The Directory Name Of Obj/Debug/android/src/{name Space} Is A MD5 Hash?

In Xamarin Android, I am working with a DialogPreference class and need to access the full path of the class from the XML. I was having a hard time doing it and checked the obj/Deb

Solution 1:

I suspect you have updated to Xamarin.Android 5.1, and that this md5 directory is a consequence of the breaking change in the "name mangling scheme for Android Callable Wrappers".

See also:

• The release notes: http://developer.xamarin.com/releases/android/xamarin.android_5/xamarin.android_5.1/#Breaking_Changes

• The "Android breaking changes" section of the release announcement on the forums http://forums.xamarin.com/discussion/37277/stable-release-xamarin-android-5-1-0-breaking-changes-new-features-and-bug-fixes/p1