Achieve Outlook Like Swiping With MAUI Listview Control

Updated on Sep 01, 2024
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This sample demonstrates how to achieve Outlook-like Swiping in the MAUI ListView control within a .NET MAUI application. You'll also see the process of setting up an Outlook-style swipe feature, which allows users to archive and delete messages, as well as display pop-up notification for these actions, complete with an Undo option.

Sample

<Grid>
    <Grid.RowDefinitions>
        <RowDefinition Height="40" />
        <RowDefinition Height="*" />
    </Grid.RowDefinitions>
    <Label Grid.Row="0"
           Text="Inbox"
           TextColor="Black"
           FontSize="18"
           FontFamily="Roboto-Medium"
           Margin="16,0,0,0"
           VerticalOptions="Center" />
    <listView:SfListView Grid.Row="1"
                         x:Name="listView"
                         ItemsSource="{Binding InboxInfos}"
                         ItemSize="70"
                         AutoFitMode="Height"
                         AllowSwiping="True"
                         SwipeEnded="listView_SwipeEnded"
                         SwipeOffset="500">
        <listView:SfListView.StartSwipeTemplate>
            <DataTemplate>
                <Grid BackgroundColor="#D8F3D4">
                    <Label Text="&#xe71C;"
                           FontFamily='{OnPlatform Android=ListViewFontIcons.ttf#,WinUI=ListViewFontIcons.ttf#ListViewFontIcons}'
                           TextColor="Green"
                           HorizontalOptions="Center"
                           VerticalOptions="Center"
                           FontAttributes="Bold"
                           FontSize="22"/>
                </Grid>
            </DataTemplate>
        </listView:SfListView.StartSwipeTemplate>
        <listView:SfListView.EndSwipeTemplate>
            <DataTemplate>
                <Grid BackgroundColor="#F4DEDE">
                    <Label Text="&#xe716;"
                           FontFamily='{OnPlatform Android=ListViewFontIcons.ttf#,WinUI=ListViewFontIcons.ttf#ListViewFontIcons}'
                           TextColor="DarkRed"
                           HorizontalOptions="Center"
                           VerticalOptions="Center"
                           FontSize="26">
                    </Label>
                </Grid>
            </DataTemplate>
        </listView:SfListView.EndSwipeTemplate>
        <listView:SfListView.ItemTemplate>
            <DataTemplate>
                <Grid RowDefinitions="5,20,20,20,5" ColumnDefinitions="72,*,Auto">
                    <Grid Grid.Row="1"
                          Grid.Column="0"
                          Grid.RowSpan="2"
                          HeightRequest="35"
                          WidthRequest="35"
                          HorizontalOptions="Center"
                          VerticalOptions="Center">
                        <Image Source="{Binding Image}"
                               HeightRequest="40"
                               WidthRequest="40"
                               Margin="0, 15, 0, 0" />
                        <Label Text="{Binding ProfileName}"
                               TextColor="#FFFFFF"
                               FontSize="14"
                               HorizontalTextAlignment="Center"
                               HorizontalOptions="Center"
                               VerticalOptions="Center"
                               VerticalTextAlignment="Center"
                               FontFamily="Roboto-Regular"
                               CharacterSpacing="0.25"
                               Margin="0, 15, 0, 0" />
                    </Grid>

                    <Label Grid.Row="1"
                           Grid.Column="1"
                           Text="{Binding Name}"
                           FontFamily="Roboto-Medium"
                           FontSize="14"
                           TextColor="#000000"
                           Margin="0, 2, 0, 0"
                           LineBreakMode="TailTruncation"
                           CharacterSpacing="0.25" />

                    <Label Grid.Row="2"
                           Grid.Column="1"
                           Grid.ColumnSpan="2"
                           Text="{Binding Subject}"
                           FontFamily="Roboto-Medium"
                           FontSize="13"
                           Margin="0,0,25,3"
                           TextColor="#000000"
                           LineBreakMode="TailTruncation"
                           CharacterSpacing="0.25" />

                    <Label Grid.Row="3"
                           Grid.Column="1"
                           Grid.ColumnSpan="2"
                           Text="{Binding Description}"
                           FontFamily="Roboto-Regular"
                           FontSize="12"
                           TextColor="#666666"
                           Margin="0,0,16,1"
                           LineBreakMode="TailTruncation"
                           CharacterSpacing="0.25" />

                    <Image Grid.Row="2"
                           Grid.Column="2"
                           HeightRequest="30"
                           WidthRequest="30"
                           Margin="0, 0, 8, 0"
                           Source="paperclip.png"
                           IsVisible="{Binding IsAttached}"
                           HorizontalOptions="End"
                           VerticalOptions="Center">
                    </Image>

                    <Image Grid.Row="2"
                           Grid.Column="2"
                           HeightRequest="40"
                           WidthRequest="40"
                           Margin="0, 0, 2, 0"
                           Source="important.png"
                           IsVisible="{Binding IsImportant}"
                           HorizontalOptions="End"
                           VerticalOptions="Center">
                    </Image>
                </Grid>
            </DataTemplate>
        </listView:SfListView.ItemTemplate>
    </listView:SfListView>

    <Frame Grid.Row="1"
           CornerRadius="4"
           Margin="16,0,16,5"
           Padding="0"
           HeightRequest="40"
           VerticalOptions="End"
           IsVisible="{Binding IsDeleted}">
        <Grid HeightRequest="40" BackgroundColor="#3D454A">
            <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
                <ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
                <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
            </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
            <Label Grid.Column="0"
                   Text="{Binding PopUpText}"
                   TextColor="#FFFFFF"
                   FontSize="14"
                   VerticalOptions="Center"
                   VerticalTextAlignment="Center"
                   Margin="16,0,0,0"
                   CharacterSpacing="0.25"/>
            <Label Grid.Column="1"
                   Text="Undo"
                   FontSize="14"
                   HorizontalOptions="End"
                   TextColor="#1796E6"
                   VerticalOptions="Center"
                   VerticalTextAlignment="Center"
                   Margin="0,0,16,0"
                   CharacterSpacing="0.25">
                <Label.GestureRecognizers>
                    <TapGestureRecognizer Command="{Binding UndoCommand}"/>
                </Label.GestureRecognizers>
            </Label>
        </Grid>
    </Frame>
</Grid>

Requirements to run the demo

To run the demo, refer to System Requirements for .NET MAUI

Troubleshooting:

Path too long exception

If you are facing path too long exception when building this example project, close Visual Studio and rename the repository to short and build the project.

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