Can Visual Studio IDE console application used for creating basic C# object-oriented features ?

Which version of VS?

from the web site:

This tutorial assumes you've finished the online introductory tutorials, and you've installed .NET Core SDK and Visual Studio Code.

I don't see why you wouldn't it be able to run that tutorial using VS 2017 or better.

Visual Studio is a far more powerful IDE than Visual Studio Code and apart from some clear distinctions (listed here: https://code.visualstudio.com/Docs/editor/whyvscode). Also, if you like you can use built-in Sandbox to do the entire exercise. Just click on Enter Focus Mode.


Regards,
Chinmay.

I'm using Visual Studio Pro 2017

I'm following "Introduction to classes" tutorial at the bottom of following link:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/tutorials/intro-to-csharp/index

.NET Core SDK and Visual Studio Code are not installed in my computer.  I want to create, compile, and run this tutorial in Visual Studio IDE.

I copied the code directly from tutorial.  Following is the code and compile errors:

Program.cs

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

namespace classes
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            var account = new BankAccount("Amer", 1000);
            Console.WriteLine($"Account {account.Number} was created for {account.Owner} with {account.Balance} initial balance.");
        }
    }
}

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BankAccount.cs

using System;

namespace classes
{
    public class BankAccount
    {
        public string Number { get; }
        public string Owner { get; set; }
        public decimal Balance { get;  }

        public void MakeDeposit(decimal amount, DateTime date, string note)
        {

        }
        public void MakeWithdrawal(decimal amount, DateTime date, string note)
        {

        }
   
    }

    /* constructor */
    public BankAccount(string name, decimal initialBalance)
    {
        this.Owner = name;
        this.Balance = initialBalance;
    }
}

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Attached are compile errors.  Why doesn't it compile?
compile_errors.PNG

Hi Naseeam,

First things first, did you install .Net Core SDK as we discussed in other thread? If yes then you have to select appropriate framework when you create the project. After that things will be straightforward.

Regards,
Chinmay.

Once you have installed .Net Core, you will see the options shown below:

.Net Core is not required for that tutorial. It can be used but is not a requirement

>> Just click on Enter Focus Mode
Instead, I created "Console App (.NET Framework)" application in Visual Studio IDE.  Why doesn't my tutorial program compile?

Regards,

have you moved your constructor inside the class?

What Eric  Said

a constructor has to be inside a class. move line 20 after 27

My Bad... I am way over my head in .Net Core nowadays as it is taking over the world. I did not notice you are doing a .Net Framework stuff. Sorry for the goof up.

Is .Net Core required or not?

I don't have .Net Core installed.

I chose following?  
 

no .Net Core is not required for this specific tutorial. Yes you select the console app

if you want to demystify what .Net Core is, read https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.NET_Core

Compilation is successful after moving constructor inside the class.

Expert found the root cause and provided working solution.