How to animate in Xamarin?

Animating in Xamarin involves using the animation APIs provided by the Xamarin.Forms framework to create visual effects and transitions in your mobile applications. Xamarin.Forms offers several ways to animate UI elements, including implicit animations, explicit animations, and custom animations.

Implicit Animations:
Implicit animations are easy to implement and do not require explicit start and stop calls. They are typically used for simple, automatic animations that occur in response to changes in the UI.

Example:

var box = new BoxView { Color = Color.Blue, WidthRequest = 100, HeightRequest = 100 };
Content = new StackLayout { Children = { box } };

// Implicit animation for changing the color
box.ColorTo(Color.Red, 2500, Easing.CubicInOut);

Explicit Animations:
Explicit animations are more flexible and allow you to define the start and end states of the animation, as well as the duration and easing function.

Example:

var box = new BoxView { Color = Color.Blue, WidthRequest = 100, HeightRequest = 100 };
Content = new StackLayout { Children = { box } };

// Explicit animation for moving the box
var animation = new Animation(v => box.WidthRequest = v, 100, 200);
animation.Commit(box, "BoxWidthChange", 16, 5000, Easing.CubicInOut, (v, c) => box.WidthRequest = v);

Custom Animations:
Custom animations allow you to create more complex animations by combining multiple animations or using custom easing functions.

Example:

var box = new BoxView { Color = Color.Blue, WidthRequest = 100, HeightRequest = 100 };
Content = new StackLayout { Children = { box } };

// Custom animation combining color and size changes
var colorAnimation = new Animation(v => box.Color = Color.FromHsla(v, 1, 0.5), 0, 1);
var sizeAnimation = new Animation(v => box.WidthRequest = v, 100, 200);

Animation.SetAnimationDependency(colorAnimation, sizeAnimation);
colorAnimation.Commit(box, "BoxColorAndSizeChange", 16, 5000, Easing.CubicInOut);
sizeAnimation.Commit(box, "BoxColorAndSizeChange", 16, 5000, Easing.CubicInOut);

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