Master/detail view
On Android and UWP, the prominent navigation pattern and the associated page type is master/detail, using a so-called navigation drawer. In this pattern, jumping (across the different tiers of the hierarchy) or cross-navigating (within the same tier) across the navigation structure is maintained with ContentPage, which is known as the master page. User interaction with the master page, which is displayed in the navigation drawer, is propagated to the Detail view. In this setup, the navigation stack exists for the detail view, whilst the master view is static.
In order to replicate the tab structure in the previous example, we can create MasterDetailPage, which will host the list of menu items. MasterDetailPage will consist ...
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