topic Re: XAML errors when creating a new ArcGIS PRO dockpane in ArcGIS Pro SDK Questions

XAML errors when creating a new ArcGIS PRO dockpane

RogerAsbury — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 00:21:59 GMT

In Visual Studio 2022, when creating a new ArcGIS PRO dockpane for a project, the default dockpane XAML file created seems to have a number of errors, as shown in the screenshot below. However, if run, everything runs fine, but the XAML designer won't display in VS giving the error "Invalid Markup".

The squiggly blue underlines tend to contain errors such as:

Just curious how I can fix this.

For reference:
Visual Studio 2022 vers. 17.11.5

ArcGIS PRO sdk for .net vers. 3.4.0.55405

Re: XAML errors when creating a new ArcGIS PRO dockpane

CharlesMacleod — Fri, 03 Jan 2025 20:09:11 GMT

binding errors like those usually come from the vs designer attempting to load a/the control into the VS designer UI. they are not compilation errors as such which is why the addin compiles and runs ok.

I wonder if your issue might be related to this post: https://developercommunity.visualstudio.com/t/Update-to-Version-1780-causes-error-T/10519868

fyi - I think u can modify what gets output here (if u wanted to):

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/62838824/how-to-send-databinding-errors-to-visual-studios-output-window

Re: XAML errors when creating a new ArcGIS PRO dockpane

Wolf — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 22:39:39 GMT

I have experienced this issue myself and traced it back to some random issue with the XAML designer. The errors you are seeing are only 'XAML Designer' errors and usually the errors go away when you close the 'XAML Designer'. The error output is caused by a bug in the 'XAML Designer' and therefore you can 'build and run' the app and bring up your dockpane, even with these 'XAML Designer' errors. Sometimes i was able to fix the issue by closing the solution, deleting the obj and bin folders, reopening the solution and then performing a 'rebuild all'.

Re: XAML errors when creating a new ArcGIS PRO dockpane

nadja — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 10:56:09 GMT

I have similar problems:

Error: 40 : BindingExpression path error - with various variables, such as IsPortalProject, LastUpdatedLabel, PullUpdatesCommand etc.

System.Windows.Data Error: 4 : Cannot find source for binding with reference 'RelativeSource FindAncestor, AncestorType='ArcGIS.Desktop.Core.Search.SearchFilterControl', AncestorLevel='1''. BindingExpression:Path=FilterItemsSource; DataItem=null; target element is 'TreeView' (Name=''); target property is 'ItemsSource' (type 'IEnumerable'))

I tried your solution from above and I created a minimal sample with only one button in my dockpane which opens a new map. it works fine, but there are may of above mentioned errors. any suggestions what I could improve?