Value assignment to a variable in asp.net

Question

I tried to assign a value in aspx.cs file .

    static String cnn;
    cnn = "hi";

I get an error 'cnn is a field but used as a type'. I have added the code above all functions in the class.(not inside page load or any other event handler).

Why do I get this error and what is the reason ? How to fix ?

Answer 1

You can't refer to cnn outside of a function, except when declaring the field.

If you want to declare and initialize the field, this can be done in one line:

static string cnn = "hi";

Note on style - in C#, use string , not String .