xamarin forms what is the difference content page and content view

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What is the difference between:

  • content page
  • contentpage.content
  • content view ?

What I'm trying to do is to have some content that overlays the main content when an item is being tapped. I was thinking I could have all the content on in the same XMAL file and just make it visible or not depending on the button state. Or would it be better to split them into separate files?

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A ContentPage is a Page that is intended to fill the display. A ContentView is a View that can be contained within a Page or within another View. Both have a Content property that contains child content - either a single View, or more commonly a Layout containing multiple Views.