Adding a .NET Standard 2.0 library to the Xamarin project

In this recipe, we will be looking at creating a .NET Standard 2.0 library and moving the default count code into the library. The counting code was created by Visual Studio for Mac as a default template for the Android app.

Getting ready

Make sure you have completed the previous recipe that creates a default Android Application. If you have already completed it, let's open up that solution and get started.

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. Click on Open, locate the Chapter9.Xamarin solution, and open it.
5. The Solution Explorer should look like this:

6. Now, control (^) + click on the Chapter9.Xamarin label and select Add | New Project.
7. In the New Project dialog box, scroll down the left-hand pane until 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...