Toast.Make() 'Title' parameter for use with WinUI

[dg2k]

I am migrating Xamarin code to .NET MAUI and using the CommunityToolkit.Maui.

I understand that the message 'Title' parameter is missing for the cross-platform:
Toast.Make(string message, ToastDuration duration = ToastDuration.Short, double textSize = AlertDefaults.FontSize).

@VladislavAntonyuk -- Is there any easy way to introduce Title parameter for WinUI?

[VladislavAntonyuk]

You need to use Snackbar. Toast doesn't have Title (It comes from Android implementation)

[dg2k]

Thank you @VladislavAntonyuk -- that's what I thought based on my initial research.

The tricky thing about Snackbar is that the DisplaySnackbar extension requires a VisualElement to anchor to.
What is the recommended general purpose VisualElement that can be used in most scenarios, simply to show the equivalent of a Toast message?

I was thinking of Application.Current.MainPage but not sure. OK this seems to work but your expert opinion still required.

Wait, ... I thought the Title parameter is there ... where do I define the Title?

[VladislavAntonyuk]

You can use static method Snackbar.Make(...).Show
Or using MainPage as an anchor should also work

[dg2k]

@VladislavAntonyuk -- thanks, yes, both work.

But where do I supply the Title?

[VladislavAntonyuk]

Sorry, I was wrong. We use only Text:

https://github.com/CommunityToolkit/Maui/blob/main/src/CommunityToolkit.Maui/Extensions/ToastNotificationExtensions.windows.cs#L19

[VladislavAntonyuk]

Title and Message are the same and the only field that exists in Toast and Snackbar. If you need a Title and Message for WinUI, you need to implement your own Snackbar/Toast

[CliffAgius]

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