What causes this error?

[Carl Sadlier]

"denotes a 'field' where a 'class' was expected" I am a VB
programmer trying to learn Visual C#.

 

[Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]]

Carl,

Can you show the code that is causing the error?

 

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

"denotes a 'field' where a 'class' was expected" I am a VB
programmer trying to learn Visual C#.

I can't remember exactly the situations where that might come up, but
if you post an example we can try to explain what it means.

 

[Marco Martin]

Carl,

Can you post the "code snipet" that causes the error? Sounds like a syntax
problem to me but it would be better to see it.

regards,

MArco

 

[Ignacio Machin \( .NET/ C# MVP \)]

Hi Carl,


IIRC this error usually happen in a "new " assignment like this:

DropDownList drop = new dropdownlist ();

if it happen that the class has a field named "dropdownlist" the compiler
will give you that error.

It has happen to me before, only that as Jon's said I dont recall other
place where it may happen , if you are lucky you have to above scenario

Merry X-Mas,

 

[Marco Martin]

I've also seen it when using wrong class name in ForEach statements.

Marco