The type 'ESRI.ArcGIS.Geodatabase.WorkspaceClass' has no constructors defined

Question

I am using a map application (ArcGIS Engine). I am trying to start an edit session and i want to use IWorkSpace interface in the WorkSpaceClass. but i am getting "The type 'ESRI.ArcGIS.Geodatabase.WorkspaceClass' has no constructors defined." I read the post No constructor defined? but it did not help. can anyone help?

IWorkspaceEdit edit = new WorkspaceClass();

Answer 1

You need to point edit to an existing workspace object not the base class. So you need to get a handle on the workspace you intend to edit before you point an IWorkspaceEdit interface to it.

Search the API help for the page "Editing with the geodatabase API" there are several code samples to get you going.