How do you switch pages in Xamarin.Forms?

Question

How do you switch between pages in Xamarin Forms?

My main page is a ContentPage and I don\'t want to switch to something like a Tabbed Page.

I\'ve been abl

Answer 1

In App.Xaml.Cs:

MainPage = new NavigationPage( new YourPage());

When you wish to navigate from YourPage to the next page you do:

await Navigation.PushAsync(new YourSecondPage());

You can read more about Xamarin Forms navigation here: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/xamarin-forms/app-fundamentals/navigation/hierarchical

Microsoft has quite good docs on this.

There is also the newer concept of the Shell. It allows for a new way of structuring your application and simplifies navigation in some cases.

Intro: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/shell-xamarin-forms-4-0-getting-started/

Video on basics of Shell: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0y1bUAcOjZY&t=3112s

Docs: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/xamarin-forms/app-fundamentals/shell/