Load More in Xamarin Carousel View (SfCarousel)

22 Aug 202224 minutes to read

Virtualization can be achieved by using the Load more concept. This support is used to handle the numerous items in the carousel control. A particular items are maintained in the view port based on the LoadMoreItemsCount property. The LoadMore view is added after the last item in the collection of carousel view. When tapping the LoadMore view, the next set of items in the collection can be added to the carousel.

The following properties are used to achieve this support:

AllowLoadMore

By enabling the AllowLoadMore property, the LoadMore support works in the carousel view.

NOTE

The default value of the AllowLoadMore property is false.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<ContentPage xmlns="http://xamarin.com/schemas/2014/forms"
             xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2009/xaml"
             xmlns:carousel="clr-namespace:Syncfusion.SfCarousel.XForms;assembly=Syncfusion.SfCarousel.XForms"
             xmlns:local="clr-namespace:CarouselSample"
             x:Class="CarouselSample.MainPage">
    <ContentPage.BindingContext>
        <local:CarouselViewModel />
    </ContentPage.BindingContext>

    <ContentPage.Resources>
        <ResourceDictionary>
            <DataTemplate x:Key="itemTemplate">
                <Image Source="{Binding Image}"
				Aspect="AspectFit"/>
            </DataTemplate>
        </ResourceDictionary>
    </ContentPage.Resources>

    <ContentPage.Content>
        <carousel:SfCarousel x:Name="carousel"
			ItemTemplate="{StaticResource itemTemplate}"
			ItemsSource="{Binding ImageCollection}"
			ItemHeight="200"
			ItemWidth="200"
			ItemSpacing="2"
			AllowLoadMore="True"
			ViewMode="Linear">
        </carousel:SfCarousel>
    </ContentPage.Content>
</ContentPage>
using Syncfusion.SfCarousel.XForms;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using Xamarin.Forms;

namespace CarouselSample
{
    public partial class MainPage : ContentPage
    {
        public MainPage()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
            this.BindingContext = new CarouselViewModel();
            SfCarousel carousel = new SfCarousel()
            {
                ItemHeight = 200,
                ItemWidth = 200,
                ItemSpacing = 2,
                AllowLoadMore = true,
                ViewMode = ViewMode.Linear
            };

            carousel.ItemTemplate = new DataTemplate(() =>
            {
                Image image = new Image();
                image.SetBinding(Image.SourceProperty, "Image");
                image.Aspect = Aspect.AspectFit;
                return image;
            });

            carousel.SetBinding(SfCarousel.ItemsSourceProperty, "ImageCollection");
            this.Content = carousel;
        }
    }

    public class CarouselModel
    {
        public CarouselModel(string imageString)
        {
            Image = imageString;
        }
        private string _image;

        public string Image
        {
            get { return _image; }
            set { _image = value; }
        }
    }

    public class CarouselViewModel
    {
        public CarouselViewModel()
        {
            ImageCollection.Add(new CarouselModel("carousel_person1.png"));
            ImageCollection.Add(new CarouselModel("carousel_person2.png"));
            ImageCollection.Add(new CarouselModel("carousel_person3.png"));
            ImageCollection.Add(new CarouselModel("carousel_person4.png"));
            ImageCollection.Add(new CarouselModel("carousel_person5.png"));
        }

        private List<CarouselModel> imageCollection = new List<CarouselModel>();
        public List<CarouselModel> ImageCollection
        {
            get { return imageCollection; }
            set { imageCollection = value; }
        }
    }
}

LoadMoreItemsCount

Number of items can be maintained in the carousel control by using the LoadMoreItemsCount property. By using the LoadMoreItemsCount property, numerous items can be separated.

NOTE

The default value of the LoadMoreItemsCount property is 3.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
	<ContentPage xmlns="http://xamarin.com/schemas/2014/forms"
	xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2009/xaml"
	xmlns:local="clr-namespace:LoadMore"
	x:Class="LoadMore.MainPage"
	xmlns:carousel="clr-namespace:Syncfusion.SfCarousel.XForms;assembly=Syncfusion.SfCarousel.XForms">

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<ContentPage xmlns="http://xamarin.com/schemas/2014/forms"
             xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2009/xaml"
             xmlns:carousel="clr-namespace:Syncfusion.SfCarousel.XForms;assembly=Syncfusion.SfCarousel.XForms"
             xmlns:local="clr-namespace:CarouselSample"
             x:Class="CarouselSample.MainPage">
    <ContentPage.BindingContext>
        <local:CarouselViewModel />
    </ContentPage.BindingContext>

