private void showLoadingMessage()
{
Device.BeginInvokeOnMainThread(async() =>
{
Android.App.Activity activity = CrossCurrentActivity.Current.Activity;
Android.Views.View activityRootView = activity.FindViewById(Android.Resource.Id.Content);
mLoadingMessageSnackbar = Snackbar.Make(activityRootView,
"Searching for surfaces...", Snackbar.LengthIndefinite);
mLoadingMessageSnackbar.View.SetBackgroundColor(Android.Graphics.Color.DarkGray);
mLoadingMessageSnackbar.Show();
});
}
public static T GetDataView <T>(this FieldItem field, Android.App.Activity context) where T : Android.Views.View
{
//we convert these into int Ids
var fieldName =
(field.dataType == Constants.DATEPICKER || field.dataType == Constants.TIMEPICKER)
?
Constants.DATE_TEXT_PREFIX + field.name :
field.name;
int resourceId = context.Resources.GetIdentifier(
fieldName, "id", context.PackageName);
T view = null;
view = context.FindViewById <T>(resourceId);
return(view);
}