[RESOLVED] Declaration expected

[mancroft]

Hello

I have added a new windows form to the project and put in the lines (see below) BUT this line here:

 mywriterdefaultsettings.WriteLine("TWO")

generates an error "Declaration expected"

Any idea as to the cure?

Thank you.

Public Class defaultsettings

 Dim thestringstart2 As String = ""
 Dim thestringend2 As String = "defaultsettings.txt"
 Dim thefilepath2 As String = thestringstart2 & thestringend2

 Dim myfilestream2 As New System.IO.FileStream(thefilepath2, IO.FileMode.Append, IO.FileAccess.Write)

 Dim mywriterdefaultsettings As New System.IO.StreamWriter(myfilestream2)

 mywriterdefaultsettings.WriteLine("TWO")

End Class

[jmcilhinney]

The only code you can have outside of a method is a variable declaration. You can only make method calls from within a method. The only exception to this would be when you declare a variable and assign it on the same line. In short, you must put that call to WriteLine inside a procedure or function.

[mancroft]

Thanx jmcilhinney

This works... duh!

Public Sub defaultsettings(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)
mywriterdefaultsettings.WriteLine("INSIDE TWO")
End Sub

[jmcilhinney]

I would be inclined to declare those IO objects at the class level but actually create them in a constructor. Generally it's good practice to perform IO operations within a Try block in case there are any issues, and you can't do that outside a method.

[mancroft]

Blimey, jmcilhinney, you certainly know your stuff!