How to use a user defined property named Action

Question

I'm using Visual Studio 2017

I have a model called Request, in that model I have a property:

 public string Action { get; set; }

now when I instantiate the class I can't access the property for the reason it directs me to

public delegate void Action()

I know it's wrong to make that kind of properties but I can't change it.

Why the weirdly scribbled on image? Where is `public delegate void Action()` defined? — Liam, Jan 14 '19 at 10:37
It is not wrong to make these properties and the compiler can handle it. Just write `Action = "value",`. — Sefe, Jan 14 '19 at 10:37
Please edit your question and include your actual code and not an image of your code. — Linda Lawton - DaImTo, Jan 14 '19 at 10:40
This code is invalid and you have red underline from intellisense. All the rest (*"I can't access the property"* and *" it directs me to ..."*) seems to be simply thoughts. It's highlighted, because intellisense at that point is not yet able to determine what this will be property and probably the easier *match* is to the type. But this is not a problem, nor the bug. — Sinatr, Jan 14 '19 at 10:51

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 14 '19 at 10:39

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Well, you haven't typed out the correct code yet, so the compiler tries to make sense of what you did type. Do it right and it will work:

Request = new Request
{
    // other fields...

    Action = "Text"
}

answered Jan 14 '19 at 10:39

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 14 '19 at 10:52

So, you're in the situation where the field name is the same as a pre-defined class name or a language clause or etc. It's not a problem if you use so called "verbatim" names format (a name preceded with @ symbol).

Request = new Request
{
    // other fields...

    @Action = "Text"
}

That way, you can have such field names as @var, @params, @yield and so on. Take a look here as an example: https://stackoverflow.com/a/92045/1964969

How to use a user defined property named Action

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