Compiler Error CS0179
'member' cannot be extern and declare a body
When a class member is marked extern, it means that the member's definition is located in another file. Therefore, a class member marked as extern cannot be defined in the class. Either remove the extern keyword or delete the definition. For more information, see Methods (C# Programming Guide).
The following sample generates CS0179:
// CS0179.cs
public class MyClass
{
public extern int ExternMethod(int aa) // CS0179
{
return 0;
}
// try the following line instead
// public extern int ExternMethod(int aa);
public static void Main()
{
}
}