A new expression requires () or [] after type

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I keep on getting the above error when I try to declare the Dictionary. How can I fix this?

 sing UnityEngine;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 
 public class inventoryV1 : MonoBehaviour {
     public static bool inventoryOn = false;
     //GUI FONT AND SIZE
     private Vector2 windowPosition = new Vector2(300,0);
     private Vector2 windowSize = new Vector2(745, 750);
     
     private Vector2 closePosition = new Vector2(705,9);
     private Vector2 closeSize = new Vector2(24,24);
 
     private Vector2 inventoryTitlePosition = new Vector2(245,11);
     private Vector2 inventoryTitleSize = new Vector2(125,50);
 
     private Vector2 playerTitlePosition = new Vector2(17,11);
     private Vector2 playerTitleSize = new Vector2(100,50);
 
     private Vector2 craftingTitlePosition = new Vector2(17,414);
     private Vector2 craftingTitleSize = new Vector2(125,40);
 
     //Dictionary
     static public Dictionary<int, string> inventoryNameDictionary;
 
     //WINDOW TEXTURES
     public Texture inventoryWindow;
     
     //BUTTON TEXTURES
     public Texture closeInventory;
     public Texture inventorySlot;
 
     //ACCESS CLASSES
     ItemClass itemObject = new ItemClass();
 
 
     void Update () 
     {    
         //ON OR OFF
         if (Input.GetKeyUp (KeyCode.Tab)) 
         {
             if (inventoryOn == false) 
             {
                 inventoryOn = true;
             } 
             else if (inventoryOn == true) 
             {
                 inventoryOn = false;
             }
             if(Optionsmenu.isOptionsOn == true)
             {
                 inventoryOn = false;
             }
         }
     }
     //GUI AND FUNCTIONALITY
     void OnGUI()
     {
         if (inventoryOn == true) 
             {
              GUILayout.BeginArea(new Rect (windowPosition.x, windowPosition.y, windowSize.x, windowSize.y), inventoryWindow);
             //Close Button
             if (GUI.Button (new Rect (closePosition.x, closePosition.y, closeSize.x, closeSize.y), closeInventory)) {
                 inventoryOn = false;
             }
             //INVENTORY SECTION TITLES
             GUI.Label(new Rect(inventoryTitlePosition.x, inventoryTitlePosition.y, inventoryTitleSize.x, inventoryTitleSize.y),"Inventory");
             GUI.Label (new Rect( playerTitlePosition.x,  playerTitlePosition.y,  playerTitleSize.x, playerTitleSize.y), "Player");
             GUI.Label(new Rect(craftingTitlePosition.x, craftingTitlePosition.y, craftingTitleSize.x, craftingTitleSize.y), "Crafting Menu");
             //INVENTORY SLOTS
             //FIRST ROW
             GUI.Button (new Rect (270, 50, 70, 70), inventoryNameDictionary[0]);
             GUI.Button (new Rect (345, 50, 70, 70), inventoryNameDictionary[1]);
             GUI.Button (new Rect (420, 50, 70, 70), inventoryNameDictionary[2]);
             GUI.Button (new Rect (495, 50, 70, 70), inventoryNameDictionary[3]);
             GUI.Button (new Rect (570, 50, 70, 70), inventoryNameDictionary[4]);
             GUI.Button (new Rect (645, 50, 70, 70), inventoryNameDictionary[5]);
             //SECOND ROW
             GUI.Button (new Rect (270, 125, 70, 70), inventoryNameDictionary[6]);
             GUI.Button (new Rect (345, 125, 70, 70), inventoryNameDictionary[7]);
             GUI.Button (new Rect (420, 125, 70, 70), inventoryNameDictionary[8]);
             GUI.Button (new Rect (495, 125, 70, 70), inventoryNameDictionary[9]);
             GUI.Button (new Rect (570, 125, 70, 70), inventoryNameDictionary[10]);
             GUI.Button (new Rect (645, 125, 70, 70), inventoryNameDictionary[11]);
             //THIRD ROW
             GUI.Button (new Rect (270, 200, 70, 70), inventoryNameDictionary[12]);
             GUI.Button (new Rect (345, 200, 70, 70), inventoryNameDictionary[13]);
             GUI.Button (new Rect (420, 200, 70, 70), inventoryNameDictionary[14]);
             GUI.Button (new Rect (495, 200, 70, 70), inventoryNameDictionary[15]);
             GUI.Button (new Rect (570, 200, 70, 70), inventoryNameDictionary[16]);
             GUI.Button (new Rect (645, 200, 70, 70), inventoryNameDictionary[17]);
             //FOURTH ROW
             GUI.Button (new Rect (270, 275, 70, 70), inventoryNameDictionary[18]);
             GUI.Button (new Rect (345, 275, 70, 70), inventoryNameDictionary[19]);
             GUI.Button (new Rect (420, 275, 70, 70), inventoryNameDictionary[20]);
             GUI.Button (new Rect (495, 275, 70, 70), inventoryNameDictionary[21]);
             GUI.Button (new Rect (570, 275, 70, 70), inventoryNameDictionary[22]);
             GUI.Button (new Rect (645, 275, 70, 70), inventoryNameDictionary[23]);
             
