N=18 - Android Custom Controls (N+1 Days of MvvmCross)

Today's short video shows two techniques for implementing custom controls in Android.

• The first is `SubClassing` - which implements a control by inheriting from an existing one.
  
• The second is `Custom Draw` - inheriting from View and then overriding the Draw method.

The video is:







The code is at: https://github.com/slodge/NPlus1DaysOfMvvmCross/tree/master/N-18-CustomControls


There's also a short slide show in custom controls at: https://speakerdeck.com/cirrious/custom-controls-in-mvvmcross


Previously in N+1:

• N=0 - a first application - http://slodge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/n0-first-mvvmcross-application-n1-days.html
• N=1 - tip calc - including the Android Designer and using IoC -http://slodge.blogspot.com/2013/04/n1-tipcalc-second-example-adding-ioc.html
• N=2 - Kittens - lists and tables - N=2: Lists and Kittens (N+1 days of MvvmCross)
• N=3 - Kitten Cells on iPhone - http://slodge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/n3-kitten-cells-on-iphone-n1-days-of.html
• N=4 - ValueConverters - http://slodge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/n4-valueconverters-n1-days-of-mvvmcross.html
• N=5 - ICommand and Multiple Pages - http://slodge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/n5-some-first-icommands-and-multiple.html
• N=6 - Books over the Network - http://slodge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/n6-books-over-network-n1-days-of.html
• N=7 - Books++ - a little UI refinement -http://slodge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/n7-adding-some-refinements-to-books-n1.html
• N=8 - Location, Location, Location - http://slodge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/n8-location-location-location-n1-days.html
• N=9 - Messenger - http://slodge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/n9-getting-message-n1-days-of-mvvmcross.html
• N=10 - SQLite - http://slodge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/n10-sqlite-persistent-data-storage-n1.html
• N=11 - iOS CollectionViews - http://slodge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/n11-collectionview-n1-days-of-mvvmcross.html
• Collect-A-Bull
• N=12 - PCL, SQLite and a first UI - http://slodge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/n12-collect-bull-full-app-part-1-n1.html
• N=13 - Some small improvements - http://slodge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/n13-couple-of-small-collect-bull.html
• N=14 - Adding PictureChooser and File - http://slodge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/n14-adding-picturechooser-and-file.html
• N=15 - A details view - http://slodge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/n15-adding-details-page-to-collect-bull.html  
• N=16 - Moving to Android - http://slodge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/n16-taking-collect-bull-from.html
• N=17 - Moving to iOS - http://slodge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/n17-from-wp-and-android-to-touch-n1.html