Anonymous Method syntax issue

[Joel Finkel]

Folks,

Sorry to take up bandwidth, but for the life of me I cannot see the syntax
error in this code:

Timer myTimer = new Timer();
myTimer.Tick += delegate {
stopWaiting = true;
};

The compiler error indicates that the parser is exepcting a "}" at the "."
in the second line. This is the first error in the source file.

By the way, the same error is thrown if I use either of these two variations:

myTimer.Tick += delegate() {
stopWaiting = true;
};

myTimer.Tick += delegate(object sender, EventArgs e) {
stopWaiting = true;
};

Thanks in advance for your assistance.

/Joel Finkel
finkel@sd-il.com

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

Re: Anonymous Method syntax issue

Joel Finkel <JoelFinkel@dis cussions.micros oft.com> wrote:[color=blue]
> Sorry to take up bandwidth, but for the life of me I cannot see the syntax
> error in this code:
>
> Timer myTimer = new Timer();
> myTimer.Tick += delegate {
> stopWaiting = true;
> };
>
> The compiler error indicates that the parser is exepcting a "}" at the "."
> in the second line. This is the first error in the source file.[/color]

Are you absolutely sure you're using the C# 2.0 compiler? This code
compiles fine on my box with 2.0, but gives the same kind of error
you're talking about if I try to compile it with 1.1...

using System;
using System.Windows. Forms;

public class Test
{
static Timer myTimer;

static bool stopWaiting;

static void Main()
{
myTimer = new Timer();

myTimer.Tick += delegate(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
stopWaiting = true;
};

myTimer.Tick += delegate { stopWaiting = true; };
}

}

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[chris martin]

Re: Anonymous Method syntax issue

> Folks,[color=blue]
>
> Sorry to take up bandwidth, but for the life of me I cannot see the
> syntax error in this code:
>
> Timer myTimer = new Timer();
> myTimer.Tick += delegate {
> stopWaiting = true;
> };[/color]

Compiles over here.
[color=blue]
> The compiler error indicates that the parser is exepcting a "}" at the
> "." in the second line. This is the first error in the source file.
>
> By the way, the same error is thrown if I use either of these two
> variations:
>
> myTimer.Tick += delegate() {
> stopWaiting = true;
> };[/color]

Won't compile.
[color=blue]
> myTimer.Tick += delegate(object sender, EventArgs e) {
> stopWaiting = true;
> };
> Thanks in advance for your assistance.
>[/color]

Compiles fine.
[color=blue]
> /Joel Finkel
> finkel@sd-il.com[/color]

I can't get the event to fire though.

[Joel Finkel]

Re: Anonymous Method syntax issue

I have not a clue what the problem is. I brought the code into an existing
project and it compiles fine. Somehow, there must have been some crud in the
editor.

Hmmm...I guess that means I DO have a clue what the problem is; but I'm not
going to pursue it further.

Thanks.

"chris martin" wrote:
[color=blue][color=green]
> > Folks,
> >
> > Sorry to take up bandwidth, but for the life of me I cannot see the
> > syntax error in this code:
> >
> > Timer myTimer = new Timer();
> > myTimer.Tick += delegate {
> > stopWaiting = true;
> > };[/color]
>
> Compiles over here.
>[color=green]
> > The compiler error indicates that the parser is exepcting a "}" at the
> > "." in the second line. This is the first error in the source file.
> >
> > By the way, the same error is thrown if I use either of these two
> > variations:
> >
> > myTimer.Tick += delegate() {
> > stopWaiting = true;
> > };[/color]
>
> Won't compile.
>[color=green]
> > myTimer.Tick += delegate(object sender, EventArgs e) {
> > stopWaiting = true;
> > };
> > Thanks in advance for your assistance.
> >[/color]
>
> Compiles fine.
>[color=green]
> > /Joel Finkel
> > finkel@sd-il.com[/color]
>
> I can't get the event to fire though.
>
>
>[/color]