Question

I’m not sure why i’m getting this error to be honest.

private int hour
{
    get;
    set
    {
        //make sure hour is positive
        if (value < MIN_HOUR)
        {
            hour = 0;
            MessageBox.Show("Hour value " + value.ToString() + " cannot be negative. Reset to " + MIN_HOUR.ToString(),
                    "Invalid Hour", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Exclamation);
        }
        else
        {
            //take the modulus to ensure always less than 24 hours
            //works even if the value is already within range, or value equal to 24
            hour = value % MAX_HOUR;
        }
    }
}

I’ve also tried just doing an actual property:

public int hour 
{ 
    get; 
    set
    {
        //make sure hour is positive
        if (value < MIN_HOUR)
        {
            hour = 0;
            MessageBox.Show("Hour value " + value.ToString() + " cannot be negative. Reset to " + MIN_HOUR.ToString(),
                    "Invalid Hour", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Exclamation);
        }
        else
        {
            //take the modulus to ensure always less than 24 hours
            //works even if the value is already within range, or value equal to 24
            hour = value % MAX_HOUR;
        }
    } 
}

Suggestions?

Answer 1

Try this:

private int hour;
public int Hour
{
    get { return hour; }
    set
    {
        //make sure hour is positive
        if (value < MIN_HOUR)
        {
            hour = 0;
            MessageBox.Show("Hour value " + value.ToString() + " cannot be negative. Reset to " + MIN_HOUR.ToString(),
            "Invalid Hour", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Exclamation);
        }
        else
        {
            //take the modulus to ensure always less than 24 hours
            //works even if the value is already within range, or value equal to 24
            hour = value % MAX_HOUR;
        }
    }
}