ParserError: Expected primary expression indicating "payable"

Question

this is the solidity version:

// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
pragma solidity >=0.4.22 <0.9.0;

this is the function that throws error:

function withdraw(uint withdrawAmount) external {
        if (withdrawAmount<1000000000000000000){
            payable(msg.sender).transfer(withdrawAmount);
        }
    }

Error Message: ParserError: Expected primary expression.

terminal underlines payable

Answer 1

You must be using a compiler version < 0.6.0.

The payable cast was introduced in 0.6.0.

Conversions from address to address payable are now possible via payable(x), where x must be of type address

If you want to use this syntax, use a more recent compiler version (> 0.6.0) .