    <ContentPage.Resources>
        <ResourceDictionary>
            <DataTemplate x:Key="itemTemplate">
                <Image Source="{Binding Image}"
				Aspect="AspectFit"/>
            </DataTemplate>
        </ResourceDictionary>
    </ContentPage.Resources>

    <ContentPage.Content>
        <carousel:SfCarousel x:Name="carousel"
			ItemTemplate="{StaticResource itemTemplate}"
			ItemsSource="{Binding ImageCollection}"
			ItemHeight="200"
			ItemWidth="200"
			ItemSpacing="2"
			AllowLoadMore="True"
			ViewMode="Linear"
            LoadMoreItemsCount="2">
        </carousel:SfCarousel>
    </ContentPage.Content>
</ContentPage>
using Syncfusion.SfCarousel.XForms;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using Xamarin.Forms;

namespace CarouselSample
{
    public partial class MainPage : ContentPage
    {
        public MainPage()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
            this.BindingContext = new CarouselViewModel();
            SfCarousel carousel = new SfCarousel()
            {
                ItemHeight = 200,
                ItemWidth = 200,
                ItemSpacing = 2,
                AllowLoadMore = true,
                LoadMoreItemsCount = 2,
                ViewMode = ViewMode.Linear
            };

            carousel.ItemTemplate = new DataTemplate(() =>
            {
                Image image = new Image();
                image.SetBinding(Image.SourceProperty, "Image");
                image.Aspect = Aspect.AspectFit;
                return image;
            });

            carousel.SetBinding(SfCarousel.ItemsSourceProperty, "ImageCollection");
            this.Content = carousel;
        }
    }

    public class CarouselModel
    {
        public CarouselModel(string imageString)
        {
            Image = imageString;
        }
        private string _image;

        public string Image
        {
            get { return _image; }
            set { _image = value; }
        }
    }

    public class CarouselViewModel
    {
        public CarouselViewModel()
        {
            ImageCollection.Add(new CarouselModel("carousel_person1.png"));
            ImageCollection.Add(new CarouselModel("carousel_person2.png"));
            ImageCollection.Add(new CarouselModel("carousel_person3.png"));
            ImageCollection.Add(new CarouselModel("carousel_person4.png"));
            ImageCollection.Add(new CarouselModel("carousel_person5.png"));
        }

        private List<CarouselModel> imageCollection = new List<CarouselModel>();
        public List<CarouselModel> ImageCollection
        {
            get { return imageCollection; }
            set { imageCollection = value; }
        }
    }
}

LoadMoreView

Custom view can be passed instead of the LoadMore label by using the LoadMoreView property.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<ContentPage xmlns="http://xamarin.com/schemas/2014/forms"
             xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2009/xaml"
             xmlns:carousel="clr-namespace:Syncfusion.SfCarousel.XForms;assembly=Syncfusion.SfCarousel.XForms"
             xmlns:local="clr-namespace:CarouselSample"
             x:Class="CarouselSample.MainPage">
    <ContentPage.BindingContext>
        <local:CarouselViewModel />
    </ContentPage.BindingContext>

    <ContentPage.Resources>
        <ResourceDictionary>
            <DataTemplate x:Key="itemTemplate">
                <Image Source="{Binding Image}"
				Aspect="AspectFit"/>
            </DataTemplate>
        </ResourceDictionary>
    </ContentPage.Resources>

    <ContentPage.Content>
        <carousel:SfCarousel x:Name="carousel"
			ItemTemplate="{StaticResource itemTemplate}"
			ItemsSource="{Binding ImageCollection}"
			ItemHeight="200"
			ItemWidth="200"
			ItemSpacing="2"
			AllowLoadMore="True"
			ViewMode="Linear"
            LoadMoreItemsCount="2">
            <carousel:SfCarousel.LoadMoreView>
                <Grid BackgroundColor="#FFFFFFFF">
                    <Label
                        Text="Load More..."
                        FontSize="14"
                        TextColor="#FF000000"
                        FontAttributes="Bold"
                        HorizontalTextAlignment="Center"
                        VerticalTextAlignment="Center"
                        HorizontalOptions="Center"
                        VerticalOptions="Center"/>
                </Grid>
            </carousel:SfCarousel.LoadMoreView>
        </carousel:SfCarousel>
    </ContentPage.Content>
</ContentPage>
using Syncfusion.SfCarousel.XForms;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using Xamarin.Forms;

namespace CarouselSample
{
    public partial class MainPage : ContentPage
    {
        public MainPage()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
            this.BindingContext = new CarouselViewModel();
            SfCarousel carousel = new SfCarousel()
            {
                ItemHeight = 200,
                ItemWidth = 200,
                ItemSpacing = 2,
                AllowLoadMore = true,
                LoadMoreItemsCount = 2,
                ViewMode = ViewMode.Linear
            };

            carousel.ItemTemplate = new DataTemplate(() =>
            {
                Image image = new Image();
                image.SetBinding(Image.SourceProperty, "Image");
                image.Aspect = Aspect.AspectFit;
                return image;
            });

            carousel.SetBinding(SfCarousel.ItemsSourceProperty, "ImageCollection");

