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Gerald Versluis May 14, 2017 12m

Using the DependencyService in Xamarin.Forms

Summary

This episode discusses Xamarin.Forms' DependencyService for accessing platform-specific functionality. It highlights how the DependencyService acts as a dependency injection tool, allowing developers to define an interface in shared code and implement it in platform-specific projects, such as retrieving device orientation. The practical takeaway is that this pattern enables developers to leverage native features while maintaining a shared codebase in Xamarin.Forms.

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