I have a C# WebApp that we are doing for a client. I have two classes in the project, defined (in separate files) as such...
A general utility library:
namespace Client.WebApp {
public static class General {
public static MyDbClass GetDB() {
//<creates and returns MyDbClass here>
}
}
}
A PageBase class:
namespace Client.WebApp {
public class PageBase : System.Web.UI.Page {
protected MyDbClass dbo { get; set; }
public PageBase() {
dbo = General.GetDB();
}
}
}
When I try to compile, I get the error from the dbo = General.GetDB();
line:
The name 'General' does not exist in the current context Client.WebApp.
- I have double-checked that the namespace is spelled right in both files.
- I have tried adding the top-level namespace
Client.WebApp
as a using directive in the pagebase file. - I have tried fully qualifying the name as in
dbo = Client.WebApp.General.GetDB();
Nothing has helped and it insists that my General
class does not exist.
Funny thing is that while the build hits this error and stops, the code-editor does not see this error, and the statement does not get red-under-squiggled.
The project is targeting Framework v.4.5.2, and I am working in VS 2015.
It is a strange error, in my VS2015 if I set a file Build Action to anything other than "Compile", I get an error underline on any type for that file.
Anyway the solution here is to verify that the Build Action is set to "Compile", I'm not sure why adding a new file would have set the build action to anything other than "Compile". I've also tested trying to add new files in multiple ways (select a text file template and just name it something.cs), it still sets it as "Compile". You should verify that your VS2015 instance is updated with the latest updates.