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?

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 — Jason, Jun 02 '18 at 01:04
@Jason Thanks unloading and reloading the project really did the trick put this solution for me to mark it as answer thanks again — Yossef Nagy, Jun 02 '18 at 01:13

score 8 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 02 '18 at 01:46

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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

answered Jun 02 '18 at 01:46

Jason

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Just restarting VS (VS2017 in my case) sorted this. Who'd have thought eh ? – Greg Trevellick Feb 08 '19 at 21:36
The problem persists (and your solution to it still works, thank you very much!) in 2022. – Michael Rogers Sep 15 '22 at 19:46

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