retain local variable of page so not collected (#6054)

diff --git a/Xamarin.Forms.Platform.iOS/Renderers/PageRenderer.cs b/Xamarin.Forms.Platform.iOS/Renderers/PageRenderer.cs
index abaf0c4..b58677d 100644 (file)
--- a/Xamarin.Forms.Platform.iOS/Renderers/PageRenderer.cs
+++ b/Xamarin.Forms.Platform.iOS/Renderers/PageRenderer.cs
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ namespace Xamarin.Forms.Platform.iOS
                VisualElementPackager _packager;
                VisualElementTracker _tracker;
 
+               // storing this into a local variable causes it to not get collected. Do not delete this please         
+               PageContainer _pageContainer;
                internal PageContainer Container => NativeView as PageContainer;
 
                Page Page => Element as Page;
@@ -121,9 +123,11 @@ namespace Xamarin.Forms.Platform.iOS
 
                public override void LoadView()
                {
-                       View = new PageContainer(this);
-               }
+                       if (_pageContainer == null)
+                               _pageContainer = new PageContainer(this);
 
+                       View = _pageContainer;
+               }
                public override void ViewWillLayoutSubviews()
                {
                        base.ViewWillLayoutSubviews();
@@ -262,6 +266,7 @@ namespace Xamarin.Forms.Platform.iOS
 
                                Element = null;
                                Container?.Dispose();
+                               _pageContainer = null;
                                _disposed = true;
                        }