Why can't I find the Var keyword in my Visual C# 2008 Studio?

I have this version:

Microsoft Visual C# 2008 Express Edition

U开发者_如何学JAVAsing this function:

var X = new WebClient(); 

Var isn't recognized by my IDE. Thanks.

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Are you trying to use it for a class member? var is only valid for local variables within a function.