Xamarin Android: Create Android AnimationDrawable App

Let’s start

Step 1: Open Visual Studio->New Project->Templates->Visual C#->Android->Blank App
Select Blank App. Then give Project Name and Project Location.

 
 
Step 2: Next go to Solution Explorer-> Project Name->Resources->drawable then Right Click to Add->New Item then open new Dialog box.
 

Step 3: That Dialog box to Select XML File and give Name for Animation.xml.
 
 
Step 4: Next open Solution Explorer-> Project Name->Resources->drawable->Animation.xml click to open Design View. Then give following code.
 
 

XML Code:
  1. <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>  
  2. <animation-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >  
  3. <item android:drawable="@drawable/img1" android:duration="100" />  
  4. <item android:drawable="@drawable/img2" android:duration="100" />  
  5. <item android:drawable="@drawable/img3" android:duration="100" />  
  6. </animation-list> 
Step 5: Next open Solution Explorer-> Project Name->Resources->layout->Main.axml click to open Design View
 
 

Step 6: Select Toolbar Drag and Drop ImageView Design.
 
 
 
 
AXML Code:
  1. <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>  
  2. <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"  
  3. android:orientation="vertical"  
  4. android:layout_width="fill_parent"  
  5. android:layout_height="fill_parent"  
  6. android:minWidth="25px"  
  7. android:minHeight="25px">  
  8. <ImageView  
  9. android:src="@android:drawable/ic_menu_gallery"  
  10. android:layout_width="match_parent"  
  11. android:layout_height="wrap_content"  
  12. android:id="@+id/imageView1" />  
  13. </LinearLayout> 
Step 7: Next open MainActivity.cs page, then Add Namespace and following code.
 

Namespace: using Android.Graphics.Drawables;

C# Code:
  1. using System;  
  2. using Android.App;  
  3. using Android.Content;  
  4. using Android.Runtime;  
  5. using Android.Views;  
  6. using Android.Widget;  
  7. using Android.OS;  
  8. using Android.Graphics.Drawables;  
  9. namespace Animation  
  10. {  
  11.     [Activity(Label = "Animation", MainLauncher = true, Icon = "@drawable/icon")]  
  12.     public class MainActivity : Activity  
  13.     {  
  14.         private AnimationDrawable Animation;  
  15.         protected override void OnCreate(Bundle bundle)  
  16.         {  
  17.             base.OnCreate(bundle);  
  18.             // Set our view from the "main" layout resource  
  19.             SetContentView(Resource.Layout.Main);  
  20.             // Load the animation from resources  
  21.             Animation = (AnimationDrawable)Resources.GetDrawable(Resource.Drawable.animation);  
  22.             ImageView imageView = FindViewById<ImageView>(Resource.Id.imageView1);  
  23.             imageView.SetImageDrawable(Animation);  
  24.         }  
  25.     }  

Step 8: Then Debug and run the app Working Animation Rotate in Image.
 
 

Finally, we have successfully created Xamarin Android AnimationDrawble Application.


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