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c#iosxamarin.iosuwpxamarin.uwp
Lasse Madsen
Lasse Madsen

Reputation: 602

File chooser in Xamarin.iOS

I need a File chooser in my Xamarin.Forms app, but I am thinking, if that is possible in iOS?

I know it is possible on both Android and UWP, but as iOS uses Sandboxing, I do not know, if it is possible on iOS.

Or do I have to use Open In, as I then need to redesign some of my app.
And if I have to do it in that way, can I then use that method on UWP?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1933

Answers (1)

Mike Ma
Mike Ma

Reputation: 2027

You can use the xamarin plugin file picker

Add the click event: 

async void OpenFile(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        try
        {
            FileData filedata = await CrossFilePicker.Current.PickFile();
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            ExceptionHandler.ShowException(ex.Message);
        }
    }

But sometimes your will get the System.NotImplementedException

So you need to import dll for android and ios manually.

For Android you can find the dll at your_project_name\packages\Xam.Plugin.FilePicker.1.1.0\lib\MonoAndroid10

For IOS you can find the dll at your_project_name\packages\Xam.Plugin.FilePicker.1.1.0\lib\MonoTouch10

Upvotes: 1

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