How do I fix error CS8803? I think it might have to do with .NET 6.0 but what do I know-CodePudding

I'm trying to recreate Brackey's Classes tutorial from memory (checked afterwards, of course) and I've run into an issue concerning the order/placement of a fragment. Here's the code:

class Wizard
{
    public static string name;
    public static string spell;
    public static float experience;
    public static int slots;

    public Wizard(string _name, string _spell)
    {
        name = _name;
        spell = _spell;
        slots = 2;
        experience = 0f;
    }

    public void CastSpell()
    {
        if (slots > 0)
        {
            Console.WriteLine($"{name} casted {spell}.");
            slots--;
            experience  = 0.5f;
        }
        else
        {
            Console.WriteLine($"{name} is out of spells!");    
        }

        static void Meditate() //Used static void because public didn't work for some reason?
        {
            Console.WriteLine($"{name} meditates and regains all their spells!");
            slots = 2;
        }
    }
}
 
Wizard wizard1 = new Wizard("Wiz Name", "Spellum lazyum"); 
wizard1.CastSpell();

My problem lies in the placement of these last two lines. When I have them inside the Wizard class, it gives me the error Invalid token '(' in class, record, struct, or interface member declaration. Outside, it throws Top-level statements must precede namespace and type declarations. Am I correct in thinking that the latter might happen because of the 'removal' of the Program class in .NET 6.0? I think I have an okay understand of classes, but clearly I'm missing something. Sorry if this is a simple fix; I didn't get much sleep last night.

Thank you!!

CodePudding user response：

Your problem is the last two lines. These lines are executable code. Executable code must be inside a method.

Executable code is also allowed as top-level statements with specific syntax, hence the error message, but that is not relevant to your use case.

I don't know when you want to execute those two lines of code, but you probably do, so you should move them to the correct location

CodePudding user response：

No. The error is not related to NET.6.0.

Code cannot exist directly within a class while being outside of methods (or field/property initializers with respect to expressions). Hence the first error message.

Code can exist as top-level statements, but as the 2nd error message tells you, any top-level statements must precede type declarations. The declaration of a class is a type declaration. Thus your top-level statements do not precede the declaration of your Wizard class, hence error.