Essential Studio for Xamarin.iOS Release Notes

v15.2.0.40
May 8, 2017

Common

Syncfusion Xamarin studio supports iOS 9 or higher version from this release onwards.

DocIO

Breaking Changes

  • Enumeration type of Equation(EQ) field is modified from FieldFormula to FieldExpression while opening an existing DOC format document.
  • Enumeration type of Formula(=) field is modified from FieldExpression to FieldFormula while opening an existing DOC and DOCX format document.

Bug Fixes

  • #171423 - ArgumentOutOfRangeException will no longer thrown while importing and resaving a particular Word document.
  • #171051, #173099 - File is no longer corrupted while resaving a particular DOCX format document.
  • #169663 - File size is now reduced while converting a Word document as RTF by enabling the OptimizeRtfFileSize property of SaveOptions class.
  • #171841 - Merge field number format preservation issue has been resolved while performing Mail merge execution.
  • #172854 - NullReferenceException will no longer thrown while using FindSingleLine() method in Multithreading.
  • #171100 - Ref field result is now preserved properly while updating document fields for a particular Word document.
  • #171613 - Marker color of the scatter chart is now preserved properly while resaving a DOCX format document.
  • #171423 - Data label of the chart is now preserved properly while resaving a particular DOCX format document.
  • #173459, #172942 - No longer hangs while opening a particular DOCX format document.
  • #173517 - Table right border is now preserved properly while saving the particular RTF format document.
  • #173567 - Custom properties result is now preserved properly while updating document fields for a particular Word document.
  • #174511 - Table border is now preserved properly while converting a particular Word document as HTML.
  • #174834, #174894 - Table rows now preserved properly when accepting the track changes.
  • #174246 - NullReferenceException will no longer thrown while refreshing a chart element.
  • #173628 - Chart with trendlines is now preserved properly while resaving a particular DOCX format document.
  • #174455 - Image missing issue has been resolved while resaving particular Word document.
  • #175132 - NullReferenceException will be no longer thrown while parsing the picture fill property of Chart element.
  • #174474, #174954 ,#174997 - ArgumentException will no longer thrown while saving the Word document which contains Chart element.
  • #175051 - ArgumentException will no longer thrown while opening a particular Word document.
  • #175731 - Page break will be preserved properly when accepting the track changes in the Word document.
  • #174174 - Table border preservation issue has been resolved while opening a particular DOC format document.
  • #176420 - File is no longer corrupted while using ChartData.Clear() method.
  • #173412, #174055 - Performance has been improved while resaving a particular DOCX format document.

PDF

Bug Fixes

  • #172260 - PdfLightTable cell customization is now preserving properly when disable the AllowRowBreakAcrossPages.
  • #172269 - Index out of range exception is no longer thrown when viewing PDF document in PDF Viewer.
  • #171703 - PdfLightTable headers are drawing only once when enable the ShowHeader.
  • #171857 - Form fields values are preserving properly when flattening the form fields.
  • #173882 - The inner color of the ellipse and circle annotations are now preserving properly when flattening the annotation.
  • #174433 - Null reference exception no longer occurs when loading the PDF document.
  • #172945 - Named destination is now supported when merging PDF documents.
  • #172848 - Preservation issues will not occur while flattening PDF form fields.
  • #170584 - File size is not increased when importing single page from the PDF document.
  • #176429 - PdfTextWebLink destination now works as expected for rotated PDF documents.
  • #173563 - PDF text box fonts are preserved properly when merging the PDF documents.
  • #176565 - Code 128 barcode will be generated without any unwanted characters.
  • #175857 - PDF document will no longer corrupted while merging the PDF documents.
  • #175375 - PDF document will no longer corrupted while drawing the image.
  • #175053 - Exception will not be thrown while loading the PDF document.
  • #175267 - Exception will not be thrown while loading a particular PDF document as byte array.
  • #175861 - QR barcode size will be generated properly with respect to the XDimension.
  • #175758 - ArgumentOutOfRange exception is no longer thrown when appending the particular document.
  • #175090 - Check box values are preserved properly while flattening the form fields.
  • #175090 - PDF document will no longer corrupted while applying flatten the form fields.
  • #175090 - Text box properties are now preserved properly while parsing the particular PDF document.
  • #174498 - Annotation bounds are now preserved properly while rotating the PDF document.
  • #175002 - PDF document will no longer corrupted while drawing a string in particular PDF document.
  • #174801 - Text colors are now restored properly when drawing with the same PdfPen multiple times using PdfIccColor.
  • #175020 - Exception no longer thrown while accessing the ForeColor of the PdfFields.
  • The annotation bounds are now preserved properly while loading the PDF document.
  • Null reference exception is no longer thrown while getting the annotation author and subject properties.
  • Exception no longer thrown while getting the used fonts from particular PDF document.
  • Exception will not occur when adding bookmark to larger PDF document.

