Getting Started with .NET MAUI Rotator

10 Jul 20268 minutes to read

This section guides you through setting up and configuring a Rotator in your .NET MAUI application. Follow the steps below to add a basic Rotator to your project.

To quickly get started with the .NET MAUI Rotator, watch this video.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding, ensure the following are in place:

  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® MAUI Rotator NuGet package

  1. In Solution Explorer, right-click the project and choose Manage NuGet Packages.
  2. Search for Syncfusion.Maui.Rotator 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 press 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® MAUI Rotator 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.Rotator to install the Syncfusion® .NET MAUI Rotator package.
  4. To ensure all dependencies are installed, run dotnet restore.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding, ensure the following are set up:

  1. Ensure you have the latest version of JetBrains Rider.
  2. Install .NET 9 SDK or later is installed.
  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 Rotator NuGet package

  1. In Solution Explorer, right-click the project and choose Manage NuGet Packages.
  2. Search for Syncfusion.Maui.Rotator 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 Rotator namespace

Add the following namespace in your XAML or C#.

xmlns:syncfusion="clr-namespace:Syncfusion.Maui.Rotator;assembly=Syncfusion.Maui.Rotator"
using Syncfusion.Maui.Rotator;

Step 5: Add the Rotator component

Initialize the Rotator control and we can populate the rotator’s items by using any one of the following ways,

Below is a simple example for adding rotator items using SfRotatorItem. For more details on populating data, click Here

The following code example illustrates how to add a list of Images in a Rotator ,

NOTE

Ensure that the images mentioned in the code snippets are located in the Resources folder of your sample project.

<syncfusion:SfRotator x:Name="rotator" 
                    ItemsSource="{Binding ImageCollection}" >
    <syncfusion:SfRotator.BindingContext>
        <local:RotatorViewModel />
    </syncfusion:SfRotator.BindingContext>
    <syncfusion:SfRotator.ItemTemplate>
        <DataTemplate>
            <Image Source="{Binding Image}"/>
        </DataTemplate>
    </syncfusion:SfRotator.ItemTemplate>
</syncfusion:SfRotator>
SfRotator rotator = new SfRotator();
public Rotator()
{
    List<SfRotatorItem> collectionOfItems = new List<SfRotatorItem>();
    collectionOfItems.Add(new SfRotatorItem() { Image = "image1.png" });
    collectionOfItems.Add(new SfRotatorItem() { Image = "image2.png" });
    collectionOfItems.Add(new SfRotatorItem() { Image = "image3.png" });
    collectionOfItems.Add(new SfRotatorItem() { Image = "image4.png" });
    collectionOfItems.Add(new SfRotatorItem() { Image = "image5.png" });
    rotator.ItemsSource = collectionOfItems;
    this.Content = rotator;
}
// Model Class for Rotator.

    public class RotatorModel
    {
        public RotatorModel(string imageString)
        {
            Image = imageString;
        }
        private string _image;
        public string Image
        {
            get { return _image; }
            set { _image = value; }
        }
    }
    
    // ViewModel class for Rotator.

    public class RotatorViewModel
    {
        public RotatorViewModel()
        {
            imageCollection = new List<RotatorModel>
        {
            new RotatorModel("image1.png"),
            new RotatorModel("image2.png"),
            new RotatorModel("image3.png"),
            new RotatorModel("image4.png"),
            new RotatorModel("image5.png")
        };
        }

        private List<RotatorModel> imageCollection;
        public List<RotatorModel> ImageCollection
        {
            get { return imageCollection; }
            set { imageCollection = value; }
        }
    }

Rotator Items

You can download the Rotator Getting Started sample from GitHub.