Accessing controls using C# code behind in Xamarin.Forms

Question

I can't access a label defined in the xaml file from the code behind C# code.

I tried the x:name="l" property but it tells me that "'l' is not defined":

Could anyone help me how to access controls from C# code behind by providing an example?

Katricekatrina

what you're doing is correct, but the XF Intellisense is pretty flaky. Try restarting VS, and do a clean and build to see i that fixes it – Wallacewallach

@Wallacewallach Thanks unloading and reloading the project really did the trick put this solution for me to mark it as answer thanks again – Katricekatrina

Answer 1

what you're doing is correct, but the XF Intellisense is pretty flaky. Try restarting VS, and do a clean and build to see i that fixes it

Wallacewallach

Just restarting VS (VS2017 in my case) sorted this. Who'd have thought eh ? – Tay

The problem persists (and your solution to it still works, thank you very much!) in 2022. – Gliadin