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Am trying to create a server application in c#.In the code am using the TcpListener class.


    TcpListener t = new TcpListener(5555);
    t.Start();

However it is providing an error saying: Invalid token '(' in class, struct, or interface member declaration.

Are there additional references required?.
Please help.


namespace WindowsApplication1
{
    public partial class lanmessenger : Form
    {
        [DllImport("user32.dll")]
        static extern bool HideCaret(IntPtr hWnd);

        public lanmessenger()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }


        private void textBox1_TextChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {


        }
        private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(this.textBox1.Text);
            sb.AppendLine(this.textBox2.Text);
            this.textBox1.Text = sb.ToString();
            this.textBox2.Text = "\0";
            HideCaret(this.textBox1.Handle);
        }
        private void textBox1_MouseClick(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
        {
            HideCaret(this.textBox1.Handle);
        }
        StreamWriter streamWriter;
        StreamReader streamReader;
        NetworkStream networkStream;
        TcpListener t = new TcpListener(5555);
        t.Start();




    }
}

This is the full source code upto now. Am unable to find the error.

Please put the full source code alongwith the class that encloses this method call — shahkalpesh
– shahkalpesh, Commented Mar 3, 2009 at 5:50
I know we said "full" source code, but I didn't think there was a need to include the using statements so I took them out. — Tim Frey
– Tim Frey, Commented Mar 4, 2009 at 20:56

Aamir · Accepted Answer · 2009-03-03 05:47:35Z

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Works fine for me. You need to add following line in your code.

using System.Net.Sockets;

answered Mar 3, 2009 at 5:47

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Avik Over a year ago

Thats done too.. I do not understand where the problem might be. Is there any changes that need to be made to the default setting in visual studio??

Matt Davis · Accepted Answer · 2009-03-03 06:00:11Z

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Providing you have a reference to System.dll in your project and have a using statement for the System.Net.Sockets namespace, there is nothing wrong with the code you've provided.

It looks like you've got one too many '(' lying around somewhere.

Your call to t.Start() has to be in a method of the class. This is wrong:

class lanmessenger
{
    ...
    TcpListener t = new TcpListener(5555);  // ok to initialize like this
    t.Start();  // wrong...put this in a method
}

This is right:

class lanmessenger
{
    TcpListener t = new TcpListener(5555);  // ok to initialize like this

    public lanmessenger
    {
        InitializeComponent();
        t.Start();  // put it here
    }    
}

edited Mar 3, 2009 at 6:00

answered Mar 3, 2009 at 5:48

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okutane · Accepted Answer · 2009-03-03 05:50:31Z

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Don't you forget to put that code in some method of some class?

answered Mar 3, 2009 at 5:50

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Matt Davis Over a year ago

That's what it is. It's the opening paren on the Start() call.

Chris McElligott Park · Accepted Answer · 2009-03-03 06:40:34Z

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Yep, the problem here is just that this code is not inside a method within your class:

t.Start();

That's what's giving you the specific compiler error. You can't make a call to a method within a class itself, that has to be within some other method. The other stuff is fine where it is, syntactically speaking.

answered Mar 3, 2009 at 6:40

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patrick · Accepted Answer · 2009-03-04 20:53:23Z

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Are you sure you don't want to use WCF for a server app?

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