Creating the .NET Standard 2.0 library

In this recipe, we will be building a .NET Standard 2.0 library using Visual Studio for Mac. We will be using the same solution from the previous recipe.

Getting ready

Make sure you have completed the previous recipe that added an iOS project. If so, let's get started with adding the library and writing some code.

How to do it...

1. Open Finder.
2. Click Applications in the left-hand pane.
3. Now, double-click on the Visual Studio icon.

4. Now, click on Open, locate the Chapter8.Xamarin solution, and open it.
5. The Solution Explorer should look like this:

6. Now, control (^) + click on the Chapter8.Xamarin label and select Add | New Project.
7. In the New Projectdialog box, scroll down the left-hand pane till you see the Multi Platform section.

8. Click on Library and select .NET Standard Library under General in the right-hand pane. Also make sure C# is selected:

9. Click Next.
10. Select Target Framework: as .NET Standard 2.0 and click Next:

11. In the Project Name: textbox, type Chapter8.Xamarin...