This section describes how to add a C1LinearGauge control to your android application and set some of its properties.

This topic comprises of two steps:

• Step 1: Add a C1LinearGauge control
• Step 2: Run the Project

The following image shows how the C1LinearGauge appears after completing the steps above:

Step 1: Add a C1LinearGauge control

Complete the following steps to initialize a C1LinearGauge control in C#

In Code

1. Add the following reference in the MainActivity class file.
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   using C1.Android.Gauge;

2. Instantiate the C1LinearGauge control in the MainActivity class file and set some of its properties as follows.
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   using Android.App; using Android.Widget; using Android.OS; using C1.Android.Gauge; namespace AndroidGauge { [Activity(Label = "AndroidGauge", MainLauncher = true)] public class MainActivity : Activity { private C1LinearGauge mLinearGauge; private int mValue = 25; private int mMin = 0; private int mMax = 100; protected override void OnCreate(Bundle bundle) { base.OnCreate(bundle); mLinearGauge = (C1LinearGauge)FindViewById(Resource.Id.c1LinearGauge1); mLinearGauge.Enabled = true; mLinearGauge.Value = mValue; mLinearGauge.Min = mMin; mLinearGauge.Max = mMax; mLinearGauge.Step = 1; mLinearGauge.ShowText = GaugeShowText.All; mLinearGauge.IsReadOnly = false; mLinearGauge.IsAnimated = true; // Set our view from the "main" layout resource SetContentView(Resource.Layout.Main); } } }

3. Add the following XML code in Main.axml in case of C#, to render the control onto the device.
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   <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:orientation="vertical" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent" android:minWidth="25px" android:minHeight="25px"> <C1.Android.Gauge.C1LinearGauge android:minWidth="25px" android:minHeight="25px" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:id="@+id/c1LinearGauge1" /> </LinearLayoutradialGauge>

Step 2: Run the Project

In the ToolBar section, select the Android device and then press F5 to view the output.