Getting Started with Xamarin Digital Gauge (SfDigitalGauge)
8 Aug 202310 minutes to read
This section explains the steps required to configure the SfDigitalGauge and add basic elements to it using various APIs.
Assembly deployment
After installing Essential Studio for Xamarin, you can find all the required assemblies in the installation folders, {Syncfusion Essential Studio Installed location} \Essential Studio\{Version #}\Xamarin\lib.
E.g.: C:\Program Files (x86) \Syncfusion\Essential Studio\19.1.0.54\Xamarin\lib
NOTE
Assemblies can be found in unzipped package location(Documents/Syncfusion/{Version #}/Xamarin/lib) in Mac.
Adding SfDigitalGauge reference
You can add SfDigitalGauge reference using one of the following methods:
Method 1: Adding SfDigitalGauge reference from nuget.org
Syncfusion Xamarin components are available in nuget.org. To add SfDigitalGauge to your project, open the NuGet package manager in Visual Studio, search for Syncfusion.Xamarin.SfGauge, and then install it.
NOTE
Install the same version of SfDigitalGauge NuGet in all the projects.
Method 2: Adding SfDigitalGauge reference from toolbox
Syncfusion also provides Xamarin Toolbox. Using this toolbox, you can drag the SfDigitalGauge control to the XAML page. It will automatically install the required NuGet packages and add the namespace to the page. To install Syncfusion Xamarin Toolbox, refer to Toolbox.
Method 3: Adding SfDigitalGauge assemblies manually from the installed location
If you prefer to manually reference the assemblies instead referencing from NuGet, add the following assemblies in respective projects.
Location: {Installed location}/{version}/Xamarin/lib
| PCL | Syncfusion.SfGauge.XForms.dll Syncfusion.Core.XForms.dll Syncfusion.Licensing.dll |
| Android | Syncfusion.SfGauge.Android.dll Syncfusion.SfGauge.XForms.Android.dll Syncfusion.SfGauge.XForms.dll Syncfusion.Core.XForms.dll Syncfusion.Core.XForms.Android.dll Syncfusion.Licensing.dll |
| iOS | Syncfusion.SfGauge.iOS.dll Syncfusion.SfGauge.XForms.iOS.dll Syncfusion.SfGauge.XForms.dll Syncfusion.Core.XForms.dll Syncfusion.Core.XForms.iOS.dll Syncfusion.Licensing.dll |
| UWP | Syncfusion.SfGauge.UWP.dll Syncfusion.SfGauge.XForms.UWP.dll Syncfusion.SfGauge.XForms.dll Syncfusion.Core.XForms.dll Syncfusion.Core.XForms.UWP.dll Syncfusion.Licensing.dll |
NOTE
To know more about obtaining our components, refer to these links for Mac and Windows.
IMPORTANT
Starting with v16.2.0.x, if you reference Syncfusion assemblies from the trial setup or from the NuGet feed, you also have to include a license key in your projects. Please refer to Syncfusion license key to know about registering Syncfusion license key in your Xamarin application to use our components.
Launching an application on each platform with SfDigitalGauge.
To use the SfDigitalGauge control inside an application, each platform requires some additional configurations. The configurations vary from platform to platform and is discussed in the following sections:
NOTE
If you are adding the references from toolbox, this step is not needed.
iOS
To launch the SfDigitalGauge in iOS, call the SfDigitalGaugeRenderer.Init() in the FinishedLaunching overridden method of the AppDelegate class after the Xamarin.Forms Framework has been initialized and before the LoadApplication is called, as demonstrated in the following code example.
public override bool FinishedLaunching(UIApplication app, NSDictionary options)
{
…
global::Xamarin.Forms.Forms.Init ();
Syncfusion.SfGauge.XForms.iOS.SfGaugeRenderer.Init();
LoadApplication (new App ());
…
}Universal Windows Platform (UWP)
You need to initialize the digital gauge view assemblies in App.xaml.cs in UWP project as demonstrated in the following code samples. This is required to deploy the application with digital gauge in Release mode in UWP platform.
