Xamarin.Forms - InitializeComponent doesn't exist when creating a new page

Question

I\'m using Visual Studio to try out Xamarin.Forms. I\'m trying to follow the guide: http://developer.xamarin.com/guides/cross-platform/xamarin-forms/xaml-for-xamarin-forms/getti

Answer 1

As far as my observation is concerned, in Visual Studio 2015, XAML properties are already set as suggested by highly-voted answers here by default, specifically :

• Custom Tool = MSBuild:UpdateDesignTimeXaml
• Build Action = Embedded Resource

but the error still appears sometimes... (like in this other question).

Editing the corresponding XAML file and then hit CTRL+S should work fine, but you don't have to. A cleaner way to force Custom Tools to be run is by right-clicking on the XAML file and then click on "Run Custom Tool" context menu.