var in C# - Why can't it be used as a member variable? [duplicate]

Question

Why is it not possible to have implicitly-typed variables at a class level within C# for when these variables are immediately assigned?

ie:

public class TheClass
{
    private var aList = new List<string>();
}

Is it just something that hasn't been implemented or is there a conceptual/technical reason for why it hasn't been done?

Ortega

That's called a field, not a member variable. – Joline

I thought they meant the same thing, one is from Java and the other from C++. – Ortega

Answer 1

Here's a blog post from Eric that explains the reasoning.

Minnow

Ah that's a great blog - thanks – Ortega