Xamarin code snippets

This will contain a list of the code snippets I have made myself (or stolen from others) that I use on a regular basis. Feel free to do with them whatever you like. I store them here so I can always grab them when I switch machines or reinstall VS.

Command Property

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private ICommand _$backingname$;
public ICommand $propertyname$
{
    get
    {
        return _$backingname$ = _$backingname$ ?? new Command(() => $methodtocall$());
    }
}

Command Property Async

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private ICommand _$backingname$;
public ICommand $propertyname$
{
    get
    {
        return _$backingname$ = _$backingname$ ?? new Command(async () => await $methodtocall$());
    }
}

Property with private backing and call to OnChanged()

Used with a base view model that implements INotifyPropertyChanged (e.g. MVVMHelpers)

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private $type$ _$lowercasename$;
public $type$ $name$
{
    get
    {
        return _$lowercasename$;
    }
    set
    {
        _$lowercasename$ = value;
        OnChanged();
    }
}

Safe area on iOS in XAML page

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xmlns:ios="clr-namespace:Xamarin.Forms.PlatformConfiguration.iOSSpecific;assembly=Xamarin.Forms.Core" 
ios:Page.UseSafeArea="true"

Start a Grid in XAML page

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<Grid>
     <Grid.RowDefinitions>
         <RowDefinition Height="*"/>
         <RowDefinition Height="*"/>
     </Grid.RowDefinitions>
     <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
         <ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
         <ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
     </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
     $selected$$end$
 </Grid>

Bind to viewmodel in XAML

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xmlns:ViewModels="using:$projectname$.ViewModels">

<ContentPage.BindingContext>
    <ViewModels:$viewmodelname$ />
</ContentPage.BindingContext>

Sorround with StackLayout

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<StackLayout>
    $selected$$end$
</StackLayout>