Getting Started with .NET MAUI Interactive Viewer

18 Nov 20184 minutes to read

This section provides a quick overview of how to get started with the .NET MAUI Interactive Viewer (SfInteractiveViewer) and a walkthrough to configure the control in a real-time scenario. Follow the steps below to add the .NET MAUI Interactive Viewer control to your project.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding, ensure the following are set up:

  1. Install .NET 9 SDK or later.
  2. Set up a .NET MAUI environment with Visual Studio 2022 v17.12 or later.

Step 1: Create a new .NET MAUI project

  1. Go to File > New > Project and choose the .NET MAUI App template.
  2. Name the project and choose a location. Then click Next.
  3. Select the .NET framework version and click Create.

Step 2: Install the Syncfusion® .NET MAUI Interactive Viewer NuGet package

  1. In Solution Explorer, right-click the project and choose Manage NuGet Packages.
  2. Search for Syncfusion.Maui.InteractiveViewer and install the latest version.
  3. Ensure the necessary dependencies are installed correctly, and the project is restored.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding, ensure the following are set up:

  1. Install .NET 9 SDK or later.
  2. Set up a .NET MAUI environment with Visual Studio Code.
  3. Ensure that the .NET MAUI workloads are installed and configured as described here.

Step 1: Create a new .NET MAUI project

  1. Open the command palette by pressing Ctrl+Shift+P and type .NET:New Project and enter.
  2. Choose the .NET MAUI App template.
  3. Select the project location, type the project name and press Enter.
  4. Then choose Create project.

Step 2: Install the Syncfusion® .NET MAUI Interactive Viewer NuGet package

  1. Press Ctrl + ` (backtick) to open the integrated terminal in Visual Studio Code.
  2. Ensure you’re in the project root directory where your .csproj file is located.
  3. Run the command dotnet add package Syncfusion.Maui.InteractiveViewer to install the Syncfusion® .NET MAUI Interactive Viewer NuGet package.
  4. To ensure all dependencies are installed, run dotnet restore.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding, ensure the following are set up:

  1. Install .NET 9 SDK or later.
  2. Set up a .NET MAUI environment with JetBrains Rider 2024.3 or later.
  3. Make sure the MAUI workloads are installed and configured as described here.

Step 1: Create a new .NET MAUI project

  1. Go to File > New Solution, Select .NET (C#) and choose the .NET MAUI App template.
  2. Enter the Project Name, Solution Name, and Location.
  3. Select the .NET framework version and click Create.

Step 2: Install the Syncfusion® MAUI Interactive Viewer NuGet package

  1. In Solution Explorer, right-click the project and choose Manage NuGet Packages.
  2. Search for Syncfusion.Maui.InteractiveViewer and install the latest version.
  3. Ensure the necessary dependencies are installed correctly, and the project is restored. If not, Open the Terminal in Rider and manually run: dotnet restore

Step 3: Register Syncfusion handler

Make sure to add the namespace.

using Syncfusion.Maui.Core.Hosting;

Register the Syncfusion core handler in your CreateMauiApp method of MauiProgram.cs file to use Syncfusion controls.

builder.ConfigureSyncfusionCore();

Step 4: Import Interactive Viewer namespace

Add the following namespace in your XAML or C#.

xmlns:interactiveViewer="clr-namespace:Syncfusion.Maui.InteractiveViewer;assembly=Syncfusion.Maui.InteractiveViewer"
using Syncfusion.Maui.InteractiveViewer;

Step 5: Add the Interactive Viewer component

Initialize the SfInteractiveViewer to display and interact with any .NET MAUI view.

<interactiveViewer:SfInteractiveViewer>
     <Image Source="interactiveviewerimage.png" Aspect="AspectFit" />
 </interactiveViewer:SfInteractiveViewer>
using Syncfusion.Maui.InteractiveViewer;

SfInteractiveViewer interactiveViewer = new SfInteractiveViewer()
{
    Content = new Image()
    {
        Source = "interactiveviewerimage.png",
        Aspect = Aspect.AspectFit
    }
};

this.Content = interactiveViewer;

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