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MVVMCross & Xamarin.ios - Anchoring a menu to the previous Views Button

I am using MVVMCross along with Xamarin in my iOS app. I want to implement a popover menu that is activated when a button is clicked (see image below). I have a homeview for my table and menuview for the menu (with an associated MvxViewModel for each). All standard stuff.

What I am struggling with is how to pass the anchor point (i.e. the top right button) from the homeview to the menuview.

Any pointers in the right direction would be great. Thanks

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Solution

  • After reading and re-reading the commit comments for the feature at MvvmCross I realised I needed to add the following code to the home view:

    var provider = Mvx.IoCProvider.Resolve<IMvxPopoverPresentationSourceProvider>();
provider.SourceView = CategoryLabel;

    The above anchors the popover to the Category Label.