The name 'InitializeComponent' does not exist in the current context. Cannot get any help on net searches

Question

Hi I am getting an error of InitializeComponent in my app.xaml.cs page I have checked the net and everything but no solution works. Please help.

InitializeComponent does not exist

C# file:

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Net;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using System.Windows.Documents;
using System.Windows.Input;
using System.Windows.Media;
using System.Windows.Media.Animation;
using System.Windows.Navigation;
using System.Windows.Shapes;
using Microsoft.Phone.Controls;
using Microsoft.Phone.Shell;
using Newtonsoft.Json;

namespace Miser_sApp
{
     public partial class App : Application
    {
          /// <summary>
         /// Provides easy access to the root frame of the Phone Application.
         /// </summary> 
         /// <returns>The root frame of the Phone Application.</returns>
          public PhoneApplicationFrame RootFrame { get; private set; }

         /// <summary> 
         /// Constructor for the Application object.
         /// </summary>
        public App()
         {
             // Global handler for uncaught exceptions. 
              UnhandledException += Application_UnhandledException;

             // Standard Silverlight initialization
             InitializeComponent();

             // Phone-specific initialization
            InitializePhoneApplication();

            // Show graphics profiling information while debugging.
            if (System.Diagnostics.Debugger.IsAttached)
            {
                // Display the current frame rate counters.
                Application.Current.Host.Settings.EnableFrameRateCounter = true;

                // Show the areas of the app that are being redrawn in each frame.
                //Application.Current.Host.Settings.EnableRedrawRegions = true;

                // Enable non-production analysis visualization mode, 
                 // which shows areas of a page that are handed off to GPU with a colored overlay.
                //Application.Current.Host.Settings.EnableCacheVisualization = true;

                // Disable the application idle detection by setting the UserIdleDetectionMode property of the
                // application's PhoneApplicationService object to Disabled.
                 // Caution:- Use this under debug mode only. Application that disables user idle detection will continue to run
                // and consume battery power when the user is not using the phone.
                PhoneApplicationService.Current.UserIdleDetectionMode = IdleDetectionMode.Disabled;
            }

       }

        // Code to execute when the application is launching (eg, from Start)
        // This code will not execute when the application is reactivated
        private void Application_Launching(object sender, LaunchingEventArgs e)
        {
        }

        // Code to execute when the application is activated (brought to foreground)
        // This code will not execute when the application is first launched
        private void Application_Activated(object sender, ActivatedEventArgs e)
        {
        }

         // Code to execute when the application is deactivated (sent to background)
        // This code will not execute when the application is closing
        private void Application_Deactivated(object sender, DeactivatedEventArgs e)
        {
        }

        // Code to execute when the application is closing (eg, user hit Back)
        // This code will not execute when the application is deactivated
        private void Application_Closing(object sender, ClosingEventArgs e)
        {
        }

        // Code to execute if a navigation fails
        private void RootFrame_NavigationFailed(object sender, NavigationFailedEventArgs e)
       {
            if (System.Diagnostics.Debugger.IsAttached)
            {
                // A navigation has failed; break into the debugger
                System.Diagnostics.Debugger.Break();
            }
        }

        // Code to execute on Unhandled Exceptions
        private void Application_UnhandledException(object sender,    ApplicationUnhandledExceptionEventArgs e)
        {
            if (System.Diagnostics.Debugger.IsAttached)
            {
                // An unhandled exception has occurred; break into the debugger
                System.Diagnostics.Debugger.Break();
            }
       }

        #region Phone application initialization

        // Avoid double-initialization
        private bool phoneApplicationInitialized = false;

        // Do not add any additional code to this method
        private void InitializePhoneApplication()
        {
            if (phoneApplicationInitialized)
                return;

            // Create the frame but don't set it as RootVisual yet; this allows the splash
            // screen to remain active until the application is ready to render.
            RootFrame = new PhoneApplicationFrame();
            RootFrame.Navigated += CompleteInitializePhoneApplication;

