> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.apryse.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.apryse.com/xamarin/basic-operations/basics/navigation-lists.md).

# List container to customize horizontal menu layout in Xamarin

Learn how to use the PTNavigationListsViewController class in Xamarin.iOS to display annotation lists, document outlines, and more with a UITabBarController-like interface. Customize your navigation l

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**This tutorial only applies to Xamarin.iOS. See Xamarin.Android equivalent here .**
{% endhint %}

The [`PTNavigationListsViewController`](https://sdk.apryse.com/api/xamarinios/tools/api/pdftron.PDF.Controls.PTNavigationListsViewController.html) class is a container view controller that shows the [annotation list](/xamarin/annotation/annotation-list.md#ios), [document outline](/xamarin/guides/ios/bookmark/outline.md#ui-component), and [user-defined bookmark](/xamarin/bookmarks/user-bookmarks.md#ios) list controls with a `UITabBarController`-like interface. A segmented control is used to select which child view controller to display.

![](https://653871032-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FgjsBtuYmcKhWOdM9VCg4%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-3b4fe3f15304cc68df980f8cdd4bc58c4130a6d3%2F08935ed43ed617260c9ad07c1e040c5114e3ba47-1242x2208.png?alt=media)

*The navigation lists control is part of the Tools library, so make sure you have* [*added the Tools library to your project*](/xamarin/ui-customization/setup.md)*.*

## Show a navigation lists view controller

To create a new navigation lists view controller and display it from another view controller, set the child list view controllers to the `PTNavigationListsViewController` class's [`ListViewControllers`](https://sdk.apryse.com/api/xamarinios/tools/api/pdftron.PDF.Controls.PTNavigationListsViewController.html#pdftron_PDF_Controls_PTNavigationListsViewController_ListViewControllers) property:

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{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```csharp
var navigationListsViewController = new PTNavigationListsViewController(mToolManager);

var annotationViewController = new PTAnnotationViewController(mPdfViewCtrl);
annotationViewController.AnnotationViewControllerAnnotationSelected += (object sender, AnnotationViewControllerAnnotationSelectedEventArgs e) => {
    // perform custom action
};
annotationViewController.AnnotationViewControllerDidCancel += (object sender, EventArgs e) => {
    // perform custom action
};

var outlineViewController = new PTOutlineViewController (mPdfViewCtrl);
outlineViewController.OutlineViewControllerOutlineSelected += (sender, e) => {
    // perform custom action
};
outlineViewController.OutlineViewControllerDidCancel += (object sender, EventArgs e) => {
    // perform custom action
};

var bookmarkViewController = new PTBookmarkViewController (mPdfViewCtrl);
bookmarkViewController.BookmarkViewControllerBookmarkSelected += (sender, e) => {
    // perform custom action
};
bookmarkViewController.BookmarkViewControllerDidCancel += (object sender, EventArgs e) => {
    // perform custom action
};

navigationListsViewController.ListViewControllers = new UIViewController[] {
    outlineViewController, annotationViewController, bookmarkViewController
};
if (UserInterfaceIdiomIsPhone)
{
  navigationListsViewController.ModalPresentationStyle = UIModalPresentationStyle.FullScreen;
} else{
  navigationListsViewController.ModalPresentationStyle = UIModalPresentationStyle.Popover;
  navigationListsViewController.PopoverPresentationController.BarButtonItem = navigationListsButton;
}
this.PresentViewController(navigationListsViewController, true, null);
```

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{% hint style="info" %}
**Presenting on iPads:**

The navigation list view controller is designed to be presented in a popover on iPads. To do so, you must provide the `PTNavigationListsViewController`'s [`PopoverPresentationController`](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/uikit.uipopoverpresentationcontroller) with either:

* a [`SourceRect`](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/uikit.uipopoverpresentationcontroller.sourcerect#UIKit_UIPopoverPresentationController_SourceRect) AND
* a [`SourceView`](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/uikit.uipopoverpresentationcontroller.sourceview#UIKit_UIPopoverPresentationController_SourceView)

OR

* a [`BarButtonItem`](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/uikit.uipopoverpresentationcontroller.barbuttonitem#UIKit_UIPopoverPresentationController_BarButtonItem)

as in the example above.
{% endhint %}

## Customization

The `PTNavigationListViewController` provides a flexible API for displaying only the desired child view controllers. Any of the annotation list, document outline, or user-defined bookmark list view controllers can be removed by omitting them from the `listViewControllers` property. It is also possible to add a custom child view controller by adding it to the `listViewControllers` array.

To specify which of the child view controllers to display on opening the navigation list control, either the [`SelectedIndex`](https://sdk.apryse.com/api/xamarinios/tools/api/pdftron.PDF.Controls.PTNavigationListsViewController.html#pdftron_PDF_Controls_PTNavigationListsViewController_SelectedIndex) , or the [`SelectedViewController`](https://sdk.apryse.com/api/xamarinios/tools/api/pdftron.PDF.Controls.PTNavigationListsViewController.html#pdftron_PDF_Controls_PTNavigationListsViewController_SelectedViewController) property can be used.

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{% tab title="C#" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```csharp
// Show the navigationListsViewController's annotationViewController on opening
navigationListsViewController.SelectedViewController = navigationListsViewController.annotationViewController;
// OR specify an index to show from the `listViewControllers` property
navigationListsViewController.SelectedIndex = 0;
```

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