Presentation

Features

  • #168464 - Added support to create and modify comments in PowerPoint presentations.
  • #176530 - Added support to create and modify hyperlinks for shapes in PowerPoint presentations.

Breaking Changes

  • #176530 - The property Hyperlink is now added into IShape interface.
  • #176530 - The method SetHyperlink is now added into IShape interface.
  • #176530 - The method RemoveHyperlink is now added into IShape interface.

Bug Fixes

  • #170494 - The resaved PowerPoint presentation will be no longer corrupted while opening in Microsoft Office 2007.
  • #174113 - The merged PowerPoint presentation will no longer get corrupted while merging cloned slides from PowerPoint presentations.
  • #173849, #173493 - The merged PowerPoint presentation will no longer get corrupted while merging slides from different PowerPoint presentations.
  • #174190 - No more exceptions thrown while creating a new presentation by merging cloned slides from different PowerPoint presentations in multi-threading environment.
  • #174295 - Replaced text in a PowerPoint presentation will be no longer marked as spelling error.

SfAutoComplete

Breaking Changes

  • Type of SelectedValue API has been changed from NSString to NSObject
  • SelectionChangedEventHandler delegate argument type has been modified as SelectionChanged(SfAutoComplete, NSObject) from SelectionChanged(SfAutoComplete, NString). So, the SelectionChanged event delegate method need to changed as SelectionChanged(SfAutoComplete sender, object value) from SelectionChanged(SfAutoComplete sender,String value).

SfDataGrid

Features

  • Support to edit the cells has been provided.
  • Support for GridSwitchColumn, GridNumericColumn, GridImageColumn, GridPickerColumn and GridDateTimeColumn has been provided.
  • Support to resize the columns has been provided.
  • Support for ResizingMode to resize the grid columns either when panning or in touch up has been provided.
  • #174093 – Support to set the margin for header cells has been provided

Bug fixes

  • #F129823, F129816, 176818 – Landscape mode is not working while exporting the grid to PDF has been fixed.
  • #176343 – Exception thrown when having all the columns with custom cells with QueryRowHeight has been fixed.

SfImageEditor Preview

A new image editor control has been added.

Key Features

  • Crop images.

  • Annotate images with text and shapes.

  • Rotate and flip images.

  • Customize with interactive toolbar.

SfNavigationDrawer

Breaking Changes

  • SFNavigationDrawerDelegate class has been removed along with the Delegate API of the control. Instead of this Delegate,DidOpen and DidClose events has been implemented.[For migration please refer this KB]

SfNumericTextBox

Breaking Changes

  • Type of Value API has been changed from double to object
  • SFNumericTextBoxDelegate class has been removed along with the Delegate API of the control. Instead of this Delegate, ValueChanged event has been implemented.[For migration please refer this KB]

SfPdfViewer Preview

Features

  • #169872 - Support for searching the text using PDF viewer control has been added.

SfRangeSlider

Breaking Changes

  • SFRangeSliderDelegate class has been removed along with the Delegate API of the control. Instead of this Delegate, RangeChanged and ValueChanged events has been implemented.[For migration please refer this KB]

SfRating

Breaking Changes

  • SFRatingDelegate class has been removed along with the Delegate API of the control. Instead of this Delegate, ValueChanged event has been implemented.[For migration please refer this KB ]

SfSchedule

Bug Fixes

  • #173256 - Exception no longer thrown while setting wrong RecurrenceRule in the Schedule RecurrenceProperties.

