The name 'xyz' does not exist in the current context

Question

This is probably really basic in C#, but I looked around a lot to find a solution.

In my MVC controller\'s action method, I have an incoming routeid (programid

Answer 1

This is a scoping problem. Anything inside of braces {} is defined as a block. Any variables defined in a block are only available within that block and are garbage collected when you exit the block.

Don't define accountType inside the blocks in your if statement:

string accounttype;

if (programid == 0)
{
    accounttype = "Membership";
}
else
{
    accounttype = "Program";
}