/// <summary> /// The method for when the notespage appears /// Uses the code behind for the event forwarding /// </summary> public void OnAppearing() { SelectedNote = null; List <string> files = IOHelpers.EnumerateAllFiles(); Notes?.Clear(); foreach (var fileName in files) { string noteData = IOHelpers.ReadAllFileText(fileName); //Split the note into it's "parts" //The note will have three parts //Title //Text - can have multiple parts //Color string[] noteParts = noteData.Split(':'); int notePartCount = noteParts.Count(); //Performs some magic so that the title is the first element in the array //The text is from the second to the second to last element in the array (this preserves the ':') //The color is the final element string title = noteParts[0]; string text = string.Join(":", noteParts.Skip(1).Take(notePartCount - 2)); string color = noteParts[notePartCount - 1]; Note _tempNote = new Note { Filename = fileName, Title = title, Text = text, Date = IOHelpers.GetNoteDate(fileName), Color = Color.FromHex(color) }; Notes.Add(_tempNote); } //sorting the notes _currentSortingOption = AppSettings.OrderByOption; SortNotes(); ShowCorrectView(); ShowEditButton(); }