Does not contain a static 'main' method suitable for an entry point

Question

I began organizing my code to day into seperarate .cs files, and in order to allow the methods that work with the UI to continue to do so I would create the .cs code under t

Answer 1

I am using Visual Studio and also had this problem. It took me some time, but in my program it was caused because I accidentally deleted a Class named "Program" that is generated automatically.

Answer 2

I had this error and solved it using this solution.

1. Right click on the project
2. Select "Properties"
3. Set "Output Type" to "Class Library".

Answer 3

I too have faced this problem. Then I realized that I was choosing Console Application(Package) rather than Console Application.

Answer 4

1. Select App.xaml and display its properties. Set Build Action to ApplicationDefinition.
2. App.xaml and its corresponding *.cs file must be placed into the root directory of the *.csproj file, i. e. not into a "Source" folder.

Answer 5

Try adding this method to a class and see if you still get the error:

[STAThread]
static void Main()
{
}

Answer 6

After placing the above code in Program.cs, follow these steps:

1. Right click on the project

2. Select "Properties"

3. Set "Output Type" to "Windows Application"

4. Startup object : namepace.Program