CS0106 - modifier "public"is not valid for this item

Getting this error while working through a tutorial, new to programming, could use some help. Here is the code:

using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;

public class Paddle : MonoBehaviour

{


// Start is called before the first frame update
void Start()
{
public void Init(bool isRightPaddle) {

Vector2 pos = Vector2.zero;

if (isRightPaddle)
{
// Place paddle on the right of screen
pos = new Vector2(gameManager.topRight.x, 0);
}
else
{
// Place paddle on the left of screen
pos = new Vector2(gameManager.bottomLeft.x, 0);
}
//update this paddle's position
transform.position = pos;
}
{

}


}

// Update is called once per frame
void Update()
{

}
}

Second Script;

also having issues with the "Init"

using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;

public class gameManager : MonoBehaviour
{

public ball ball;

public Paddle paddle;

public static Vector2 bottomLeft;
public static Vector2 topRight;



// Start is called before the first frame update
void Start()
{ // convert screen's pixel coordinate into games coordinate
bottomLeft = Camera.main.ScreenToWorldPoint(new Vector2(0, 0));
topRight = Camera.main.ScreenToWorldPoint(new Vector2(Screen.width, Screen.height));

// Create Ball
Instantiate(ball);

// Create 2 paddles
Paddle paddleLeft = Instantiate(paddle) as Paddle;
Paddle paddleRight = Instantiate(paddle) as Paddle;
paddleLeft.Init(True);
paddleRight.Init(True);

}

// Update is called once per frame
void Update()
{

}
}

 

Use code tags and tell us which line the error indicates.

 

You have your Init method inside your Start method.

 

Line 13 <public> is saying "The modifier "public" is not valid for this item.
same line <Init> says local function "init" is declared but never used."

i suspect it has something to do with 'paddles' but im new to this so just not sure....

thanks so much for the help

 

Please read this thoroughly.
https://forum.unity.com/threads/using-code-tags-properly.143875/

 

Code (CSharp):

1. using System.Collections;
2. using System.Collections.Generic;
3. using UnityEngine;
4.  
5. public class Paddle : MonoBehaviour
6.  
7. {
8.    
9.  
10.     // Start is called before the first frame update
11.     void Start()
12.     {
13.          public void Init(bool isRightPaddle) {
14.  
15.             Vector2 pos = Vector2.zero;
16.  
17.             if (isRightPaddle)
18.             {
19.                 // Place paddle on the right of screen
20.                 pos = new Vector2(gameManager.topRight.x, 0);
21.             }
22.             else
23.             {
24.                 // Place paddle on the left of screen
25.                 pos = new Vector2(gameManager.bottomLeft.x, 0);
26.             }
27.             //update this paddle's position
28.             transform.position = pos;
29.         }
30.     {
31.        
32.     }
33.  
34.  
35. }
36.  
37.     // Update is called once per frame
38.     void Update()
39.     {
40.        
41.     }
42. }

 

so if i take the <public void> out of <void start>, then <Start> says the same thing.

 

Now, move the } from the 35th line to the 13th line. And remove the 30-32nd lines.

Also please, follow along this tutorial C# for absolute beginners by Microsoft:

You won't go far if you don't learn the basics, like how to format a valid C# program.

 

Code (CSharp):

1. using System.Collections;
2. using System.Collections.Generic;
3. using UnityEngine;
4.  
5. public class Paddle : MonoBehaviour
6.  
7. {
8.    
9.  
10.     // Start is called before the first frame update
11.     void Start()
12.     {
13.          public void Init(bool isRightPaddle) { }
14.  
15.             Vector2 pos = Vector2.zero;
16.  
17.             if (isRightPaddle)
18.             {
19.                 // Place paddle on the right of screen
20.                 pos = new Vector2(gameManager.topRight.x, 0);
21.             }
22.             else
23.             {
24.                 // Place paddle on the left of screen
25.                 pos = new Vector2(gameManager.bottomLeft.x, 0);
26.             }
27.             //update this paddle's position
28.             transform.position = pos;
29.         }
30.    
31.        
32.    
33.  
34.  
35.  
36.  
37.     // Update is called once per frame
38.     void Update()
39.     {
40.        
41.     }
42. }

 

still getting the same error...?

 

ill watch that, thanks.

 

Really?

When someone says move a line to another line it means you push the rest of the code downwards. When someone says take the { and insert it at the end of the 13th line, then you do what you did.

Code (CSharp):

1. [...]
2.     // Start is called before the first frame update
3.     void Start()
4.     {
5.     }
6.      
7.     public void Init(bool isRightPaddle) {
8.        Vector2 pos = Vector2.zero;
9. [...]

 

oh geez. my fault...

 

eleminate public of public void Init(bool isRightPaddle) {

 

this is a post for 2019 that is already resolved should check date on things before posting