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How to bind JSON data to xamarin.Forms ListView (SfListView)
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You can bind the data from JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) file in Xamarin.Forms SfListView using the ItemsSource property.
XAML
The JSON data can be bound to the SfListView ItemsSource property.
<syncfusion:SfListView x:Name="listView"
ItemSize="70"
ItemsSource="{Binding ItemsSource}">
<syncfusion:SfListView.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<ViewCell>
<Grid>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Label Grid.Column="0" Text="{Binding Converter={StaticResource converter}, ConverterParameter=Value1}" HorizontalOptions="Start" TextColor="Black" FontSize="16" FontAttributes="Bold"/>
<Label Grid.Column="1" Text="{Binding Converter={StaticResource converter}, ConverterParameter=Value2}" HorizontalOptions="Start" TextColor="Black" FontSize="16" FontAttributes="Bold"/>
</Grid>
</ViewCell>
</DataTemplate>
</syncfusion:SfListView.ItemTemplate>
</syncfusion:SfListView>
C#
Accessed the JSON file from local folder and StreamReader reads the data to return as a dynamic object.
public ViewModel()
{
var assembly = typeof(MainPage).GetTypeInfo().Assembly;
Stream stream = assembly.GetManifestResourceStream("ListViewXamarin.Data.Data.json");
using (StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(stream))
{
var jsonText = sr.ReadToEnd();
ItemsSource = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<dynamic>(jsonText);
}
}
C#
Dynamic object value converted by ExpandoObject to show the values.
public class DynamicToPathValueConverter : IValueConverter
{
public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
{
if (value == null)
return value;
ExpandoObject busniessObject = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<ExpandoObject>(value.ToString());
var jsonList = busniessObject.ToList();
if (parameter.Equals("Value1"))
return jsonList[0].Value;
if (parameter.Equals("Value2"))
return jsonList[1].Value;
return value;
}
public object ConvertBack(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
{
throw new NotImplementedException();
}
}
