Setting Sliding Panel Content in Xamarin NavigationDrawer

8 Aug 202221 minutes to read

The drawer pane content is viewable only if drawer is in open state. Its content can be set as

Header Content
Drawer Content
Footer Content

NOTE

Header and Footer content are optional but Drawer content is mandatory to allocate space for the drawer.

Header Content

As the name suggests it is displayed at the top of drawer. DrawerHeaderView property is used to set the header content of drawer.

XAML
C#
<?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:NaviSample" 
             xmlns:navigationdrawer="clr-namespace:Syncfusion.SfNavigationDrawer.XForms;assembly=Syncfusion.SfNavigationDrawer.XForms"
             x:Class="NaviSample.MainPage">
<navigationdrawer:SfNavigationDrawer x:Name="navigationDrawer">
        <navigationdrawer:SfNavigationDrawer.ContentView>
            <StackLayout>
                <Grid BackgroundColor="#1aa1d6" 
                      HeightRequest="50" 
                      VerticalOptions="Start">
                    <Button x:Name="hamburgerButton" 
                            HeightRequest="50" 
                            WidthRequest="50" 
                            HorizontalOptions="Start" 
                            FontSize="20" 
                            BackgroundColor="#1aa1d6" 
                            Clicked="hamburgerButton_Clicked"/>
                </Grid>
            </StackLayout>
        </navigationdrawer:SfNavigationDrawer.ContentView>
        <navigationdrawer:SfNavigationDrawer.DrawerHeaderView>
            <Grid BackgroundColor="#1aa1d6">
               <StackLayout VerticalOptions="Center" 
                            HorizontalOptions="Center">
                <Label Text="Header View"/>
               </StackLayout>
            </Grid> 
        </navigationdrawer:SfNavigationDrawer.DrawerHeaderView>
    </navigationdrawer:SfNavigationDrawer>
</ContentPage>
using System;
using Syncfusion.SfNavigationDrawer.XForms;
using Xamarin.Forms;

namespace NaviSample
{
    public partial class MainPage : ContentPage
    {
        public MainPage()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
            navigationDrawer.DrawerWidth = 200;
            hamburgerButton.Image = (FileImageSource)ImageSource.FromFile("hamburger_icon.png");
        }

        void hamburgerButton_Clicked(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            navigationDrawer.ToggleDrawer();
        }
    }
}

Header

Header Height

Height of the drawer header content can be adjusted using DrawerHeaderHeight property.

NOTE

DrawerHeaderView will be disabled by setting DrawerHeaderHeight to zero

XAML
C#
<?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:NaviSample" 
             xmlns:navigationdrawer="clr-namespace:Syncfusion.SfNavigationDrawer.XForms;assembly=Syncfusion.SfNavigationDrawer.XForms"
             x:Class="NaviSample.MainPage">
 <navigationdrawer:SfNavigationDrawer x:Name="navigationDrawer" 
                                      DrawerHeaderHeight="50">
        <navigationdrawer:SfNavigationDrawer.ContentView>
            <StackLayout>
                <Grid BackgroundColor="#1aa1d6" 
                      HeightRequest="50" 
                      VerticalOptions="Start">
                    <Button x:Name="hamburgerButton" 
                            HeightRequest="50" 
                            WidthRequest="50" 
                            HorizontalOptions="Start" 
                            FontSize="20" 
                            BackgroundColor="#1aa1d6" 
                            Clicked="hamburgerButton_Clicked"/>
                </Grid>
            </StackLayout>
        </navigationdrawer:SfNavigationDrawer.ContentView>
        <navigationdrawer:SfNavigationDrawer.DrawerHeaderView>
            <Grid BackgroundColor="#1aa1d6" >
                    <StackLayout VerticalOptions="Center" 
                                 HorizontalOptions="Center">
                <Label Text="Header View"/>
                       </StackLayout>
            </Grid> 
        </navigationdrawer:SfNavigationDrawer.DrawerHeaderView>
    </navigationdrawer:SfNavigationDrawer>
</ContentPage>
using System;
using Syncfusion.SfNavigationDrawer.XForms;
using Xamarin.Forms;

namespace NaviSample
{
    public partial class MainPage : ContentPage
    {
        public MainPage()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
            navigationDrawer.DrawerHeaderHeight = 50;
            hamburgerButton.Image = (FileImageSource)ImageSource.FromFile("hamburger_icon.png");
        }

        void hamburgerButton_Clicked(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            navigationDrawer.ToggleDrawer();
        }
    }
}

Header height

Footer Content

As the name suggests it is displayed at the bottom of drawer. DrawerFooterView property is used to set the footer content of drawer.

