IntelliSense does work with x:Static markup extension

[mauler2025]

Versions

• Visual Studio Community version: 16.5.4

What happened

IntelliSense does not show Constants when typing local:. However, after typing local:Constants followed by a period, the IntelliSense shows Message field.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Install Visual Studio Community Version 16.5.4 and open it.
2. Create a new Xamarin.Forms project named IntellisenseNotWorking with a blank template. I set the platform to UWP only.
3. Add a new class to the .Net Standard shared project, name it Constants as follows.

namespace IntellisenseNotWorking
{
    class Constants
    {
        public static readonly string Message = "Xamarin.Forms is fun!";
    }
}

4. Modify the MainPage.xaml as follows.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<ContentPage xmlns="http://xamarin.com/schemas/2014/forms"
             xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2009/xaml"
             xmlns:d="http://xamarin.com/schemas/2014/forms/design"
             xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
             xmlns:local="clr-namespace:IntellisenseNotWorking"
             mc:Ignorable="d"
             x:Class="IntellisenseNotWorking.MainPage">

    <StackLayout>
        <Label Text="{x:Static }" />
    </StackLayout>

</ContentPage>

5. Type local: right after x:Static. You will see only App shown, no Constants can be selected. However, after typing local:Constants followed by a period, the IntelliSense starts working again and provides you with Message field.

Expected behavior

After typing local:, IntelliSense should show Constants class so I can select it and proceed to type a period followed by typing Message field.

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