Error: denotes 'field' where a 'class' expected

I am new to C# and trying to figure out how to make a function library in the same project as various screens, etc. (There will be a more generic function library in a different project).

At any rate, the very last line below is generating the error:
'cbiz.TemplateOneRec.xxx' denotes a 'field' where a 'class' was expected

The first chunk of code is the class, set second is the first few lines of form class I am trying to implement..

Can anyone see the problem and fix here
Many thanks
Mike Thomas

using System;
namespace cbiz
{
public class testString
{
string conn;
public teststring()
{
conn = "A character string";
}
public string GetString()
{
return conn;
}
}
}

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using System;

namespace cbiz
{
public class TemplateOneRec : System.Windows.Forms.Form
{
private System.ComponentModel.Container components = null;
testString xxx = new testString();
/// problem line here
string connectionString = xxx.GetString();

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Error: denotes 'field' where a 'class' expected

VanDamMan

Two problems:

public teststring()

This needs to be testString, or the class won't compile.

string connectionString = xxx.GetString();

You can't call methods on non-static variables to initialise other member variables, you'd need to make this call in your constructor.
tomjanssen
Many thanks for your reply.

Mike Thomas
Error: denotes 'field' where a 'class' expected

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