Local Variable Declaration Issue

Question

Im getting the following error:

Cannot use local variable \'dob\' before it is declared

Here is my implementation

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Answer 1

The problem is that you have two dobs- the property and the local variable. The scope of a variable declaration (string dob = ...) is the whole block (everything between the { and }). Therefore the compiler thinks that on the line:

DateTime origin = DateTime.Parse(dob);

you are using the dob variable before it is declared, when (we assume) you really meant the dob property.

As others have mentioned, you should rename the property. The standard naming convention in C# would be

public String DateOfBirth { get; set; } 
//(assuming that is what DOB stands for)

or better yet

public DateTime DateOfBirth { get; set; }