Rom's Rants: C#/ASP.NET error CS1026: ) expected

July 16, 2007

If you've used any inline evaluation blocks in your ASP.NET pages, you've probably come across an error similar to this one...

...\PageName.aspx(75): error CS1026: ) expected

When you go to that line on your page, you see that your parenthesis add up.

<%# Eval("TRACKING_INFO").ToString().Replace("|", " "); %>

The culprit is the semicolon at the end of the statement. Delete that and the error will go away.

Mr. Bluesummers said...: WTF?! Why does...why does that work? x__x

Thanks Rom. I was looking at this error, and it was so generic and the context so specific that I didn't think I'd find an answer.

++ points to you! Thanks!; 5/07/2009 9:39 PM
Nirav said...: Thanx I always wondered why wouldn't this work; 5/29/2009 8:55 AM
Anonymous said...: VB.net can give the same error, but without the semicolon. What's the fix in that case?; 7/16/2009 9:43 PM
Unknown said...: Very helpful. Thanks a lot.; 1/25/2010 4:55 AM
Vikram said...: hey thanx it works for me too :); 3/09/2010 3:19 AM
Anonymous said...: Thnx..A lot...; 1/14/2011 4:25 AM
Josh Cain said...: Helped me out too!; 2/21/2011 8:57 AM
Unknown said...: Also, if the evaluation is in quotes '<%#Eval(Name)%>' and if the name contains a colon, error shows up as the string has unclosed colon. Eg
'ASP.NET's Page'; 3/25/2011 8:07 AM
Justin said...: Thank you!; 7/21/2011 3:38 PM