XamlParseException when trying to bind subclass Loaded event handler - xaml

Question

I am having these same problems in my Windows Phone Project:
XamlParseException when adding event handler in XAML
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/vstudio/en-US/7624b2fc-0dea-415f-a71d-1739020d9d2e/xamlparseexception-when-trying-to-bind-subclass-loaded-event-handler?forum=wpf
However, it seems like my handler does have the correct signature?
Even stranger, I did the same thing with the UIElement_Tap event, in another page and it works fine.
MainPage.xaml
<v:PageBase
x:Class="PhoneApp1.Views.MainPage"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:phone="clr-namespace:Microsoft.Phone.Controls;assembly=Microsoft.Phone"
xmlns:shell="clr-namespace:Microsoft.Phone.Shell;assembly=Microsoft.Phone"
xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
xmlns:v="clr-namespace:PhoneApp1.Views"
mc:Ignorable="d"
FontFamily="{StaticResource PhoneFontFamilyNormal}"
FontSize="{StaticResource PhoneFontSizeNormal}"
Foreground="{StaticResource PhoneForegroundBrush}"
SupportedOrientations="Portrait" Orientation="Portrait"
shell:SystemTray.IsVisible="True">
<Grid x:Name="LayoutRoot" Background="Transparent">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
<RowDefinition Height="*"/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<ItemsControl Grid.Row="0"
Loaded="ItemsControl_Loaded"
Margin="0,0,0,120">
<TextBlock Text="Item1"/>
<TextBlock Text="Item2"/>
<TextBlock Text="Item3"/>
</ItemsControl>
<ItemsControl Grid.Row="1"
Loaded="ItemsControl_Loaded"
Margin="0,120,0,0">
<TextBlock Text="Item1"/>
<TextBlock Text="Item2"/>
<TextBlock Text="Item3"/>
<TextBlock Text="Item4"/>
</ItemsControl>
</Grid>
</v:PageBase>
MainPage.xaml.cs
namespace PhoneApp1.Views
{
public partial class MainPage : PageBase
{
// Constructor
public MainPage()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
}
}
PageBase.cs
using Microsoft.Phone.Controls;
namespace PhoneApp1.Views
{
// Common code across pages.
public class PageBase : PhoneApplicationPage
{
protected virtual void ItemsControl_Loaded(object sender, System.Windows.RoutedEventArgs e )
{
//...
}
}
}
I know I could override the method and call the base type in my MainPage, but that defeats the purpose of having a common base, no?

Answer 1

This is how I ended up fixing this:
Gave the itemscontrol a name and wired up the event in the MainPage constructor:
itemControl1.Loaded += base.ItemsControl_Loaded;

Answer 2

Try to replace System.Windows.RoutedEventArgs with EventArgs