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Making .axml Intellisense work in Visual Studio 2015

Making Intellisense work for .axml files in Visual Studio 2015 Xamarin Projects

  1. Download both files from this guide
  2. Add the files to "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\Xml\Schemas"
  3. Open a .axml file in Visual Studio, and open Source view (not Design)
  4. Hit the Xml button in the toolbar, and select "Schemas..."
  5. Add "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\Xml\Schemas\android-layout-xml.xsd"
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I've just added a reply in the StackOverflow link.
We already support xsd-based intellisense in our Xamarin 4.1.0.x builds out of the box, available in the public Beta channel.
Thanks for your feedback!

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