Must declare a body because it is not marked...

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Hi All I've been reading up on this error message I keep getting and it seems people on other forums know it as a beginners error. So I apologise in advance. Ive written code that will allow me to populate a combo box but I havent had a chance to test it because I keep getting the following error must declare a body because it is not marked abstract external or partial. The error didnt appear until I tried to run it and I dont know either what it means or how to get rid of it!! I'll post my code below and highlight the line the error appears on.... private void cmbexamboard_SelectedIndexChanged (object sender EventArgs e); { class Qualifications { public string Type { get; set; } } List qualificationslist = new List () { new Qualifications(){Type = GCE} new Qualifications(){Type = A-Level} }; } Thanks in advance Kate

Vulpes · Answer

Sorry I should have read the rest of the code :) A method needs to be followed by a block i.e. a series of statements (possibly none or one) contained within a pair of curly braces. At the moment you have a nested class Qualifications declared in there which isn't allowed within methods. You also have a List defined in there which I suspect is a field (i.e. a class level variable rather than a local variable. If so that needs to be removed from the method block as well. So what you need is: public class NSTasks : Form { public NSTasks() { InitializeComponent(); } private void cmbexamboard_SelectedIndexChanged (object sender EventArgs e) { // To Do : add some code in here } class Qualifications { public string Type { get; set; } } List qualificationslist = new List () { new Qualifications(){Type = GCE} new Qualifications(){Type = A-Level} }; }

Katie B · Answer

Thank you Vulpes but when ever I try to run it throws an error saying that it expects the semi colon. But it's also error messaged the section in bold saying that it's missing a partial modifier as a another partial modifier exists. Kate public class NSTasks : Form { public NSTasks() { InitializeComponent(); } private void cmbexamboard_SelectedIndexChanged (object sender EventArgs e) class Qualifications { public string Type { get; set; } } List qualificationslist = new List () { new Qualifications(){Type = GCE} new Qualifications(){Type = A-Level} };

Vulpes · Answer

The problem is the semi-colon at the end of this line. If you remove it then all should be well :) private void cmbexamboard_SelectedIndexChanged (object sender EventArgs e );