C#, absolute beginner getting CS1513 C# } expected error

Question

This is my very first day of programming without having any programming background. I was trying the below code. Please click the below link for the screenshot.

CS1513

Answer 1

if we use access specifiers inside the static main function for creating the variables like string, it will give this error.

for ex:-

namespace ExamplePrgs
{
    public class MyTestClass
    {
        public static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            public string check_error;//don't use public here. Delete it, it will not show error
        }
    }
}

Answer 2

As a fellow beginner, it's important to see these kinds of errors being dealt with here. The fact that it's a ; problem and NOT a } problem as the compiler intimates is vital for novices. I've been looking at a similar thing all morning trying to move sections that I thought were in the wrong place, and it turns out it'll probably be a simple syntax mistake somewhere. The compiler error code in this instance was misleading.

Answer 3

Your if statement has a semicolon on the end, if you remove that it will compile just fine!

From

(uservalue == 1) ;
{
    //code
}

To

(uservalue == 1)
{
    //code
}

Answer 4

You have a stray semicolon after your if statement. Because of that, the compiler sees your braces as just defining a random block of code (which is valid) but it doesn't understand why you have an else after that.

Answer 5

I had the same error, after investigating my code, I noted at the end of my script, I had a " {} " which had no use (essentially), so after I had removed that, my code passed.