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# Adding Navigation

So far we have tabbed app with 3 tabs, 2 of which support navigation. Here we are going to make use of `MvvmZero` to navigate to a `DetailPage`

We're going to make use of `CommandZero` for our `ICommand` implementation, but feel free to use your own if you have a favourite.

We'll start by adding an `ICommand` to the `SteadyPageVm` that pushes a `DetailPageVm` onto the stack.

Replace your `SteadyPageVm` with the following:

```csharp
using FunctionZero.CommandZero;
using FunctionZero.Maui.MvvmZero;
using System.Windows.Input;

namespace MvvmZeroTutorial.Mvvm.PageViewModels
{
    public class SteadyPageVm : BasePageVm
    {
        private readonly IPageServiceZero _pageService;

        public ICommand PushDetailPageCommand { get; }

        public SteadyPageVm(IPageServiceZero pageService)
        {
            _pageService = pageService;

            PushDetailPageCommand = new CommandBuilder()
                                        .AddGuard(this)
                                        .SetName("Push Detail Page")
                                        .SetExecuteAsync(PushDetailPageExecuteAsync)
                                        .Build();
        }

        private async Task PushDetailPageExecuteAsync()
        {
            // Push a page and initialise it with something.
            await _pageService.PushVmAsync<DetailPageVm>(vm => vm.Init("Initialise message from SteadyPageVm"));
        }
    }
}
```

This is standard `MVVM` and should be self explanatory.

In the above code we've chosen to call the `Init` method on our `DetailsPageVm` *each time* *we push it*, so now we'll add the `Init` method to the `DetailPageVm`, like this:

```csharp
namespace MvvmZeroTutorial.Mvvm.PageViewModels
{
    public class DetailPageVm : BasePageVm
    {
        private string _helloMessage;
        
        public string HelloMessage { get => _helloMessage;set=>SetProperty(ref _helloMessage, value); }
        
        internal void Init(string helloMessage)
        {
            HelloMessage = helloMessage;
        }
    }
}
```

Now we'll add a `Button` to our `SteadyPage` and bind it to our new `ICommand`

Replace the content of `SteadyPage.xaml` with the following:

```csharp
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<ContentPage xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/dotnet/2021/maui"
             xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2009/xaml"
             x:Class="MvvmZeroTutorial.Mvvm.Pages.SteadyPage"
             Title="SteadyPage">
    <VerticalStackLayout>
        <Label Text="Welcome to SteadyPage!" />
        <Button Text="{Binding PushDetailPageCommand.Text}" Command="{Binding PushDetailPageCommand}" />
    </VerticalStackLayout>
</ContentPage>
```

Also, we can add a `Label` to the `DetailPage.xaml` that displays the `Init` message passed in when the `PageViewModel` was pushed. Modify `DetailPage.xaml` like this:

```csharp
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<ContentPage xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/dotnet/2021/maui"
             xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2009/xaml"
             x:Class="MvvmZeroTutorial.Mvvm.Pages.DetailPage"
             Title="DetailPage">
    <VerticalStackLayout>
        <Label Text="Welcome to DetailPage!" />
        <Label Text="{Binding HelloMessage}"/>
    </VerticalStackLayout>
</ContentPage>
```

Do the same with the `GoPage` and we have a cross-platform app with a root `TabbedPage` and two navigation-stacks.


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