  • #174025 - Now, Schedule MonthView dates are rendered properly based on TimeZone.

  • #175866 - Now, Schedule OnMonthInlineAppointmentLoadedEvent has proper values when multiple appointments shares same time slot.

  • #175294 - Now, Custom View will intersect properly when the appointments are in the same time in OnAppointmentLoaded event.

  • #173096 - Now, Schedule MonthView Inline appointment are localized properly.

  • #176060 - Now, Schedule VisibleDatesChangedEvent has proper values in the VisibleDates argument based on TimeZone.

  • #176618 - Now, Schedule month Inline view is rendering properly based on TimeZone.

Breaking changes

  • didSelectDate event of SfSchedule has been changed to CellTapped.

  • didMonthCellLoaded event of SfSchedule has been changed to MonthCellLoaded.

  • didAppointmentLoaded event of SfSchedule has been changed to AppointmentLoaded.

  • didMonthInlineAppointmentLoaded event of SfSchedule has been changed to MonthInlineAppointmentLoaded.

  • didVisibleDates event of SfSchedule has been changed to VisibleDatesChanged.

  • didMonthInlineLoaded event of SfSchedule has been changed to MonthInlineLoaded.

  • VisibleCellAppointmentsCount property of MonthViewSettings has been removed.

  • MonthCellStyle property of MonthViewSettings has been removed.

  • TextSize property of AppointmentStyle has been marked as obsolete, use TextStyle property instead to set text size.

  • DayLabelSyle property of DayViewSettings has been removed.

  • DayLabelPosition property of DayViewSettings has been removed.

  • DayLabelColor property of DayViewSettings has been removed.

  • DayLabelBackgroundColor property of DayViewSettings has been removed.

  • TimeTextBackgroundColor property of DayViewSettings has been removed.

  • DayLabelSyle property of WeekViewSettings has been removed.

  • DayLabelPosition property of WeekViewSettings has been removed.

  • DayLabelColor property of WeekViewSettings has been removed.

  • DayLabelBackgroundColor property of WeekViewSettings has been removed.

  • TimeTextBackgroundColor property of WeekViewSettings has been removed.

  • DayLabelSyle property of WorkWeekViewSettings has been removed.

  • DayLabelPosition property of WorkWeekViewSettings has been removed.

  • DayLabelColor property of WorkWeekViewSettings has been removed.

  • DayLabelBackgroundColor property of WorkWeekViewSettings has been removed.

  • TimeTextBackgroundColor property of WorkWeekViewSettings has been removed.

  • DayLabelSize property of MonthLabelSettings has been removed.

  • MonthCellStyle property of MonthViewSettings has been removed.

  • TextSize property of SFWeekNumberStyle has been marked as obsolete, use TextStyle property instead to set text size.

Improvements

  • Schedule touch has been improved by provided CellDoubleTapped and CellLongPressed events.

SfSunburstChart Preview

The sunburst chart is useful for visualizing hierarchical data. The center circle represents the root level in the hierarchy, with outer circles representing higher levels of the hierarchy.

Key Features

  • Visualize hierarchical data.
  • Data label support for better readability.
  • Legend support.
  • Colors can be customized.

XlsIO

Features

  • #152955 - Provided table filters support for the types text, number and date.
  • Provided custom sorting support in pivot table.

Breaking changes

  • The properties Position and Text are added in IPivotFieldItem interface.
  • The properties ShowAutoFilter and AutoFilters are added in IListObject interface.
  • The method Sort is added in IPivotField interface.
  • The method RemoveText is added in IAutoFilter interface.

