C# Error CS1008 – Type byte, sbyte, short, ushort, int, uint, long, or ulong expected

C# Error

CS1008 – Type byte, sbyte, short, ushort, int, uint, long, or ulong expected

Reason for the Error & Solution

Type byte, sbyte, short, ushort, int, uint, long, or ulong expected

Certain data types, such as , can only be declared to hold data of specified types.

The following sample generates CS1008:

// CS1008.cs  
abstract public class clx  
{  
   enum splitch : char   // CS1008, char not valid type for enums  
   {  
      x, y, z  
   }  
  
   public static void Main()  
   {  
   }  
}