Visual Studio Missing Java Binding Library Project Template

Stewart Basterash 96 Reputation points
2021-03-05T15:44:08.32+00:00

I have recently run into an issue with a xamarin forms development. One solution I found was to add a java library (jar) to the project and use that functionality. All the documentation on MS Visual Studio begins with... Create a new "Java Bindings Library" project.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/android/platform/binding-java-library/binding-a-jar

Currently, my freshly installed version of Visual Studio does not have this template as it is described in multiple posts. I assumed that there was something missing from the selection and installation of VS 2019. This does not appear to be the case either. And, I have looked for a template download... Can someone provide some guidance? I need to link a java library to a xamarin forms project.

Thank you in advance...

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  1. Stewart AC Basterash 26 Reputation points
    2021-03-26T20:35:21.29+00:00

    Ladies and Gentlemen... Here is the solution...

    https://github.com/xamarin/xamarin-android/issues/5714

    Read down to where the individual talks about the options dialog in Visual Studio... Uncheck the "Show all .NET Core templates in the new project dialog"

    PREFACE... UNCHECK!!!!

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  2. Cole Xia (Shanghai Wicresoft Co,.Ltd.) 6,751 Reputation points
    2021-03-08T09:26:55.323+00:00

    Hello,

    Welcome to Microsoft Q&A!

    Android Class Library selection will be shown in Project Template if we select Mobile development with .NET in installer .

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    I test on the latest visual studio for windows(16.9.0) , the template shows as expected .

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    I suggest you try to repair or update Visual Studio in installer .

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  3. Markus Jessl 21 Reputation points
    2021-03-09T07:07:18.667+00:00

    Same problem on my side.

    I'm developing for an Xamarin Android app in VS 2019 and just now need to implement a 3rd party SDK which is only available as a .jar/.aar file.

    I tried with VS 2019 and VS 2019 Preview:

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    However, the Android Binding Library is missing:

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    Hope Microsoft can help us soon as this is currently slowing down our development.

    Thx a lot.

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  4. Arthur Nogueira 1 Reputation point
    2021-03-25T21:18:12.503+00:00

    Same problem here.

    Updated VS to version 16.9.2 yesterday and can't find the template.

    Is there any other way to import .aar files?

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  5. Eric Lira 1 Reputation point
    2021-03-26T13:44:05.547+00:00

    I just updated to VS Community 16.9.2 and the same happen to me, and it's not only the binding template that is missing, Android class library is missing too.

    I tried a repair and removing and reinstalling the mobile development tools but no luck.

    I wonder if Microsoft has removed these templates from VS Communit. Has anyone running VS Professional had this issue?