The name 'Console' does not exist in the current context In xamarin forms app

I am working on a app in Xamarin Forms that needs to get the geolocation data from the device and then put the geolocation coordinates into the forecast.io URL I am using the Geolocator plugin by James Montemagno and i'm using the code that the read me suggests, however I get the following error 4 times:

The name 'Console' does not exist in the current context

Here's my code:

using AppName.Data; using Xamarin.Forms; using Plugin.Geolocator; namespace AppName.Radar { public partial class RadarHome : ContentPage { public RadarHome() { var locator = CrossGeolocator.Current; locator.DesiredAccuracy = 50; var position = await locator.GetPositionAsync(timeout: 10000); Console.WriteLine("Position Status: {0}", position.Timestamp); Console.WriteLine("Position Latitude: {0}", position.Latitude); Console.WriteLine("Position Longitude: {0}", position.Longitude); var LatLong = position.Latitude + "," + position.Longitude; var browser = new WebView(); browser.Source = "" + LatLong; Content = browser; } } } 

I am using Visual Studio Update 3. Any ideas on what I'm doing wrong?

4 Answers

Since your code is in a PCL with a specific profile the System.Console isn't available.

Use Debug.WriteLine("Text here") instead, don't forget to add using System.Diagnostics;.

Declaring using System; at the beginning of the code also works.

Please use System.Console.WriteLine("text"); to Display output

The "Console" function is only available if you create a Console App(.NET Core) or (.Net Framework); so, if you for example create a Blank App, it is not going to work. But instead, you can use the Debug function.