ContextAction MenuItem Icon not showing in iOS platform in Xamarin.Forms PCL based solution

Question

Hi i'm developing app using Xamarin.Forms PCL based solution.For my app i need Listview ViewCell Contextaction. I referred this document to add the contextActions.When i ran it in android the icon is displaying.but in iOS it is not working.

Xaml code

 <ViewCell.ContextActions>
    <MenuItem Text="Edit" x:Name="MenuEdit" />
    <MenuItem Clicked="OnDeleteMenu" Icon="dustbin.png" Text="Delete" IsDestructive="true" 
        CommandParameter="{Binding .}" />
  </ViewCell.ContextActions> 

Please anyone give the solution or related sources.

Answer 1

I asked Xamarin support the same question few weeks ago.

Below is the answer I got:

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iOS does not support icons in the context menus like Android. You can use something like this to support both platforms:

<MenuItem Icon="dustbin.png" Clicked="OnDeleteMenu" Text="Delete"/>

This will show the text on iOS and the Icon on Android.

If you would like to see this feature added to Xamarin.Forms, please add a new post to https://xamarin.uservoice.com/forums/258559-xamarin-forms-suggestions.

Answer 2

:D I found the solution for icon on iOS by using font. ex: Text="❤ Favorite"