c# - CS0117 - Xamarin not detecting 'Resources' folders and files -


i have been developing xamarin.forms app, on ios , android. have run problem whereby code unable see resources being referenced in mainactivity.cs. have same error 2 different resources.

i following along udemy course , instructor emphasising manually building of xml files, hence 2 types, axml , xml.

first error

/users/richardcurteis/desktop/onedrive/devshared/xamarinprojects/notetaker/droid/mainactivity.cs(35,35): error cs0117: `notetaker.droid.resource' not contain definition `menu' (cs0117) (notetaker.droid) 

second error:

/users/richardcurteis/desktop/onedrive/devshared/xamarinprojects/notetaker/droid/mainactivity.cs(21,21): error cs0117: `notetaker.droid.resource.id' not contain definition `action_add' (cs0117) (notetaker.droid) 

mainactivity.cs

using system;  using android.app; using android.content; using android.runtime; using android.views; using android.widget; using android.os;  using supporttoolbar = android.support.v7.widget.toolbar; using android.support.v7.app; using system.collections.generic;  namespace notetaker.droid {     [activity (label = "note taker", mainlauncher = true, icon = "@drawable/icon")]     public class mainactivity : appcompatactivity     {         int count = 1;          private supporttoolbar toolbar;          protected override void oncreate (bundle savedinstancestate)         {             xamarin.insights.initialize (xamarininsights.apikey, this);             base.oncreate (savedinstancestate);             new database ();              // set our view "main" layout resource             setcontentview (resource.layout.main);             toolbar = findviewbyid<supporttoolbar> (resource.id.toolbar);             setsupportactionbar (toolbar);             // our button layout resource,             // , attach event             button button = findviewbyid<button> (resource.id.mybutton);             button.click += delegate {                 button.text = string.format ("{0} clicks!", count++);             };         }          public override bool oncreateoptionsmenu (imenu menu)         {             menuinflater.inflate (resource.menu.addmenu, menu);             return base.oncreateoptionsmenu (menu);         }          public override bool onoptionsitemselected (imenuitem item)         {             switch (item.itemid)             {             case resource.id.action_add:                 console.writeline ("add button clicked");                 return true;              default:                 return base.onoptionsitemselected (item);             }         }       } } 

addmenu.xml contains action_add id.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>  <menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"       xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto" >       <item          android:id="@+id/action_add"         android:icon="@drawable/addicon"         android:title="add"         app:showasaction="always"         /> </menu> 

resources tree

~/desktop/onedrive/devshared/xamarinprojects/notetaker/droid     tree resources/ resources/ ├── aboutresources.txt ├── resource.designer.cs ├── drawable │   └── addicon.png ├── layout │   ├── main.axml │   └── toolbar.xml ├── menu │   └── addmenu.xml ├── mipmap-hdpi │   └── icon.png ├── mipmap-mdpi │   └── icon.png ├── mipmap-xhdpi │   └── icon.png ├── mipmap-xxhdpi │   └── icon.png ├── mipmap-xxxhdpi │   └── icon.png └── values     ├── strings.xml     └── styles.xml  9 directories, 13 files 

ok figured out issue was. when had been coding had placed 'menu' folder in wrong directory. had done right clicking accidentally 'layout' , clicking 'add/new folder'.

the problem came when manually dragged , dropped folder correct place. but seems xamarin recognises files , folders added via right click option , compiler saw files in original, incorrect location.

however deleting files right click/'remove' does not solve issue. whilst target file removed xamarin ui, not removed project directory on disk , such new file same name cannot added. had navigate project folder , run rm -rf menu remove it. go xamarin , right click/add/new folder , new file.

following cleaned project , rebuilt , worked charm.

this post on xamarin forums tipped me off issue was.

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