Code autogenerated by C# does not match that in book

Martin · December 8th, 2009, 12:36 PM

I am finding that code in this book does not match that auto generated in MS Visual C# 2008.
For example on Page 201 the ArrayList example appears on a single page however the code is split between two pages, one headed Program.cs and another called Form1.cs.
Where ever I key the line
ArrayList names = new ArrayList();
it does not like it.
Can you advise where I have gone wrong?
Thanks

dparsons · December 8th, 2009, 01:55 PM

Hello Martin.
What do you mean it doesn't "like it?" Are you getting a "Type or Namespace name 'ArrayList' could not be found" compiler error? If so, add the following using statement:

csharp Code:

using System.Collections;

hth.
-Doug

Martin · December 9th, 2009, 09:44 AM

Hi Doug

Thanks for your reply.

By doesn't like it I mean that the Error List contains errors, these being:
1 A namespace does not directly contain members such as fields or methods.
2 Expected class, delegate, enum, interface or struct.

Adding the code you have provided does not remove this error.

Thanks

Martin

dparsons · December 9th, 2009, 10:11 AM

Ahhh, it sounds like your code looks something like this:

csharp Code:

using System;
using System.Collections;
 
namespace Foo
{
   ArrayList names = new ArrayList();
   class Bar()
   {
   }
}

Which isn't legal. As the second error states only a class, delegate, enum, interface or struct is permited to be declared in a namespace. Move this declaration

csharp Code:

ArrayList names = new ArrayList();

into the class

csharp Code:

class Bar()
{
    ArrayList names = new ArrayList();   
}

This should clear up the error you are recieving.

hth
-Doug

DrPurdum · December 12th, 2009, 11:27 AM

I just downloaded the code from the Wrox web site (I'm on vacation in FL) and the code compiled without error. However, if I took the array list definition and moved it outside the

publicclassfrmMain : Form

definition, then I get the errors that you mentioned. If you use the program template that I discuss on page 38 throughout the book, you won't have these issues. If you use the default (namespace) code generated by VS, these errors will occurs sometimes. Just use the template for the examples and you should have no problems.