I have a normal web form with code behind, in this code behind I can instantiate a couple of classes I have in the root folder, such as:
public partial class _De
public string id { get; set; }
is an automatic property and these were added in C# v3.0 / .Net v3.5, so ensure you are targetting this version or higher in your project settings. If you wish to target an earlier version you'll need to use properties with a backing field.