You can do it cross platform way by attaching the below behavior, as long as it is Xamarin.Forms.Button or a sub-type of it.
using System;
using System.Threading;
using System.Windows.Input;
using Xamarin.Forms;
namespace App.Controls.Behaviors
{
public class LongPressBehavior : Behavior<Button>
{
private readonly object _syncObject = new object();
private const int Duration = 1000;
//timer to track long press
private Timer _timer;
//the timeout value for long press
private readonly int _duration;
//whether the button was released after press
private volatile bool _isReleased;
/// <summary>
/// Occurs when the associated button is long pressed.
/// </summary>
public event EventHandler LongPressed;
public static readonly BindableProperty CommandProperty = BindableProperty.Create(nameof(Command),
typeof(ICommand), typeof(LongPressBehavior), default(ICommand));
public static readonly BindableProperty CommandParameterProperty =
BindableProperty.Create(nameof(CommandParameter), typeof(object), typeof(LongPressBehavior));
/// <summary>
/// Gets or sets the command parameter.
/// </summary>
public object CommandParameter
{
get => GetValue(CommandParameterProperty);
set => SetValue(CommandParameterProperty, value);
}
/// <summary>
/// Gets or sets the command.
/// </summary>
public ICommand Command
{
get => (ICommand)GetValue(CommandProperty);
set => SetValue(CommandProperty, value);
}
protected override void OnAttachedTo(Button button)
{
base.OnAttachedTo(button);
this.BindingContext = button.BindingContext;
button.Pressed += Button_Pressed;
button.Released += Button_Released;
}
protected override void OnDetachingFrom(Button button)
{
base.OnDetachingFrom(button);
this.BindingContext = null;
button.Pressed -= Button_Pressed;
button.Released -= Button_Released;
}
/// <summary>
/// DeInitializes and disposes the timer.
/// </summary>
private void DeInitializeTimer()
{
lock (_syncObject)
{
if (_timer == null)
{
return;
}
_timer.Change(Timeout.Infinite, Timeout.Infinite);
_timer.Dispose();
_timer = null;
Debug.WriteLine("Timer disposed...");
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Initializes the timer.
/// </summary>
private void InitializeTimer()
{
lock (_syncObject)
{
_timer = new Timer(Timer_Elapsed, null, _duration, Timeout.Infinite);
}
}
private void Button_Pressed(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
_isReleased = false;
InitializeTimer();
}
private void Button_Released(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
_isReleased = true;
DeInitializeTimer();
}
protected virtual void OnLongPressed()
{
var handler = LongPressed;
handler?.Invoke(this, EventArgs.Empty);
if (Command != null && Command.CanExecute(CommandParameter))
{
Command.Execute(CommandParameter);
}
}
public LongPressBehavior()
{
_isReleased = true;
_duration = Duration;
}
public LongPressBehavior(int duration) : this()
{
_duration = duration;
}
private void Timer_Elapsed(object state)
{
DeInitializeTimer();
if (_isReleased)
{
return;
}
Device.BeginInvokeOnMainThread(OnLongPressed);
}
}
}
In the XAML UI:
<Button x:Name="MyButton" Text="Long Press Me!">
<Button.Behaviors>
<behaviors:LongPressBehavior LongPressed="MyButton_LongPressed"/>
</Button.Behaviors>
</Button>
XAML UI with Command Binding:
<Button x:Name="MyButton" Text="Long Press Me!">
<Button.Behaviors>
<behaviors:LongPressBehavior Command="{Binding CommandInViewModel}"/>
</Button.Behaviors>
</Button>
