Update on the Portable Dialog JSON UI idea

Just an update on this - I just (this morning) have this sample below working.

Full image: http://i.imgur.com/XJHpD.png

Obviously there is still a need for:

• event handling - using ICommand or Delegates somehow
• some elements need tweaking - especially custom Views and Images
• integration with binding (for MvvmCross)

However, I think the basic idea should work pretty well across Android.Dialog and also the mvvmcross fork of MonoTouch.Dialog.

And I do intend to add a WinRT.Dialog and a WindowsPhone.Dialog too...

If anyone's interested, then post here or on https://github.com/slodge/Android.Dialog/issues/4

{
    'Key':'Root',
    'Properties':{
        'Caption':'TestRootElement'
    },
    'Sections':[
        {
            'Elements':[
                {
                    'Key':'String',
                    'Properties':{
                        'Caption':'Label',
                        'Value':'Only Element in a Blank Section'
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            'Properties':{
                'Header':'Test Header',
                'Footer':'Test Footer'
            },
            'Elements':[
                {
                    'Key':'Button',
                    'Properties':{
                        'Caption':'DialogActivity - needs ICommand'
                    }
                },
                {
                    'Key':'String',
                    'Properties':{
                        'Caption':'DialogListViewActivity - needs ICommand',
                        'LayoutName':'dialog_labelfieldright'
                    }
                },
                {
                    'Key':'Boolean',
                    'Properties':{
                        'Caption':'Push my button',
                        'Value':true
                    }
                },
                {
                    'Key':'Boolean',
                    'Properties':{
                        'Caption':'Push this too',
                        'Value':false
                    }
                },
                {
                    'Key':'String',
                    'Properties':{
                        'Caption':'Click for EntryElement Test - needs ICommand'
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            'Properties':{
                'Header':'Part II'
            },
            'Elements':[
                {
                    'Key':'String',
                    'Properties':{
                        'Caption':'This is the String Element',
                        'Value':'This is it\'s value'
                    }
                },
                {
                    'Key':'Checkbox',
                    'Properties':{
                        'Caption':'Check this out',
                        'Value':true
                    }
                },
                {
                    'Key':'Entry',
                    'Properties':{
                        'Caption':'Username',
                        'Value':'',
                        'Hint':'Enter Login'
                    }
                },
                {
                    'Key':'Entry',
                    'Properties':{
                        'Caption':'Password',
                        'Value':'',
                        'Hint':'Enter Password',
                        'Password':true
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            'HeaderElement': {
                'Key':'String',
                'Properties':{
                    'Caption':'Can Populate be done?',
                    'Value':'Need to look at how ViewElement works...'
                }
            },
            'Properties':{
                'Header':'Group'
            },
            'Elements':[
                {
                    'Key':'Root',
                    'Properties':{
                        'Caption':'Radio Group - needs work!'
                    }
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}