{"id":44579,"date":"2019-07-08T09:34:41","date_gmt":"2019-07-08T16:34:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/xamarin\/?p=44579"},"modified":"2019-08-30T08:28:50","modified_gmt":"2019-08-30T15:28:50","slug":"xamarin-forms-4-1-0-stable-now-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/xamarin\/xamarin-forms-4-1-0-stable-now-available\/","title":{"rendered":"Xamarin.Forms 4.1.0 Stable Now Available"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today we are happy to announce Xamarin.Forms 4.1 availability on NuGet<\/a>. Our 3.0.0 series of releases focused heavily on growing Xamarin.Forms by filling in the gaps. We learned that this should be available by default and want to continue effectively growing Xamarin.Forms to best meet your needs and improve productivity. Thank you for filling out surveys, scheduling discussion time, sharing your projects, and collaborating through GitHub!<\/p>\n

4.0.0 service releases with 4.1.0<\/h2>\n

This release combines the three 4.0.0 service releases with 4.1.0. Bringing dozens of additional quality improvements, a new CheckBox<\/a> control (debuted in our preview post)<\/a>, and several enhancements from community contributions such as Map improvements.<\/p>\n

Enhancing Maps<\/h2>\n

Now, capturing the location of a tap or click is as easy as subscribing to the OnMapClicked<\/code> event added by Joe Manke<\/a>. Take a look at this in action.<\/p>\n

\"4.1<\/p>\n

Take this example from Xappy (on GitHub)<\/a>. When you tap anywhere on the map canvas, the event returns the latitude and longitude of the tap. It then drops a new pin on that location.<\/p>\n

<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>\r\n<ContentPage\r\n    xmlns=\"http:\/\/xamarin.com\/schemas\/2014\/forms\"\r\n    xmlns:x=\"http:\/\/schemas.microsoft.com\/winfx\/2009\/xaml\"\r\n    xmlns:maps=\"clr-namespace:Xamarin.Forms.Maps;assembly=Xamarin.Forms.Maps\"\r\n    xmlns:local=\"clr-namespace:Xappy;assembly=Xappy\"\r\n    Shell.NavBarIsVisible=\"False\"\r\n    Shell.TabBarIsVisible=\"False\"\r\n    x:Class=\"Xappy.Scenarios.MapPage\">\r\n    <Grid>\r\n        <maps:Map\r\n            x:Name=\"MyMap\"\r\n            IsShowingUser=\"true\"\r\n            MapType=\"Street\"\r\n            MapClicked=\"Handle_MapClicked\" \/>\r\n            ...\r\n\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
void Handle_MapClicked(object sender, MapClickedEventArgs e)\r\n{\r\n\r\n    MyMap.Pins.Add(\r\n            new Pin\r\n            {\r\n                Position = new Position(e.Position.Latitude, e.Position.Longitude),\r\n                Label = \"Joe's Place\"\r\n            }\r\n        );\r\n    DisplayAlert(\"Joe Says:\", $\"Last MapClick: {e.Position.Latitude}, {e.Position.Longitude}\", \"Thanks\");\r\n}\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
What Other Controls and Features Are Missing?<\/h2>\n
This map enhancement and the checkbox certainly fell into the “High Priority” category for Xamarin.Forms. Do you have other examples of features or even controls that you feel should just be there? Perhaps you are already writing custom renderers or effects for these types of things. We’d love to know! Please share your insight here<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Xamarin Show<\/h2>\n
To learn more about the features of this release, check out the full 4.1.0 release notes<\/a>. Also, watch this Xamarin Show with me and James Montemagno<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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