I am trying to add a tabbed page as shown in the xamarin documentation but I keep getting the following error, System.NullReferenceException "Object reference not set to an instance of an object." Do I need to declare a new object for each page or is this done automatically when using xaml?
Here is my StackTrace,
at Xamarin.Forms.Platform.Android.AppCompat.Platform.LayoutRootPage(Xamarin.Forms.P age page, Int32 width, Int32 height) [0x0005d] in C:\BuildAgent\work\aad494dc9bc9783\Xamarin.Forms.Platform.Android\AppCompat\Plat form.cs:279
at Xamarin.Forms.Platform.Android.AppCompat.Platform.Xamarin.Forms.Platform.Android.IPlatformLayout.OnLayout (Boolean changed, Int32 l, Int32 t, Int32 r, Int32 b) [0x00003] in C:\BuildAgent\work\aad494dc9bc9783\Xamarin.Forms.Platform.Android\AppCompat\Platform.cs:196
at Xamarin.Forms.Platform.Android.PlatformRenderer.OnLayout (Boolean changed, Int32 l, Int32 t, Int32 r, Int32 b) [0x0000e] in C:\BuildAgent\work\aad494dc9bc9783\Xamarin.Forms.Platform.Android\PlatformRenderer.cs:73
at Android.Views.ViewGroup.n_OnLayout_ZIIII (IntPtr jnienv, IntPtr native__this, Boolean changed, Int32 l, Int32 t, Int32 r, Int32 b) [0x00009] in /Users/builder/data/lanes/3415/7db2aac3/source/monodroid/src/Mono.Android/platforms/android-23/src/generated/Android.Views.ViewGroup.cs:3427
at (wrapper dynamic-method) System.Object:d59f31f1-b9b6-40ea-9254-a422fe409750 (intptr,intptr,bool,int,int,int,int)
Here is my code,
using Xamarin.Forms;
namespace BSi.Mobile.Events.Views
{
public partial class MainMasterDetailPage : MasterDetailPage
{
public MainMasterDetailPage()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
}
}
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<MasterDetailPage xmlns="http://xamarin.com/schemas/2014/forms"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2009/xaml"
xmlns:prism="clr-namespace:Prism.Mvvm;assembly=Prism.Forms"
xmlns:local="clr-namespace:BSi.Mobile.Events.Views;assembly=BSi.Mobile.Events"
prism:ViewModelLocator.AutowireViewModel="True"
x:Class="BSi.Mobile.Events.Views.MainMasterDetailPage">
<MasterDetailPage.Master>
<ContentPage Title="Default" Padding="10">
<StackLayout>
<Button Text="Home" Command="{Binding MenuSelectedCommand}" CommandParameter="NavigationPage\MainPage"/>
<Button Text="Event Schedule" Command="{Binding MenuSelectedCommand}" CommandParameter="NavigationPage\EventPage"/>
<Button Text="Floor Plan" Command="{Binding MenuSelectedCommand}" CommandParameter="NavigationPage\FloorPlanPage"/>
<Button Text="Sponsor/Media Partners" Command="{Binding MenuSelectedCommand}" CommandParameter="NavigationPage\SponsorsPage"/>
<Button Text="Where To Eat" Command="{Binding MenuSelectedCommand}" CommandParameter="NavigationPage\FoodNearbyPage"/>
</StackLayout>
</ContentPage>
</MasterDetailPage.Master>
<MasterDetailPage.Detail>
<TabbedPage>
<TabbedPage.Children>
<local:MainPage Title="Info" Icon="http://icons.iconarchive.com/icons/graphicloads/100-flat/256/home-icon.png"/>
<local:EventPage Title="Sessions" Icon="http://icons.iconarchive.com/icons/graphicloads/100-flat/256/home-icon.png"/>
<local:SpeakersPage Title="Speakers" Icon="http://icons.iconarchive.com/icons/graphicloads/100-flat/256/home-icon.png"/>
<local:ExhibitsPage Title="Exhibits" Icon="http://icons.iconarchive.com/icons/graphicloads/100-flat/256/home-icon.png"/>
</TabbedPage.Children>
</TabbedPage>
</MasterDetailPage.Detail>
</MasterDetailPage>
UPDATE:
I made some changes as suggested by SushiHangover, I now recieve no errors but my tabbed menu is not appearing.