automatic properties still must declare a body?

Question

I'm using automatic properties in VS 2010, as per

Auto-Implemented Properties

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb384054.aspx

It was OK before, but somehow (after I've tweak web.config?) all of sudden I get the following error:

must declare a body because it is not marked abstract or extern

It was OK before. What could be wrong? 

Thanks

Answer 1

You should have the following in the web config for auto-implemented properties to work:

<system.codedom>
        <compilers>
                <compiler language="c#;cs;csharp" extension=".cs" type="Microsoft.CSharp.CSharpCodeProvider,System, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" warningLevel="4">
                        <providerOption name="CompilerVersion" value="v4.0" />
                        <providerOption name="WarnAsError" value="false" />
                </compiler>
        </compilers>
</system.codedom>

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Ali Hamdar (alihamdar.com - www.ids.com.lb)

Answer 2

Ali, thanks for your reply, but FYI, it didn't work for me, my VS 2010. 

I found the following works:

			<compiler language="c#;cs;csharp" extension=".cs" warningLevel="4" type="Microsoft.CSharp.CSharpCodeProvider, System, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089">
				<providerOption name="CompilerVersion" value="v3.5"/>
				<providerOption name="WarnAsError" value="false"/>
			</compiler>

thanks all the same

FYI, my properties is defined as:

    public static string MyVal
    {
        get;
        set;
    }

Answer 3

Found out that I was using the wrong "compilation" directives.