Xamarin Forms intellisense working for some attributes only

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I'm using Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 and Xamarin 4.2.1.62 (the latest stable). The issue I have is that when editing a Xamarin Forms file (.xaml), I don't get IntelliSense for all elements' attributes. For example, with StackLayout, I get suggestion for Orientation, but not for HorizontalOptions or BackgroundColor (although both are definitely valid attributes):

IntelliSense working No IntelliSense

I've tried all the different suggestions from this question: Cannot get Xamarin Xaml Intellisense working in VS 2015, but no luck:

  • The suggested extension is no longer available.
  • I don't use ReSharper.
  • When I try to open the XAML file by right clicking -> Open with... and selecting XAML Designer, I get an error saying "The file cannot be opened with the selected editor. Please choose another editor."

Is there some way to get the IntelliSense working for all attributes? Or is this normal currently?

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1 Answers

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I have also faced the same issue recently, which I resolved following these steps:

  1. Update to latest stable version of Xamarin from Tools>>Options>>Xamarin>>Other and check now, download and install latest update.
  2. Right click on solution explorer and click on Manage NuGet Packages For solution. select all the projects which are in your solution and update the version of Xamarin.Forms in all projects.
  3. Now go to your PCL project and add a single new XAML page, you can check that Intellisense will now work, but only on that page.
  4. Now Close the solution and restart the system, re-open your project, and your problem shoudl now be solved.