Bug fixes

  • #171362 - Date format is maintained while importing data using Template Markers.
  • #171130 - Workbook protection password is maintained while re-saving Excel document.
  • #172188 - Exception thrown while parsing custom properties of Excel document has been resolved.
  • #172449 - Empty string can be assigned to workbook application name.
  • #172619 - Exception thrown while opening an Excel document with more than 32 characters in data validation title has been resolved.
  • #172767 - Exception thrown while opening an Excel document with numeric separators modified has been resolved.
  • #171513 - Applying standard height sets custom height to proper value in XLS document.
  • #95412 - Text rotation for chart axis is applied proper while creating charts.
  • #172748 - Date value “01/01/0001” is considered as string.
  • #171998 - File with empty space in table column header is no more corrupted.
  • #172562 - Data field is now applied proper in pivot table creation.
  • #173466 - Exception while parsing Excel documents with invalid named range in charts has been fixed.
  • #175311 - Exception is no longer thrown while clearing ranges for empty worksheet.
  • #175311 - Exception is no longer thrown while adding external workbook with invalid named ranges.
  • #172529 - Issue with copying external formula string in CopyTo method is fixed.
  • #173735 - Issue with copying a cell value with hyperlink is fixed.
  • #173465 - Issue with spaces in hyperlinks is fixed.
  • #173893 - Formula with custom function is updated properly when named range is removed from workbook.
  • #173674 - Row insertion issue in Excel table with “Template Markers” is resolved.
  • #173808 - Data missing issue while re-saving an Excel document is resolved.
  • #166942 - Issue with currency symbols displayed with quotation marks is resolved.
  • #170860 - Performance has been improved while closing a binary Excel document with filters.
  • #171034 - Issue with incorrect table formula while copying a worksheet is resolved.
  • #171130 - Issue with removal of hyperlinks in shapes while resaving Excel document is fixed.
  • #171418 - Number formats are now properly applied in Template Markers.
  • #173568 - Exception will no longer thrown while opening Excel documents with EMF image.
  • #175161 - Issue while accessing chart series with theme colors is fixed.
  • #175311 - Exception will no longer thrown while clearing range from an empty worksheet.
  • #175397 - Issue with incorrect value when a cell is calculated twice is fixed.
  • #175547 - Issue with chart shadow properties is fixed.
  • #175792 - ListObjects will now be removed while clearing worksheet data.
  • #175900 - External names are now added proper while copying ranges into another workbook.
  • #175902, 177524 - External names are now added proper while copying worksheets into another workbook.
  • #175941 - Issue with setting visibility to blank item in pivot field is fixed.
  • #176016 - Exception is no longer thrown while resaving Excel document with images from XLS to XLSX format.
  • #176311 - File no longer gets corrupted when rich-text is added with invalid characters.
  • #176381 - Issue with SetWriteProtection is resolved now.
  • #176959 - Formatting applied to entire row is now copied properly.
  • #177031 - Issue with collapsed state of button in pivot table is fixed.
  • #177187 - Exception is no longer thrown while adding conditional formats to RangesCollection.
  • Performance is improved while adding multiple text filters in filters collection.
  • Exception is no longer thrown while opening a workbook with ParseWorksheetsOnDemand option.
  • Exception is no longer thrown while opening Excel documents with invalid formula.
  • Exception is no longer thrown while opening workbook with background images.
  • Exception is no longer thrown while parsing external worksheets.
  • Exception is no longer thrown while opening a workbook with chart using ParseWorksheetsOnDemand option.
  • Exception is no longer thrown while sorting columns with blank cells.
  • Exception is no longer thrown while saving workbook with shapes after AddCopy.
  • CalculatedValue now returns proper time value.
  • Filters applied is no longer removed when sorting is applied to a filtered range.
  • TopVisibleRow and LeftVisibleColumn are now applied properly.
  • Issue with visibility of comments in binary files is fixed.
  • Issue with RTF text in merged cells is fixed.
  • Range intersection issue for multiple ranges is resolved.
  • Issue with multiple filter range is now resolved.
  • Sorting is now applied properly on hidden rows.
  • Filter is now applied properly for an empty cell range similar to Microsoft Excel.
  • Issue with freeze pane while setting TopVisibleRow is fixed.
  • Rows are no longer hidden when Excel document with filters are opened and saved.
  • Issues with cell border, font style and vertical scroll bar has been fixed.