// In App.xaml.cs
protected override void OnLaunched(LaunchActivatedEventArgs e)
{
…
rootFrame.NavigationFailed += OnNavigationFailed;
// Add `using System.Reflection;`
List<Assembly> assembliesToInclude = new List<Assembly>();
// Now, add all the assemblies your app uses
assembliesToInclude.Add(typeof(Syncfusion.SfGauge.XForms.UWP.SfGaugeRenderer).GetTypeInfo().Assembly);
// Replaces Xamarin.Forms.Forms.Init(e);
Xamarin.Forms.Forms.Init(e, assembliesToInclude);
…
}Android
The Android platform does not require any additional configuration to render the digital gauge.
Adding namespace for the assemblies
xmlns:gauge="clr-namespace:Syncfusion.SfGauge.XForms;assembly=Syncfusion.SfGauge.XForms"using Syncfusion.SfGauge.XForms;Initialize gauge
You can initialize the SfDigitalGauge control with a required optimal name using the included namespace.
<gauge:SfDigitalGauge/>SfDigitalGauge sfDigitalGauge = new SfDigitalGauge();
this.Content = sfDigitalGauge;Setting value for digital gauge
The SfDigitalGauge control provides options to display special characters or values using the Value property.
<gauge:SfDigitalGauge Value="1 2 3 4"/>SfDigitalGauge sfDigitalGauge = new SfDigitalGauge();
sfDigitalGauge.Value = "11:59:50 PM";Setting character type for digital gauge
By using the CharacterType property, you can set the segments for digital gauge. The digital characters can be drawn in the following four different segments:
• EightCrossEightDotMatrix
• SegmentFourteen
• SegmentSeven
• SegmentSixteen
<gauge:SfDigitalGauge CharacterType="EightCrossEightDotMatrix"/>SfDigitalGauge digital = new SfDigitalGauge();
digital.CharacterType = CharacterType.EightCrossEightDotMatrix;Configuring properties
The CharacterHeight, CharacterWidth, and CharacterStrokeproperties are used to display characters, which can be customized as shown in the following code snippets:
<gauge:SfDigitalGauge CharacterHeight="60" CharacterWidth="25"
CharacterStrokeColor="#146CED"/>SfDigitalGauge digital = new SfDigitalGauge();
digital.CharacterHeight = 60;
digital.CharacterWidth = 25;
digital.CharacterStrokeColor = Color.FromRgb(20, 108, 237);The following code example is the complete code of the previous configurations.
<?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:GaugeGettingStarted"
x:Class="GaugeGettingStarted.MainPage"
xmlns:gauge="clr-namespace:Syncfusion.SfGauge.XForms;assembly=Syncfusion.SfGauge.XForms">
<gauge:SfDigitalGauge Value="11:59:50 PM" SegmentStrokeWidth="5" BackgroundColor="White"
HeightRequest="100" WidthRequest="375"
DisabledSegmentAlpha="25" DisabledSegmentColor="Gray"
CharacterHeight="90" CharacterWidth="25"
HorizontalOptions="Center" VerticalOptions="Center"
CharacterType="EightCrossEightDotMatrix"
CharacterStrokeColor="#146CED"/>
</ContentPage>using Xamarin.Forms;
using Syncfusion.SfGauge.XForms;
namespace GaugeGettingStarted
{
public partial class MainPage : ContentPage
{
public MainPage()
{
InitializeComponent();
//Initialize digital gauge
SfDigitalGauge digital = new SfDigitalGauge();
digital.BackgroundColor = Color.White;
digital.HeightRequest = 100;
digital.WidthRequest = 375;
digital.Value = "11:59:50 PM";
digital.CharacterHeight = 90;
digital.CharacterWidth = 25;
digital.HorizontalOptions = LayoutOptions.Center;
digital.VerticalOptions = LayoutOptions.Center;
digital.SegmentStrokeWidth = 5;
digital.CharacterType = CharacterType.EightCrossEightDotMatrix;
digital.DisabledSegmentAlpha = 25;
digital.CharacterStrokeColor = Color.FromRgb(20, 108, 237);
digital.DisabledSegmentColor = Color.Gray;
this.Content = digital;
}
}
}The following screenshot illustrates the result of the previous codes.
You can find the complete getting started sample from this link.
See also
How to resolve SfCircularGauge not rendering issue in Xamarin.Forms for iOS