.NET 9 Maui: Enhanced Features for Cross-Platform Development

Course details

Microsoft is constantly improving their developer tools. In this course, instructor Kevin Ford goes over the improvements in new versions of .NET 9, both in new C# language features as well as specific changes and improvements to the MAUI libraries. This course is essential for the MAUI developer who wants to take full advantage of new features provided to them.

Learning objectives
Learn the new features of .Net 9 with relation to MAUI development
Recognize how the new HybridWebView can allow arbitrary web loads for MAUI applications to allow new web features to be pushed without new versions going to the App Stores
Learn how to upgrade existing MAUI projects to take advantage of the new .Net 9 features

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Why it is important to know what is new
02 - What you should have installed
03 - Using the exercise files

1. .NET 9 and .NET MAUI - Controls

04 - What is this update all about
05 - HybridWebView control
06 - HybridWebView calling JavaScript from C#
07 - HybridWebView calling JavaScript and calling C#
08 - Titlebar for Windows
09 - Titlebar for Windows customizations
10 - BlazorWebView behavior changes
11 - CollectionView CarouselView for Apple devices
12 - SoftKeyboard input
13 - Text justification
14 - TimePicker TimeSelected event
15 - WebView ProcessTerminated event

2. .NET 9 and .NET MAUI - Overarching UI Changes

16 - Compiled bindings in code
17 - Compiled bindings in XAML
18 - Handler disconnection
19 - Multi-window support
20 - Setting up an application for native embedding
21 - Implementing native embedding in an iOS application

3. .NET 9 TrimMode

22 - What is TrimMode
23 - Trying TrimMode
24 - TrimMode limitations
25 - TrimMode feature switches
26 - Issues with loading XAML at runtime
27 - TrimMode and iOS macOS AOT compilation

4. .NET 9 New Language Features with C# 13

28 - Params collections
29 - New lock type and semantics
30 - New escape sequence - e
31 - Method group natural type improvements
32 - Implicit indexer access in object initializers
33 - Enable ref locals and unsafe contexts in iterators and async methods
34 - Enable ref struct types to implement interfaces
35 - Allow ref struct types as arguments for type parameters in generics
36 - Partial properties and indexers
37 - Overload resolution priority

5. Updating Existing Projects to .NET 9

38 - Android asset packs
39 - Android 32-bit architectures
40 - Android marshal methods
41 - iOS multitarget bindings
42 - XAML compiler changes
43 - Updating an existing project - Practical exercise
44 - Updating an existing project - Additional considerations

Conclusion

45 - Things to try with what you learned from this course