[New InputSystem] Compiler does not recognize ANY PlayerInput class methods

The class works fine when just adding the Component but Unity does not recognize the class in script beyond the class declaration. Whtat's going on here?

Code (CSharp):

1. using System.Collections;
2. using System.Collections.Generic;
3. using UnityEngine;
4. using UnityEngine.InputSystem;
5.  
6.  
7.  
8. public class TestPlayerInputDisable : MonoBehaviour
9. {
10.  
11.     public PlayerInput playerInput;
12.     void Awake() {
13.         playerInput = new PlayerInput();      
14.         playerInput.DeactivateInput();      
15.     }
16. }
17.  

ERROR: ssets\Scripts\TestPlayerInputDisable.cs(14,21): error CS1061: 'PlayerInput' does not contain a definition for 'DeactivateInput' and no accessible extension method 'DeactivateInput' accepting a first argument of type 'PlayerInput' could be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)

 

Solved

I created an Input Action asset which I unfortunately also called PlayerInput which in turn created an .cs file called PlayerInput. S*** happens