI()
{
//*** GO LOOK AT THE XAML PAGE TO SEE HOW I CREATED A 'SHELL' FOR MY PAGE ***
var names = new string[] { "Mike", "Tom", "Bob", "Joe", "Gretchen", "Sarah", "Grace" };
//This is going to be my 'outer' accordion. For each name, I will create an
//accordion header. For the accordion content, I will create a 'nested' accordion
foreach (var name in names)
{
//Create the 'nested' accordion here
var innerAccordionView = BuildNestedAccordion();
//Create the 'parent' accordion node, and specify
//the 'nested' (innerAccordionView) as the content view
var acNode = AccordionFactory.CreateNewNode(
new AcNodeConfiguration()
{
HeaderText = name,
HeaderBackGroundColor = StyleSheet.Default_Accent_Color,
HeaderTextColor = StyleSheet.Default_Accent_Font_Color,
FontSize = StyleSheet.AccordionNode_HeaderFontSize,
HeaderFontAttributes = StyleSheet.AccordNode_HeaderFontAttributes,
ExpandedContentHeight = 300
},
innerAccordionView);
//Add the accordion node to the stack layout defined in the xaml file.
peopleNames.Children.Add(acNode);
}
}
public DynamicAccordionPage(DynamicAccordionViewModel vm)
{
InitializeComponent();
this.BindingContext = vm;
_vm = vm;
foreach (var category in vm.Categories)
{
var content = CreateMenuCategoryContent(category);
var menuCategoryNode = AccordionFactory.CreateNewNode(
new AcNodeConfiguration()
{
HeaderText = category,
HeaderBackGroundColor = StyleSheet.Button_BackColor,
HeaderTextColor = StyleSheet.Button_TextColor,
FontSize = StyleSheet.AccordionNode_HeaderFontSize,
HeaderFontAttributes = StyleSheet.AccordNode_HeaderFontAttributes,
ExpandedContentHeight = 100
},
content);
accordionContainer.Children.Add(menuCategoryNode);
}
}