how to view the design of xaml file in xamarin for

Question

Now i am going on with the development of xamarin forms pcl project,i have created a xaml file in my portable lib there i can't view the design.

Tried to fix it by the following link:

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh921077.aspx

http://blog.spinthemoose.com/2013/03/24/disable-the-xaml-designer-in-visual-studio/

How can i solve this issue.

Answer 1

Visual Studio's XAML Designer currently does not support Xamarin XAML files.There's no designer for it atm.

Even though their syntax are very similiar , there are some slight differences between them.

Answer 2

There are no designer support from Xamarin, as it would be bit of complicated, but you might find Xamarin Forms Player a good tool to go,

https://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/4ed9794a-2021-486a-9bca-4851c7ee7316