// Here we create basic pages for the views, only we specify the content to display in the main area
// We also specify which CarouselView we wish to manipulate by passing it in.
public Grid CreatePage(Color bgColor, Color textColor, View content, ManualCarouselView eventTarget)
{
Grid layout = new Grid {
ColumnDefinitions = new ColumnDefinitionCollection {
new ColumnDefinition {
Width = new GridLength(1, GridUnitType.Star)
},
new ColumnDefinition {
Width = new GridLength(1, GridUnitType.Star)
},
new ColumnDefinition {
Width = new GridLength(1, GridUnitType.Star)
}
},
RowDefinitions = new RowDefinitionCollection {
new RowDefinition {
Height = new GridLength(1, GridUnitType.Star)
},
new RowDefinition {
Height = new GridLength(1, GridUnitType.Star)
},
new RowDefinition {
Height = new GridLength(1, GridUnitType.Star)
},
new RowDefinition {
Height = new GridLength(1, GridUnitType.Star)
}
},
BackgroundColor = bgColor
};
Button goBack = new Button()
{
Text = "Back",
TextColor = textColor,
Command = new Command(() => {
Device.BeginInvokeOnMainThread(() => {
eventTarget.AdvancePage(-1);
});
})
};
Button goForward = new Button()
{
Text = "Next",
TextColor = textColor,
Command = new Command(() => {
Device.BeginInvokeOnMainThread(() => {
eventTarget.AdvancePage(1);
});
})
};
layout.Children.Add(goBack, 0, 1, 3, 4);
layout.Children.Add(goForward, 2, 3, 3, 4);
layout.Children.Add(content, 0, 3, 0, 3);
return(layout);
}
private void TimerElapsedEvt()
{
var secondsSinceStart = GetSecondsSinceTimerStart;
if (secondsSinceStart % 5 == 0)
{
box1.AdvancePage(1);
}
if (secondsSinceStart % 4 == 0)
{
box3.AdvancePage(1);
}
if (secondsSinceStart % 2 == 0)
{
box4.AdvancePage(1);
}
}
