Saturday, November 16, 2013

MvvmCross 3.0.14

After 3 betas, I've now pushed 3.0.14 to nuget and to the binary repo :)


This is probably the last 3.0.x release


The next release will hopefully be 3.1.x - for this next version we will drop Windows Phone 7.x support and aim to more fully support the new releases from Xamarin/Microsoft (Xamasoft?)


For my latest on how to use nuget with Xamarin, please see the run-through in http://slodge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/quick-run-through-using-pcls-in.html



The changes in 3.0.14 over 3.0.13 are:
  • Changes to nuspec files for more generic targets (I believe switching nuget to the latest 2.7.2 release will also help some users)
  • Improvements in intrinsic boolean conversions
  • Optimisation in nested bindings - changes to reduce the number of times source properties are fetched during updates
  • Fix for spinner which caches the DataContext when a child window is switched off of the screen and then back in again (without going through an Adapter GetView)
  • Virtual keyword additions to allow additional overrides for CreatingBinding and for GetIoCParameterValues
  • Changes to ValueCombiners to allow them to better support UnsetValue - these now return the UnsetValue if any child is Unset
  • Redirecting the Progress value in the Seekbar so that reflection is not used (very minor optimisation)
  • Refactoring of Android layout inflation code - allowing custom view creation if required
  • Provision of some Folder methods for the MvvmCross File plugin on WindowsStore (Win8/WinRT)
  • A fix for MvxLinearLayout refresh issues
  • A change of protected API for CreateBindingView in MvxAdapter - it now returns an IMvxListItem instead of an MvxListItem (this method is seldom overridden - but is a breaking change if you did override it)
  • A fix for ThreadUtils - Wpf Package
  • A fix for ViewModel creation for activities displayed via external Intents - e.g. from Mail or push links
  • Change to Droid and Touch collections/lists - nullify the datacontexts of individual listview items when removed
  • Wpf ThreadUtils assembly has been added
  • Improvements in binding parsing of properties beginning with and containing underscores
  • Improved error messages when binding fails
  • Binding for Android RatingBar control
  • ShouldReturn binding for iOS
  • Fix to Or logic in ValueCombiner
  • Provision for default parameters in ViewModel Init methods
  • Inclusion of additional LinkerPleaseInclude entries for Android
  • Trace optimisation - no messages shown for null datacontexts


Any problems/issues, please do report them via forums, stackoverflow or via github issues

1 comment:

  1. What is the logic for value converters in MvvmCross? I don't understand why they wouldn't always be platform specific? If they are not platform specific then why not just expose a VM property instead?

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