            Grid grid = new Grid()
            {
                BackgroundColor = Color.White
            };

            Label label = new Label()
            {
                Text = "Load More...",
                FontSize = 14,
                TextColor = Color.Black,
                FontAttributes = FontAttributes.Bold,
                HorizontalOptions = LayoutOptions.Center,
                VerticalOptions = LayoutOptions.Center,
                HorizontalTextAlignment = TextAlignment.Center,
                VerticalTextAlignment = TextAlignment.Center
            };

            grid.Children.Add(label);

            carousel.LoadMoreView = grid;

            this.Content = carousel;
        }
    }

    public class CarouselModel
    {
        public CarouselModel(string imageString)
        {
            Image = imageString;
        }
        private string _image;

        public string Image
        {
            get { return _image; }
            set { _image = value; }
        }
    }

    public class CarouselViewModel
    {
        public CarouselViewModel()
        {
            ImageCollection.Add(new CarouselModel("cart.png"));
            ImageCollection.Add(new CarouselModel("cart.png"));
            ImageCollection.Add(new CarouselModel("cart.png"));
            ImageCollection.Add(new CarouselModel("cart.png"));
            ImageCollection.Add(new CarouselModel("cart.png"));
        }

        private List<CarouselModel> imageCollection = new List<CarouselModel>();
        public List<CarouselModel> ImageCollection
        {
            get { return imageCollection; }
            set { imageCollection = value; }
        }
    }
}

Load more

You can find the complete Load More sample from this link.

LoadMore method

To load more items programmatically, LoadMore method can be called which loads the items dynamically to the UI based on the LoadMoreItemsCount API value.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<ContentPage xmlns="http://xamarin.com/schemas/2014/forms"
             xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2009/xaml"
             xmlns:local="clr-namespace:CarouselSample"
             xmlns:carousel="clr-namespace:Syncfusion.SfCarousel.XForms;assembly=Syncfusion.SfCarousel.XForms"
             x:Class="CarouselSample.MainPage">
    <ContentPage.BindingContext>
        <local:CarouselViewModel/>
    </ContentPage.BindingContext>
    <ContentPage.Resources>
        <ResourceDictionary>
            <DataTemplate x:Key="itemTemplate">
                <Image Source="{Binding Image}" 
                       Aspect="AspectFit"/>
            </DataTemplate>
        </ResourceDictionary>
    </ContentPage.Resources>
    <ContentPage.Content>
        <StackLayout>
            <carousel:SfCarousel x:Name="carousel"
                                 ItemTemplate="{StaticResource itemTemplate}"
                                 ItemsSource="{Binding ImageCollection}"
                                 ItemWidth="150"
                                 ViewMode="Default"
                                 LoadMoreItemsCount="2"
                                 ItemHeight="150"
                              />
            <Button Text="LoadMore Method" 
                    Clicked="Button_Clicked"/>
        </StackLayout>
    </ContentPage.Content>
</ContentPage>
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using Xamarin.Forms;

namespace CarouselSample
{
    public partial class MainPage : ContentPage
    {
        public MainPage()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }
        private void Button_Clicked(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            carousel.LoadMore();
        }
    }

    public class CarouselModel
    {
        public CarouselModel(string imagestr)
        {
            Image = imagestr;
        }
        private string _image;

        public string Image
        {
            get { return _image; }
            set { _image = value; }
        }
    }
    public class CarouselViewModel
    {
        public CarouselViewModel()
        {
            ImageCollection.Add(new CarouselModel("image1.png"));
            ImageCollection.Add(new CarouselModel("image2.png"));
            ImageCollection.Add(new CarouselModel("image3.png"));
            ImageCollection.Add(new CarouselModel("image4.png"));
            ImageCollection.Add(new CarouselModel("image5.png"));
        }
        private List<CarouselModel> imageCollection = new List<CarouselModel>();
        public List<CarouselModel> ImageCollection
        {
            get { return imageCollection; }
            set { imageCollection = value; }
        }
    }
}