Welcome to the Treehouse Community

Want to collaborate on code errors? Have bugs you need feedback on? Looking for an extra set of eyes on your latest project? Get support with fellow developers, designers, and programmers of all backgrounds and skill levels here with the Treehouse Community! While you're at it, check out some resources Treehouse students have shared here.

Looking to learn something new?

Treehouse offers a seven day free trial for new students. Get access to thousands of hours of content and join thousands of Treehouse students and alumni in the community today.

Start your free trial

C# ASP.NET MVC Forms Creating a Basic Form Using Our Models

Andre Liverød
Andre Liverød
3,663 Points
Posted by Andre Liverød
Andre Liverød
3,663 Points

Cannot run the code, getting errors in the Add() method

Got error when trying to run this code from the example:

    public ActionResult Add()
    {
        var entry = new Entry();
        {
            Date = DateTime.Today
        };
        return View(entry);
    }

Got two errors: ; expected The name "Date" does not exist in the current context.

I got it working by what i think should be the correct code, great if someone can verify that this is correct (at least the code runs and seems correct):

    public ActionResult Add()
    {
        var entry = new Entry();
        {
            var Date = DateTime.Today;
        };
        return View(entry);
    }
Andre Liverød
Andre Liverød
3,663 Points
Andre Liverød
Andre Liverød
3,663 Points

Just an update, my code is not correct, it does not get the current date today and update the form with it. Probably because im making a new date variable but just using the Date variable gives me the error above.

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
230,274 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
230,274 Points

Your first code was almost correct, it just has a typo. There's a stray semicolon between the instantiation of entry and the brace on the following line that begins the object initializer. The reason you won't need a "var" in front of "Date" is because you're not creating a new variable but giving a value to the "Date" property of the newly created entry object.