            // Handle navigation failures
            RootFrame.NavigationFailed += RootFrame_NavigationFailed;

            // Ensure we don't initialize again
            phoneApplicationInitialized = true;
        }

        // Do not add any additional code to this method
        private void CompleteInitializePhoneApplication(object sender, NavigationEventArgs e)
        {
             // Set the root visual to allow the application to render
            if (RootVisual != RootFrame)
                RootVisual = RootFrame;

            // Remove this handler since it is no longer needed
             RootFrame.Navigated -= CompleteInitializePhoneApplication;
        }

        #endregion
    }
}

XAML file:

<Application 
    x:Class="Miser_sApp.App"
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"       
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
    xmlns:phone="clr-namespace:Microsoft.Phone.Controls;assembly=Microsoft.Phone"
    xmlns:shell="clr-namespace:Microsoft.Phone.Shell;assembly=Microsoft.Phone">

    <!--Application Resources-->
    <Application.Resources>
    </Application.Resources>

    <Application.ApplicationLifetimeObjects>
        <!--Required object that handles lifetime events for the application-->
        <shell:PhoneApplicationService 
            Launching="Application_Launching" Closing="Application_Closing" 
            Activated="Application_Activated" Deactivated="Application_Deactivated"/>
    </Application.ApplicationLifetimeObjects>

</Application>

I have uploaded the app.xaml contents. I have not made any changes in it.

Solution 1

There are two potential causes of this.

1. The most common is the x:Class doesn't match up with the MainPage.xaml namespace. Make sure that x:Class in MainPage.xaml has the correct namespace.

2. The second most common cause of this problem is that the "Build Action" is not set to "Page" for MainPage.xaml!

Solution 2

This is the same question and answer here: The name 'InitializeComponent' does not exist in the current context

You might get this error when you import a class from another project, or change the path of the xaml file, or the namespace of either the xaml or behind .cs file.

One: It might have a namespace that is not the same as what you have in you new project

namespace TrainerB.MVC.Forms
{
     public partial class AboutDeveloper : ContentPage
     {
          public AboutDeveloper()
          {
               InitializeComponent();
          }
     }
}

As you can see the name space in the imported file begins with the old project name: "TrainerB", but your new project might have a different name, so just change it to the correct new project name, in both the .xaml file and the behind .cs file.

Two:

change the properties of the .xaml file to:

Build Action: Embedded Resource

Custom Tool: MSBuild:UpdateDesignTimeXaml

Solution 3

1. Ensure the BuildAction of your App.xaml is set to "ApplicationDefinition"
2. Delete the "obj" folder in the project, rebuild.
3. If the problem persist, get rid of the "_" character in your namespace.

Solution 4

I had the same build error but the build action was already set to Page. Trying Build Action set to ApplicationDefinition (error: there can only one instance of that), and setting it back to Page, fixed the build error. Sounds like black magic, but it worked for me.

Solution 5

In my case, I had set build action of XAML page to Embedded Resource, reverting it to Page fixed the issue.

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Comments

[Angshuman Agarwal]

+1 When I moved around the XAML from one csproj to another, the BuildAction was broken. Resetting it to "Page" worked.

[opewix]

+1 Deleting obj folder helped me! Thanks

[Sinaesthetic]

Startup objects are the solution, not the project

[gregsdennis]

Black magic, it is! This was the only thing that worked for me. Everything else was set correctly.

[sandeep_kosta]

btw i solved it by removing the click property from a button which was defined twice by mistake , so any xaml file syntax error causes this issue too..

[PEHLAJ]

Thanks buddy..It works

[Zame]

how to access this xaml file please ? @reader Man San

[webo80]

Oh, not for me...

[Trowa]

I don't like this but it seems worked for me!

[JosefZ]

Please explain (and source) your suggestion. Why do you think that it might solve the problem?

[Hans Hardmeier]

As a side note: If you get this error after changing to use dotnet msbuild instead of the classic msbuild, you need to add a /t:Restore to the build command.