Ok, so I'm very new to Freshmvvm and MVVM pattern.
I followed some tutorials and read everything I could find on freshmvvm but when I started coding I hit a wall.
How do I change an item, like a <Label x:myLabel /> text property without binding it to a variable in the PageModel? Is it possible? On pure Forms I can use the code behind to do something like myLabel.Text = "Hello World". But in Freshmvvm I don't have a reference to my Page items in my PageModel.
So if I'm to use the code behind files, then I'll need a reference for the PageModel in the code behind files and vice-versa. How to do it?
Or should I just forget about the code behind files and do all the coding in the PageModel? If so, how do I get the Page instance to reference my item 'x:Name"s?
Or must I bind every item attribute I want to change to a variable in the PageModel? I find this option really restrictive.
Thanks.
The whole idea of MVVM is to not directly access the view (page) from the view model (page model) that is why there is not a reference to the page from the page model. If you need to reference the page model from the page you can cast the page's binding context to your page model. I think it is better to bind the textbox's text to a property and update that.
var pm = this.BindingContext as MyPageModel