LayoutAwarePage does not exist in namespace VS2012 bug?

Question

I\'m trying to get a search contract working on my Win 8 app but after adding a search contract to my project I get the following namespace error:

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Answer 1

I removed the reference to the Bing Maps SDK and set the Platform Target back to Any CPU and it solved the problem for me.

Answer 2

Please close all tabs in VS if opened.

Then Click Build-> clean solution

next click build->rebuild solution

Now open the xaml file.

Hope it will work

Answer 3

You must add a reference to the WinRTXamlToolkit: From VS2012 Express

1. Right click on the "References" item;
2. Select "Manage NuGet Packages...";
3. In the menu on the left in the new window select "Online" then "Windows & Packages";
4. Search for the library named "WinRTXamlToolkit", select it then click on the "Install" button.

Answer 4

I got a long list of similar bugs when compiling an UWP app. Hidden among them however, were several genuine compile errors. When I fixed the genuine errors, the missing references also disappeared.

So, fix any other compile errors first, and see if these "missing in namespace" errors then disappear.

EDIT: My colleague also had this bug in VS 2017. Cleaning the solution via the Build menu didn't work. Right-clicking on the projects in the Solution Explorer and cleaning each one, then re-building, worked.

EDIT2: Just had this problem again. 22 "missing in namespace" errors.
I had deleted a button handler from a ViewModel, but forgotten to delete the button from the XAML code. When I fixed this genuine error, the 22 "missing in namespace" errors also disappeared.

Answer 5

I just unloaded the project and reloaded it in VS'2012 and it started working. No deleting anything necessary.

Answer 6

I also have the same issue in Visual Studio 2012 while adding new basic page in Xaml.I just run my application and the error removed automatically.