Xamarin Forms - How to get the index number from ListView SelectedItem

Question

I am completely stuck on this. I have a ListView defined in XAML code, but I need to find out what the int of the selected item I am tapping.

My listview is called PeopleList When I tap on a cell I need to get the index number of that cell.

So I can do PeopleList.SelectedItem but this returns an object - not an int.

I have tried parsing it and converting and everything that makes logically sense to me.

Can someone please tell me how to get the int for the selectedItem?

Answer 1

In the event handler for your ItemTapped event, do the following:

private void Handle_ItemTapped (object sender, Xamarin.Forms.ItemTappedEventArgs e)
{
    var index = (myListView.ItemsSource as List<Person>).IndexOf (e.SelectedItem as Person);
}

Make sure the type of the collection is right. This isn't the most elegant way, but it works.