The type or namespace 'HttpClient' could not be found

Question

I am losing my mind over this reference error. I've added the Microsoft.Net.Http Nuget package, made sure the System.Net.Http reference is added to the page, imported the System.Net.Http namespace to the class. Nothing. I even went as far as to recreate the project from scratch using a blank template.

Can someone offer some ideas? Thanks!

Answer 1

Not sure if you have already tried this, but:

All I did was add the System.Net.Http in the project references.

In the Project Explorer, right click references -> add reference, then tick the relevant checkbox from the list of dlls and click OK

Answer 2

In my visual studio 2017 Xamarin.forms project I had the same problem. If I right click my solution, there is the "Manage NuGet packages..." If I select it, in the "Browse", I look for "System.net" I selected the found item, checked the checkboxes for the project and clicked "Install"