Question

I have the following:

namespace Test {

public class Location {
    public string city { get; set; }
}

public class BaseViewModel {
    public BaseViewModel() {
        Location = new Location { city = "Paris"; };
    }
    public Location Location { get; set; }
}

public class EditViewModel : BaseViewModel {
    public Book Book { get; set; }
    Location = "France";
}

}

This seem like a strange requirement but how can I set the value of Location from within the EditViewModel? The line below gives the following error:

Location = "France";
Error   2   Invalid token '=' in class, struct, or interface member declaration

Answer 1

Add a constructor.

public EditViewModel ()  {
  Location = "France";
}

or better add a specialized constructor and a default constructor:

    public EditViewModel (string LocationText)  {
      Location = LocationText;
    }

    public EditViewModel() : this("France") { }

just to be precise, don’t use string, use your Object, I’ve used string for quickening.