VideoView is a View, not an activity

LibVLCSharp.Android.Sample/MainActivity.cs

 using Android.App;
 using Android.OS;
 using Android.Views;
-using LibVLCSharp.Platforms.Android;
+using Android.Widget;
 using LibVLCSharp.Shared;
+using VideoView = LibVLCSharp.Platforms.Android.VideoView;
 
 namespace LibVLCSharp.Android.Sample
 {
     [Activity(Label = "LibVLCSharp.Android.Sample", MainLauncher = true)]
-    public class MainActivity : VideoView
+    public class MainActivity : Activity
     {
-        SurfaceView _surfaceView;
+        VideoView _videoView;
 
         protected override void OnCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
         {
@@ -17,16 +18,25 @@ namespace LibVLCSharp.Android.Sample
 
             // Set our view from the "main" layout resource
             SetContentView(Resource.Layout.Main);            
-
-            _surfaceView = FindViewById<SurfaceView>(Resource.Id.surfaceView);
-            AttachSurfaceView(_surfaceView);
         }
 
         protected override void OnResume()
         {
             base.OnResume();
 
-            MediaPlayer.Play(new Media(Instance, "http://www.quirksmode.org/html5/videos/big_buck_bunny.mp4", Media.FromType.FromLocation));
+            _videoView = new VideoView(this);
+            AddContentView(_videoView, new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(ViewGroup.LayoutParams.WrapContent, ViewGroup.LayoutParams.WrapContent));
+            _videoView.Attach();
+            _videoView.MediaPlayer.Play(new Media(_videoView.Instance, "http://www.quirksmode.org/html5/videos/big_buck_bunny.mp4", Media.FromType.FromLocation));
+        }
+
+        protected override void OnPause()
+        {
+            base.OnPause();
+
+            _videoView.MediaPlayer.Stop();
+            _videoView.Detach();
+            _videoView.Dispose();
         }
     }
 }
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LibVLCSharp.Android.Sample/Resources/Resource.Designer.cs

@@ -41,22 +41,6 @@ namespace LibVLCSharp.Android.Sample
 			}
 		}
 		
-		public partial class Id
-		{
-			
-			// aapt resource value: 0x7f040000
-			public const int surfaceView = 2130968576;
-			
-			static Id()
-			{
-				global::Android.Runtime.ResourceIdManager.UpdateIdValues();
-			}
-			
-			private Id()
-			{
-			}
-		}
-		
 		public partial class Layout
 		{
 			

LibVLCSharp.Android.Sample/Resources/layout/Main.axml

@@ -3,11 +3,4 @@
               android:orientation="vertical"
               android:layout_width="match_parent"
               android:layout_height="match_parent">
-
-  <SurfaceView android:id="@+id/surfaceView"
-               android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-               android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-               android:layout_gravity="center">
-  </SurfaceView>
-
 </LinearLayout>
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LibVLCSharp/Platforms/Android/VideoView.cs

-using Android.App;
-using Android.OS;
+using System;
+
+using Android.Content;
+using Android.Runtime;
+using Android.Util;
 using Android.Views;
+
 using LibVLCSharp.Shared;
+
 using Org.Videolan.Libvlc;
 
 namespace LibVLCSharp.Platforms.Android
 {
-    [Activity(Label = "VideoView")]
-    public abstract class VideoView : Activity, IVLCVoutCallback
+    public class VideoView : SurfaceView, IVLCVoutCallback, IVideoView
     {
         MediaPlayer _mediaPlayer;
         Instance _instance;
         AWindow _awindow;
+        LayoutChangeListener _layoutListener;
 
-        protected override void OnCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
-        {
-            base.OnCreate(savedInstanceState);
+        #region ctors
 
-            Core.Initialize();
+        public VideoView(IntPtr javaReference, JniHandleOwnership transfer) : base(javaReference, transfer) => Init();
 
-            _instance = new Instance();
-            _mediaPlayer = new MediaPlayer(_instance);
+        public VideoView(Context context) : base(context) => Init();
+
+        public VideoView(Context context, IAttributeSet attrs) : base(context, attrs) => Init();
 
+        public VideoView(Context context, IAttributeSet attrs, int defStyleAttr) : base(context, attrs, defStyleAttr) => Init();
+
+        public VideoView(Context context, IAttributeSet attrs, int defStyleAttr, int defStyleRes) : base(context, attrs, defStyleAttr, defStyleRes) => Init();
+
+        #endregion
+
+        public MediaPlayer MediaPlayer => _mediaPlayer;
+        public Instance Instance => _instance;
+
+        public void Attach()
+        {
             _awindow = new AWindow(new SurfaceCallback(_mediaPlayer));
             _awindow.AddCallback(this);
+            _awindow.SetVideoView(this);
+            _awindow.AttachViews();
+
             _mediaPlayer.SetAndroidContext(_awindow.Handle);
+
+            _layoutListener = new LayoutChangeListener(_awindow);
+            AddOnLayoutChangeListener(_layoutListener);
         }
 
-        public void AttachSurfaceView(SurfaceView surfaceView)
+        public void Detach()
         {
-            _awindow.SetVideoView(surfaceView);
-            _awindow.AttachViews();
-            surfaceView.AddOnLayoutChangeListener(new LayoutChangeListener(_awindow));
+            _awindow.RemoveCallback(this);
+            _awindow.DetachViews();
+
+            _mediaPlayer.SetAndroidContext(IntPtr.Zero);
+
+            RemoveOnLayoutChangeListener(_layoutListener);
+            _layoutListener.Dispose();
+            _layoutListener = null;
+
+            _awindow.Dispose();
+            _awindow = null;
+
         }
 
-        public virtual void OnSurfacesCreated(IVLCVout p0)
+        public virtual void OnSurfacesCreated(IVLCVout vout)
         {
         }
 
-        public virtual void OnSurfacesDestroyed(IVLCVout p0)
+        public virtual void OnSurfacesDestroyed(IVLCVout vout)
         {
         }
 
-        public MediaPlayer MediaPlayer => _mediaPlayer;
-        public Instance Instance => _instance;
+        void Init()
+        {
+            Core.Initialize();
+
+            _instance = new Instance();
+            _mediaPlayer = new MediaPlayer(_instance);
+        }
     }
 }
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LibVLCSharp/Shared/IVideoView.cs

@@ -3,10 +3,9 @@
     public interface IVideoView
     {
         MediaPlayer MediaPlayer { get; }
-
         Instance Instance { get; }
 
-        void AttachView(object surface);
-        void DetachView();
+        void Attach();
+        void Detach();
     }
 }
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