: Error CS1729: 'SQLiteConnection' does not contain a constructor that takes 1 arguments (CS1729)

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Does anyone have any idea of how to solve this error message

Error CS1729: 'SQLiteConnection' does not contain a constructor that takes 1 arguments (CS1729)

this is the files where it is happening

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using Android.App;
using Android.Content;
using Android.OS;
using Android.Runtime;
using Android.Views;
using Android.Widget;
using SQLite;
using Android.Util;

using SQLite.Net;

namespace CPDEP1
{
    public class DataBase
    {
        string folder = System.Environment.GetFolderPath(System.Environment.SpecialFolder.Personal);
        public bool createDataBase()
        {
            try
            {
                using (var connection = new SQLiteConnection(System.IO.Path.Combine(folder, "Persons.db")));
                {
                    connection.CreateTable<Person>();
                    return true;
                }
            }
            catch(SQLiteException ex)
            {
                Log.Info("SQLiteEx", ex.Message);
                return false;
            }
        }

        public bool insertIntoTablePerson(Person person)
        {
            try
            {
                using (var connection = new SQLiteConnection(System.IO.Path.Combine(folder, "Persons.db")))
                {
                    connection.Insert(person);
                    return true;
                }
            }
            catch(SQLiteException ex)
            {
                Log.Info("SQLiteEx", ex.Message);
                return false;
            }
        }

        public List<Person> selectTablePerson()
        {
            try
            {
                using (var connection = new SQLiteConnection(System.IO.Path.Combine(folder, "Persons.db")))
                {
                    return connection.Table<Person>().ToList();

                }
            }
            catch (SQLiteException ex)
            {
                Log.Info("SQLiteEx", ex.Message);
                return null;
            }
        }

        public bool updateTablePerson(Person person)
        {
            try
            {
                using (var connection = new SQLiteConnection(System.IO.Path.Combine(folder, "Persons.db")))
                {
                    connection.Query<Person>("UPDATE Person set Nom=?,Prenom=?,Telephone=?,Addresse=?,Courriel=?,Cin=? Where Id=?,",person.Nom,person.Prennom,person.Telephone,person.Addresse,person.Courriel,person.Cin,person.Id);
                    return true;
                }
            }
            catch (SQLiteException ex)
            {
                Log.Info("SQLiteEx", ex.Message);
                return false;
            }
        }

        public bool deleteTablePerson(Person person)
        {
            try
            {
                using (var connection = new SQLiteConnection(System.IO.Path.Combine(folder, "Persons.db")))
                {
                    connection.Delete(person);
                    return true;
                }
            }
            catch (SQLiteException ex)
            {
                Log.Info("SQLiteEx", ex.Message);
                return false;
            }
        }

        public bool selectQueryTablePerson(int Id)
        {
            try
            {
                using (var connection = new SQLiteConnection(System.IO.Path.Combine(folder, "Persons.db")))
                {
                    connection.Query<Person>("SELECT * FROM Person Where Id=?", Id);
                    return true;
                }
            }
            catch (SQLiteException ex)
            {
                Log.Info("SQLiteEx", ex.Message);
                return false;
            }
        }

    }
}

Thanks in advance for your help

Answer 1

I was following the instruction here: https://wolfprogrammer.com/2016/09/10/adding-a-sqlite-database-to-xamarin-forms/ and got the same error.

Then I referred to Microsoft instruction here ( https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/mt736454.aspx ) and noticed there are 2 very similar thing both written by Frank Krueger. Please check the image below, download the one that is highlighted in GREEN, not the RED one.