

In Visual Studio this can be done by right click on the solution and selecting ‘ Manage NuGet Packages for Solution‘ option. Step-2: In order to use ‘SQLite.Net-PCL’ plugin, add the nuget package of the plugin to each project of the solution. There is no out of box tool available in Xamarin Forms, So we will be using a third party plugin for this purpose and the most popular plugin is ‘SQLite.Net-PCL’ created by oysteinkrog. Step-1: create a new project in Xamarin/Visual Studio (see this article for steps). The structure of the database will be like following Diagram: This article will be an step by step guide on how to use a SQLite database with a Xamarin Forms application.We will be using the database to persist employee data. It is the best suited relational database for mobile applications as it has very small footprint. The most commonly used relational database with Xamarin Forms is SQLite. The type of database to use mainly depends upon the requirement of the application, but in most of MIS (Management Information Systems) based application relational databases are used for this purpose. In many mobile applications it’s a requirement to store data locally and for that purpose we use databases with the applications.
