C# Unable to create class level object

Question

I have a class, in which I want to create an instance of an XDocument. In the constructor I need to call the "Load" method, but for some reason it is not available to call.

For example:

class MyClass
{
    private XDocument xmlResponse;

    public MyClass(string url)
    {
        xmlResponse.Load(url);
    }
}

I get the error "cannot be accessed with an instance reference; qualify it with a type name instead"

So I tried "MyClass.xmlResponse.Load(url)" but I'm getting the same error.

What is the proper way of calling the method?

p.s.w.g · Accepted Answer · 2014-06-02 22:16:50Z

6

The XDocument.Load method is static, so you have to call it statically. Try this:

public MyClass(string url)
{
    xmlResponse = XDocument.Load(url);
}

Further Reading

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answered Jun 2, 2014 at 22:16

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Selman Genç · Accepted Answer · 2014-06-02 22:17:05Z

3

You want:

public MyClass(string url)
{
    xmlResponse = XDocument.Load(url);
}

Load method is a static method on XDocument class, so you can't call it via an instance of XDocument.

answered Jun 2, 2014 at 22:17

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Priya · Accepted Answer · 2019-07-08 06:25:39Z

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private XDocument xmlResponse;
xmlResponse = new XDocument();

try this. object has to be created before accessing xmlResponse

answered Jul 8, 2019 at 6:25

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