             GUILayout.EndArea ();
             //ARMOR SLOTS
 
 
         //DICTIONARY
          Dictionary<int, string> inventoryNameDictionary = new Dictionary<int, string>()
             {
                             //THE ERROR IS RIGHT HERE
                 (0, string.Empty),
                 (1, string.Empty),
                  (2, string.Empty),
                 (3, string.Empty),
                  (4, string.Empty),
                 (5, string.Empty),
                  (6, string.Empty),
                 (7, string.Empty),
                  (8, string.Empty),
                 (9, string.Empty),
                 (10, string.Empty),
                  (11, string.Empty),
                 (12, string.Empty),
                  (13, string.Empty),
                 (14, string.Empty),
                 (15, string.Empty),
                 (16, string.Empty),
                 (17, string.Empty),
                 (18, string.Empty),
                 (19, string.Empty),
                 (20, string.Empty),
                 (21, string.Empty),
                  (22, string.Empty),
                 (23, string.Empty)
 
             };
 
         }
     
     }
 }

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Answer by mattyman174 · Mar 02, 2014 at 06:25 AM

Your trying to declare it Twice. Once at the top and then again when you fill it at the bottom.

 //DICTIONARY
 inventoryNameDictionary = new Dictionary<int, string>()
 {
 //THE ERROR IS RIGHT HERE
 (0, string.Empty),

Remove the Dictionary declaration like above.

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NutellaDaddy · Mar 02, 2014 at 06:36 AM 0

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It still says that Assets/Scripts/inventoryV1.cs(106,35): error CS1526: A new expression requires () or [] after type for (0, string.Empty and this is what my script looks like now.

          inventoryNameDictionary = new Dictionary<int, string>()
             {
                 (0, string.Empty),
                 (1, string.Empty),
                 (2, string.Empty),
                 (3, string.Empty),
                 (4, string.Empty),
                 (5, string.Empty),
                 (6, string.Empty),
                 (7, string.Empty),
                 (8, string.Empty),
                 (9, string.Empty),
                 (10, string.Empty),
                 (11, string.Empty),
                 (12, string.Empty),
                 (13, string.Empty),
                 (14, string.Empty),
                 (15, string.Empty),
                 (16, string.Empty),
                 (17, string.Empty),
                 (18, string.Empty),
                 (19, string.Empty),
                 (20, string.Empty),
                 (21, string.Empty),
                 (22, string.Empty),
                 (23, string.Empty)
 
             };
 
         }
     
     }
 }

mattyman174 · Mar 02, 2014 at 07:34 AM 1

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Replace all the Brackets around your $$anonymous$$ey/Value pairs with Curly Braces.

 {0, string.Empty},
 {1, string.Empty},
 ...
 ...
 ...

A new expression requires () or [] after type

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