XAML
C#
<?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:NaviSample" 
             xmlns:navigationdrawer="clr-namespace:Syncfusion.SfNavigationDrawer.XForms;assembly=Syncfusion.SfNavigationDrawer.XForms"
             x:Class="NaviSample.MainPage">
    <navigationdrawer:SfNavigationDrawer x:Name="navigationDrawer">
        <navigationdrawer:SfNavigationDrawer.ContentView>
            <StackLayout>
                <Grid BackgroundColor="#1aa1d6" 
                      HeightRequest="50" 
                      VerticalOptions="Start">
                    <Button x:Name="hamburgerButton" 
                            HeightRequest="50" 
                            WidthRequest="50" 
                            HorizontalOptions="Start" 
                            FontSize="20" 
                            BackgroundColor="#1aa1d6" 
                            Clicked="hamburgerButton_Clicked"/>
                </Grid>
            </StackLayout>
        </navigationdrawer:SfNavigationDrawer.ContentView>
        <navigationdrawer:SfNavigationDrawer.DrawerFooterView>
           <Grid BackgroundColor="#1aa1d6" >
            <StackLayout VerticalOptions="Center" 
                         HorizontalOptions="Center">
                <Label Text="Footer View"/>
            </StackLayout>
           </Grid> 
        </navigationdrawer:SfNavigationDrawer.DrawerFooterView>
    </navigationdrawer:SfNavigationDrawer>
</ContentPage>
using System;
using Syncfusion.SfNavigationDrawer.XForms;
using Xamarin.Forms;

namespace NaviSample
{
    public partial class MainPage : ContentPage
    {
        public MainPage()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
            navigationDrawer.DrawerFooterHeight = 50;
            hamburgerButton.Image = (FileImageSource)ImageSource.FromFile("hamburger_icon.png");
        }

        void hamburgerButton_Clicked(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            navigationDrawer.ToggleDrawer();
        }
    }
}

Footer

Height of the drawer footer content can be adjusted using DrawerFooterHeight property.

NOTE

DrawerFooterView will be disabled by setting DrawerFooterHeight to zero

XAML
C#
<?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:NaviSample" 
             xmlns:navigationdrawer="clr-namespace:Syncfusion.SfNavigationDrawer.XForms;assembly=Syncfusion.SfNavigationDrawer.XForms"
             x:Class="NaviSample.MainPage">
<navigationdrawer:SfNavigationDrawer x:Name="navigationDrawer" 
                                     DrawerFooterHeight="50">
        <navigationdrawer:SfNavigationDrawer.ContentView>
            <StackLayout>
                <Grid BackgroundColor="#1aa1d6" 
                      HeightRequest="50" 
                      VerticalOptions="Start">
                    <Button x:Name="hamburgerButton" 
                            HeightRequest="50" 
                            WidthRequest="50" 
                            HorizontalOptions="Start" 
                            FontSize="20" 
                            BackgroundColor="#1aa1d6" 
                            Clicked="hamburgerButton_Clicked"/>
                </Grid>
            </StackLayout>
        </navigationdrawer:SfNavigationDrawer.ContentView>
        <navigationdrawer:SfNavigationDrawer.DrawerFooterView>
            <Grid BackgroundColor="#1aa1d6" >
            <StackLayout VerticalOptions="Center" 
                         HorizontalOptions="Center">
                <Label Text="Footer View"/>
            </StackLayout>
             </Grid> 
        </navigationdrawer:SfNavigationDrawer.DrawerFooterView>
    </navigationdrawer:SfNavigationDrawer>
</ContentPage>
using System;
using Syncfusion.SfNavigationDrawer.XForms;
using Xamarin.Forms;

namespace NaviSample
{
    public partial class MainPage : ContentPage
    {
        public MainPage()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
            navigationDrawer.DrawerFooterHeight = 50;
            hamburgerButton.Image = (FileImageSource)ImageSource.FromFile("hamburger_icon.png");
        }

        void hamburgerButton_Clicked(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            navigationDrawer.ToggleDrawer();
        }
    }
}

Footer hight

Main Content

Drawer main content is displayed in between header and footer content. It can be set using DrawerContentView property. Content view occupies the remaining space left by header and footer content.

XAML
C#
<?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:NaviSample" 
             xmlns:navigationdrawer="clr-namespace:Syncfusion.SfNavigationDrawer.XForms;assembly=Syncfusion.SfNavigationDrawer.XForms"
             x:Class="NaviSample.MainPage">
 <navigationdrawer:SfNavigationDrawer x:Name="navigationDrawer">
        <navigationdrawer:SfNavigationDrawer.ContentView>
            <StackLayout>
                <Grid BackgroundColor="#1aa1d6" 
                      HeightRequest="50" 
                      VerticalOptions="Start">
                    <Button x:Name="hamburgerButton" 
                            HeightRequest="50" 
                            WidthRequest="50" 
                            HorizontalOptions="Start" 
                            FontSize="20" 
                            BackgroundColor="#1aa1d6" 
                            Clicked="hamburgerButton_Clicked"/>
                </Grid>
            </StackLayout>
        </navigationdrawer:SfNavigationDrawer.ContentView>
        <navigationdrawer:SfNavigationDrawer.DrawerContentView>
            <Grid BackgroundColor="#1aa1d6">
                <Label Text="Content View" 
                       VerticalOptions="Center" 
                       HorizontalOptions="Center"/>
            </Grid>
        </navigationdrawer:SfNavigationDrawer.DrawerContentView>
    </navigationdrawer:SfNavigationDrawer>
</ContentPage>
using System;
using Syncfusion.SfNavigationDrawer.XForms;
using Xamarin.Forms;

namespace NaviSample
{
    public partial class MainPage : ContentPage
    {
        public MainPage()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
            hamburgerButton.Image = (FileImageSource)ImageSource.FromFile("hamburger_icon.png");
        }

        void hamburgerButton_Clicked(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            navigationDrawer.ToggleDrawer();
        }
    }
}

content

Setting Sliding Panel Content in Xamarin Navigation Drawer

Header Content

Header Height

Footer Content

Footer Height

Main Content