Declare a class or struct inside a method

Question

In C#, is it possible to declare a class or struct inside a method, as in C++?

e.g. C++:

void Method() {    class NewClass    {    } newClassObject; } 

I have tried, but it's not allowing me to do so.

Answer 1

You can create an anonymous type like so:

var x = new { x = 10, y = 20 }; 

but other than that: no.

Answer 2

Yes, it is possible to declare a class inside a class and these are called inner classes

public class Foo {     public class Bar     {       }  } 

and this how you can create an instance

Foo foo = new Foo(); Foo.Bar bar = new Foo.Bar(); 

And within a method you can create an object of anonymous type

void Fn() {  var anonymous= new { Name="name" , ID=2 };  Console.WriteLine(anonymous.Name+"  "+anonymous.ID); }