VB.NET - Name of field or property being initialized in an object initializer must start with '.'

Introduction:

Here I will explain how to solve the problem of “name of field or property being initialized in an object initializer must start with '.'” while converting C# code to vb.net.

Description:

In previous posts I explained many articles relating to solve errors in asp.net, SQL Server, IIS, etc. Now I will explain how to solve the problem of “name of field or property being initialized in an object initializer must start with '.'” while converting C# code to vb.net.

I have one foreach loop code in C#  that is like as shown below

C# Code

foreach(DataRow dr in dt.Rows) { countrychart.PieChartValues.Add(new AjaxControlToolkit.PieChartValue { Category = dr["name"].ToString(), Data = Convert.ToDecimal(dr["total"]), }); }

I tried to convert C# to vb.net code by using some online tools once I converted code that will be like as shown below

VB.NET Code

For Each dr As DataRow In dt.Rows countrychart.PieChartValues.Add(New AjaxControlToolkit.PieChartValue() With { _ Key.Category = dr("name").ToString(), _ Key.Data = Convert.ToDecimal(dr("total")) _ }) Next

Whenever I run above code I got error like “name of field or property being initialized in an object initializer must start with '.'”

I finally found this error because I used Key with object initializers. To solve this problem I removed that Key name like as shown below then everything working fine

For Each dr As DataRow In dt.Rows countrychart.PieChartValues.Add(New AjaxControlToolkit.PieChartValue() With { _ .Category = dr("name").ToString(), _ .Data = Convert.ToDecimal(dr("total")) _ }) Next

I hope it helps you to solve your problem. Happy Coding……

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