"using static" throwing error

Question

I'm trying to use using static System.Console; rather than using System; so I only have to type out WriteLine("bla") vs Console.WriteLine("bla").

My code is as follows:

using static System.Console;

public class Program
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        WriteLine("this is text")
    }
}

It throws the following errors:

• Compilation error (line 1, col 7): Identifier expected; 'static' is a keyword

• Compilation error (line 1, col 14): Expected class, delegate, enum, interface, or struct

However, when I use using System; and Console.WriteLine("this is text"), it works perfectly.

If anyone could explain what's wrong with my code, that would be great, but please explain thoroughly because I know very little about programming :S

Answer 1

In C# 7.0 / VS2017, the code should work, except for the error on line 7 - it's missing a terminating semicolon.

The following code compiles and runs, and displays:

this is text

using static System.Console;

public class Program
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        WriteLine("this is text");
    }
}