How to customize the Shimmer using the custom view property in the .NET MAUI Shimmer (SfShimmer)?

The Syncfusion® .NET MAUI Shimmer (SfShimmer) supports the customization of shimmer using the CustomView property. This article explains how to customize the Shimmer using the CustomView property.

XAML

Initialize the Shimmer and the CustomView property.

<shimmer:SfShimmer>
   <shimmer:SfShimmer.CustomView>
   </shimmer:SfShimmer.CustomView>
</shimmer:SfShimmer> 

XAML

Customize the Shimmer with the help of the BoxView class.

<BoxView Grid.Row="0"
        Grid.ColumnSpan="2"
        HorizontalOptions="Start"
        WidthRequest="250" />
<BoxView Grid.Row="1"
        Grid.ColumnSpan="2"/>
<BoxView Grid.Row="2"
        Grid.RowSpan="3" />
<BoxView Grid.Row="2"
        Grid.Column="1"
        HeightRequest="20"
        HorizontalOptions="Start"
        VerticalOptions="Start"
        WidthRequest="100" />
<BoxView Grid.Row="3"
        Grid.Column="1"
        HeightRequest="10"
        HorizontalOptions="Start"
        VerticalOptions="Start"
        WidthRequest="100" />
<BoxView Grid.Row="4"
        Grid.Column="1"
        HeightRequest="10"
        HorizontalOptions="Start"
        VerticalOptions="Start"
        WidthRequest="100" />
<BoxView Grid.Row="5"
        Grid.Column="1"
        HeightRequest="10"
        HorizontalOptions="Start"
        VerticalOptions="Start"
        WidthRequest="100" />
<BoxView Grid.Row="6"
        Grid.ColumnSpan="2"
        HeightRequest="10"
        HorizontalOptions="Start"
        VerticalOptions="Start"
        WidthRequest="190" />
<BoxView Grid.Row="7"
        Grid.ColumnSpan="2"
        HeightRequest="10"
        HorizontalOptions="Start"
        VerticalOptions="Start"
        WidthRequest="170" /> 

Download the complete sample on GitHub

Output:

Conclusion
I hope you enjoyed learning how to customize the shimmer using the CustomView property in .NET MAUI Shimmer (SfShimmer).
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