Compiler Error CS0131
The left-hand side of an assignment must be a variable, property or indexer
In an assignment statement, the value of the right-hand side is assigned to the left-hand side. The left-hand side must be a variable, property, or indexer.
To fix this error, make sure that all operators are on the right-hand side and that the left-hand side is a variable, property, or indexer. For more information, see Operators and expressions.
The following sample generates CS0131.
// CS0131.cs
public class MyClass
{
public int i = 0;
public void MyMethod()
{
i++ = 1; // CS0131
// try the following line instead
// i = 1;
}
public static void Main() { }
}
This error can also occur if you attempt to perform arithmetic operations on the left hand side of an assignment operator, as in the following example.
// CS0131b.cs
public class C
{
public static int Main()
{
int a = 1, b = 2, c = 3;
if (a + b = c) // CS0131
// try this instead
// if (a + b == c)
return 0;
return 1;
}
}
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