creating childern from xaml and C# Xamarin Forms - xamarin

Question

I have 2 labels in my Xamarin forms page which are added from Xaml
I want to add a new label from C#
How is that possible?
Xaml Code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<ContentPage xmlns="http://xamarin.com/schemas/2014/forms"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2009/xaml"
x:Class="Lecture11.Page1">
<ContentPage.Content>
<StackLayout>
<Label Text="Label from Xaml" />
<Label Text="Hi There!!"
</StackLayout>
</ContentPage.Content>
</ContentPage>
`
C# Code:
public partial class Page1 : ContentPage
{
public Page1 ()
{
InitializeComponent ();
//Code to add the label to the page.....?
}
Label _lblNew = new Label
{
Text = "Label from C#",
HorizontalOptions = LayoutOptions.Center,
VerticalOptions = LayoutOptions.Center,
};
}
`

Answer 1

You would normally just create an instance of a 'Label' with whatever attributes you need it to have.
Label newLabel = new Label {
Text = "Hello, Forms!",
FontSize = Device.GetNamedSize (NamedSize.Large, typeof(Label)),
VerticalOptions = LayoutOptions.CenterAndExpand,
HorizontalOptions = LayoutOptions.CenterAndExpand,
},
Then you simply add it to your view, it might be that your other labels are in a vertical stack layout, in which case you just have to add it to the stack layout in the position you'd like it.
mainStackLayout.Children.Add(newLabel);
Please find the Xamarin developer centre guide to the labels control here.