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Xamarin.Forms: Bindable Property snippet for Visual Studio

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<CodeSnippets  xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/2005/CodeSnippet">
	<CodeSnippet Format="1.0.0">
		<Header>
			<Title>Bindable Property</Title>
			<Shortcut>bprop</Shortcut>
			<Description>Xamarin BindableProperty declaration code snippet</Description>
			<Author>banditoth.hu</Author>
			<SnippetTypes>
				<SnippetType>Expansion</SnippetType>
			</SnippetTypes>
		</Header>
		<Snippet>
			<Declarations>
				<Literal>
					<ID>PropertyName</ID>
					<ToolTip>The property's name</ToolTip>
					<Default>Foo</Default>
				</Literal>
				<Literal>
					<ID>Type</ID>
					<ToolTip>The type of the property</ToolTip>
					<Default>object</Default>
				</Literal>
				<Literal>
					<ID>DefaultValue</ID>
					<ToolTip>The default value of the property</ToolTip>
					<Default>null</Default>
				</Literal>
				<Literal>
					<ID>BindingMode</ID>
					<ToolTip>The binding mode of the property</ToolTip>
					<Default>TwoWay</Default>
				</Literal>
				<Literal>
					<ID>PropertyChangedHandler</ID>
					<ToolTip>The property changed handler method</ToolTip>
					<Default>null</Default>
				</Literal>
				<Literal>
					<ID>PropertyChangingHandler</ID>
					<ToolTip>The property changing handler method</ToolTip>
					<Default>null</Default>
				</Literal>
			</Declarations>
			<Code Language="csharp">
				<![CDATA[
        public static readonly BindableProperty $PropertyName$Property = BindableProperty.Create(
                                        propertyName: nameof($PropertyName$),
                                        returnType: typeof($Type$),
                                        declaringType: typeof(View),
                                        defaultValue: $DefaultValue$,
                                        defaultBindingMode: BindingMode.$BindingMode$,
                                        propertyChanged: $PropertyChangedHandler$,
					propertyChanging: $PropertyChangingHandler$);

        public $Type$ $PropertyName$
        {
            get { return ($Type$)GetValue($PropertyName$Property); }
            set { SetValue($PropertyName$Property, value); }
        }
		$end$]]>
			</Code>
		</Snippet>
	</CodeSnippet>
</CodeSnippets>
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Xamarin.Forms: Lazy loaded Command snippet for Visual Studio

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<CodeSnippets  xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/2005/CodeSnippet">
	<CodeSnippet Format="1.0.0">
		<Header>
			<Title>Xamarin Lazy Command</Title>
			<Shortcut>xamcomm</Shortcut>
			<Description>Xamarin Command declaration code snippet for MVVM design pattern</Description>
			<Author>banditoth.hu</Author>
			<SnippetTypes>
				<SnippetType>Expansion</SnippetType>
			</SnippetTypes>
		</Header>
		<Snippet>
			<Declarations>
				<Literal>
					<ID>BackFieldName</ID>
					<ToolTip>Backfield Name</ToolTip>
					<Default>_backfieldname</Default>
				</Literal>
				<Literal>
					<ID>CommandName</ID>
					<ToolTip>Command name</ToolTip>
					<Default>CommandName</Default>
				</Literal>
				<Literal>
					<ID>ActionToExecute</ID>
					<ToolTip>Action to execute</ToolTip>
					<Default>() => { return; /*TODO: Implement logic for this Command*/ }</Default>
				</Literal>
        <Literal>
          <ID>ActionCanExecute</ID>
          <ToolTip>Action to determine can execute</ToolTip>
          <Default>() => true</Default>
        </Literal>
			</Declarations>
			<Code Language="csharp">
			<![CDATA[
	private Command $BackFieldName$Command;

	public Command $CommandName$Command
	{
		get { return $BackFieldName$Command ?? ($BackFieldName$Command = new Command($ActionToExecute$,$ActionCanExecute$)); }
	}
	$end$]]>
			</Code>
		</Snippet>
	</CodeSnippet>
</CodeSnippets>
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