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C# C# Basics (Retired) Console I/O Receiving Input

Ryan Farina
Ryan Farina
89 Points
Posted by Ryan Farina
Ryan Farina
89 Points

Error cs0246

I keep getting this error message and it says " the type or namespace name 'string' could not be found. Are you missing 'System' using directive. What should I do?

2 Answers

Ashley White
Ashley White
5,613 Points
Ashley White
Ashley White
5,613 Points

I would make sure that you add the "using System;" above your programs' namespace.

Jerome vanGaalen
Jerome vanGaalen
18,941 Points
Jerome vanGaalen
Jerome vanGaalen
18,941 Points

I had this same problem and found an answer on another forum. My problem was I was capitalizing the letter s in string. Once I fixed that my code ran fine.