CODEWITHSUNDEEP
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methuselah
methuselah

Reputation: 13216

'System.DateTime' does not contain a definition for 'Text'

I'm trying to write a value to CurrentRent.Text and NextRent.Text (both labels on my form and keep getting the following error messages:

Error   1   'System.DateTime' does not contain a definition for 'Text' and no extension method 'Text' accepting a first argument of type 'System.DateTime' could be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)

Error   2   'System.DateTime' does not contain a definition for 'Text' and no extension method 'Text' accepting a first argument of type 'System.DateTime' could be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)

How can I resolve it? This is my code so far:

    public Form1()
    {
        InitializeComponent();
        CurrentDate.Text = "Today's Date: " + DateTime.Now;

        DateTime CurrentRent;
        DateTime NextRent;
        DateTime today = DateTime.Now;

        if (today.DayOfWeek == DayOfWeek.Wednesday)
        {
            CurrentRent.Text = "Current Rent Date: " + today.AddDays(-7);
            NextRent.Text = "Next Rent Date: "+ today.AddDays(7);
        }

    }

Upvotes: 0

Views: 3908

Answers (2)

Reed Copsey
Reed Copsey

Reputation: 564641

You declared a local variable that "hides" your labels:

 DateTime CurrentRent;

Just comment that out:

 // Don't include this - it hides your label:
 // DateTime CurrentRent;

Since that is declared locally, you're trying to set the "Text" property of the local CurrentRent variable, not your label.

Upvotes: 1

Servy
Servy

Reputation: 203827

Well, the error seems pretty clear to me. You're trying to set the text of a DateTime. DateTime doesn't have a Text property. If you want to be setting the text of some label, then set the text of a label, rather than the text of a DateTime.

Upvotes: 4

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