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Linear search is a simple algorithm. It loops through items until the query has been found, which makes it a linear algorithm - the complexity is O(n), where n is the number of items to go through. Why O(n)? In worst-case scenario, you have to go through all of the n items. It can be compared to l...

Objective-C First add the Social Framework to the XCode project. Import the #import "Social/Social.h" class to the required ViewController Twitter with text, image and link //- - To Share text on twitter - - if([SLComposeViewController isAvailableForServiceType:SLServiceTypeTwitter]) ...

// myString is "hi" NSMutableString *reversedString = [NSMutableString string]; NSInteger charIndex = [myString length]; while (charIndex > 0) { charIndex--; NSRange subStrRange = NSMakeRange(charIndex, 1); [reversedString appendString:[myString substringWithRange:subS...

Given a money system, is it possible to give an amount of coins and how to find a minimal set of coins corresponding to this amount. Canonical money systems. For some money system, like the ones we use in the real life, the "intuitive" solution works perfectly. For example, if the diffe...

The module keyword can be used to begin a module, which allows code to be organized and namespaced. Modules can define an external interface, typically consisting of exported symbols. To support this external interface, modules can have unexported internal functions and types not intended for public...

Typically, packages consist of one or more modules. As packages grow, it may be useful to organize the main module of the package into smaller modules. A common idiom is to define those modules as submodules of the main module: module RootModule module SubModule1 ... end module SubModul...

Quite often within mobile applications, there will be a reason to deal with dates. When working with dates, you will probably need some sort of user input to select a date. This could occur when working with a scheduling or calendar app. In this case, it is best to provide users with a specialized c...

The Entry View is used to allow users to type a single line of text. This single line of text can be used for multiple purposes including entering basic notes, credentials, URLs, and more. This View is a multi-purpose View, meaning that if you need to type regular text or want to obscure a password,...

The Editor is very similar to the Entry in that it allows users to enter some free-form text. The difference is that the Editor allows for multi-line input whereas the Entry is only used for single line input. The Entry also provides a few more properties than the Editor to allow further customizati...

Images are very important parts of any application. They provide the opportunity to inject additional visual elements as well as branding into your application. Not to mention that images are typically more interesting to look at than text or buttons. You can use an Image as a standalone element ...

Believe it or not, the Label is one of the most crucial yet underappreciated View classes not only in Xamarin.Forms, but in UI development in general. It is seen as a rather boring line of text, but without that line of text it would be very difficult to convey certain ideas to the user. Label co...

An EntryCell is a Cell that combines the capabilities of a Label and an Entry. The EntryCell can be useful in scenarios when building some functionality within your application to gather data from the user. They can easily be placed into a TableView and be treated as a simple form. XAML <Ent...

A SwitchCell is a Cell that combines the capabilities of a Label and an on-off switch. A SwitchCell can be useful for turning on and off functionality, or even user preferences or configuration options. XAML <SwitchCell Text="Switch It Up!" /> Code var switchCell = new Switch...

A TextCell is a Cell that has two separate text areas for displaying data. A TextCell is typically used for information purposes in both TableView and ListView controls. The two text areas are aligned vertically to maximize the space within the Cell. This type of Cell is also commonly used to dis...

An ImageCell is exactly what it sounds like. It is a simple Cell that contains only an Image. This control functions very similarly to a normal Image control, but with far fewer bells and whistles. XAML <ImageCell ImageSource="http://d2g29cya9iq7ip.cloudfront.net/content/imag es/company...

You can consider a ViewCell a blank slate. It is your personal canvas to create a Cell that looks exactly the way you want it. You can even compose it of instances of multiple other View objects put together with Layout controls. You are only limited by your imagination. And maybe screen size. X...

Getting a table with vertical headers. Twitter bootstrap now support vertical header on a well formatted normal table. To achieve this just use .table-reflow class Use twitter bootstrap .table-reflow class on a well formed table to achieve a table with vertical headers. Additionally you can combin...

External Maps Plugin Open external maps to navigate to a specific geolocation or address. Option to launch with navigation option on iOS as well. Available on NuGet :[https://www.nuget.org/packages/Xam.Plugin.ExternalMaps/][1] XAML <StackLayout Spacing="10" Padding="10"&...

Easly access geolocation across Xamarin.iOS, Xamarin.Android and Windows. Available Nuget: [https://www.nuget.org/packages/Xam.Plugin.Geolocator/][1] XAML <StackLayout Spacing="10" Padding="10"> <Button x:Name="buttonGetGPS" Text="Get GPS"/...

Take or pick photos and videos from a cross platform API. Available Nuget : [https://www.nuget.org/packages/Xam.Plugin.Media/][1] XAML <StackLayout Spacing="10" Padding="10"> <Button x:Name="takePhoto" Text="Take Photo"/> <Butto...