I am using Atom
together with etheratom
and I don't get why this simple code won't run:
pragma solidity ^0.4.19
contract MyFirstContract {
string private name;
uint private age;
function setName(string newName) {
name = newName;
}
function getName() returns (string) {
return name;
}
}
It shows me the following error:
:5:5: ParserError: Expected pragma, import directive or contract/interface/library definition. uint private age; ^
Anybody an idea whats wrong?
Best Answer
You're missing a
;
after declaring what version of solidity you're using. Use thispragma solidity ^0.4.19;
in the first line instead. Consider using remix IDE in the future to help solve these small errors.You can also use
view
on thegetName
function, this can be used as the function only reads data and will not cost Ether to run. Here is the updated functionupdated code