How to construct custom views in xamarin

Question

Is there any tutorial which will enable me to design custom views in xamarin?I want to build pinch zoom functionality for my android app using xamarin.

I have tried

Answer 1

I would suggest checking out this Java Android tutorial to get an idea of what you need to setup:

http://developer.android.com/training/custom-views/index.html

You may need to create an attributes xml file for your custom view.

Another approach you may want to consider is to use a fragment instead of a view:

http://docs.xamarin.com/guides/android/platform_features/fragments/fragments_walkthrough