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Why I can't add a class library project reference to a Silverlight project?

Asked 2010-09-02T12:24:14.880
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I am a newcomer to Silverlight and while I have been following some tutorials I wanted to create a new project with a class library so that I can use it from my page's xaml.cs code behind.

But when I tried to add my class library project I get a warning message saying:

You can only add project references to other Silverlight projects in the solution

It is clear what it says. But what is the reason behind this? Why I cannot add a class library project reference to a Silverlight project?

Thanks

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You can add a reference to a class library to a silverlight application but that class library needs to be a Silverlight Class Library.

When you use Add Project ont he solution select the "Silverlight" option under "Visual C#" ( or "Visual Basic" or even "Visual F#"). You will see a template for a "Silverlight Class Library". Your class library needs to have used this template in order to be eligable to be reference by a Silverlight application or other Silverlight Class libraries.

answered 2010-09-02T12:36:37.907

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