I ask this question because I'm getting a compilation error in my solution:
'GiftCard' is a 'namespace' but is used like a 'type'
I tried adding a using directive like:
using GiftCard.Data.Entity;
which is the correct namespace where GiftCard is found, but the error does not go away. When I add the fully qualified name in my code, i.e. GiftCard.Data.Entity.GiftCard
...then the error goes away, and code compiles.
But I'm wondering why the using directive does not work. I don't want to clutter my code with the fully qualified name every time I need to use the type. Somehow the error message is saying that I have GiftCard defined as a namespace somewhere. So how can I find all the namespaces in my solution so that I know where it is defined because I need to either remove or rename the GiftCard namespace.
Your question is not quite related to your problem.
The Problem
The Framework Design Guidelines says Do not use the same name for a namespace and a type in that namespace.
For example, do not use Debug as a namespace name and then also
provide a class named Debug in the same namespace. Several compilers
require such types to be fully qualified.
That is:
namespace Debug
{
public class Debug{ … }
}
OR
namespace MyContainers.List
{
public class List { … }
}
Why is this badness? Do not name a class the same as its namespace
Answer for the Question
View -> Object Browser (Shortcut : Ctrl+Alt+J)
Use Powershell:
dir -r -filter *.cs | Select-String -pattern "^using" | Select-Object -expand Line -unique | Format-List -property Line
Run the above in a solution's root directory and the output will be something like:
using NUnit.Framework;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.IO;
For more info take a look at this page.
Related
I have a project of namespace SpaceCats.Planet.Types that has a class called MajorTomCat.cs
My test project namespace is Test.Fiddlesticks
In my test project, there is a namespace Test.Fiddlesticks.SpaceCats which is generated automatically from a WCF service reference
When I do MajorTomCat cat = new MajorTomCat(), it says it cannot find MajorTomCat.
I try to put it explicitly:
SpaceCats.Planet.Types.MajorTomCat cat;
But it still can't find it. Hovering over it, it says
The type or namespace Planet does not exist in the namespace Test.Fiddlesticks.SpaceCats.
It appears to be looking in the wrong SpaceCats namespace.
I can't figure out how to force it to look in the root.
Any ideas?
It can be seen and compiled inside the same file it is in inside the same project, the file is called default.aspx.cs.
However when I try to include the namespace in another file of the same project using the using DBConnStrings; statement -> I keep getting the compiler error "The type or namespace name 'DBConnStrings' could not be found".
The Code in the file which compiles called default.aspx.cs is as follows:
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls;
using System.Data.SqlClient;
using System.Configuration;
using System.Data;
using DBConnStrings;
namespace DBConnStrings
{
public class GlobalStrings
{
public static string carSalesDBConnString =
ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["ConnectionString2"].ToString();
}
}
public void BindManu()
{
SqlConnection conn = new
SqlConnection(GlobalStrings.carSalesDBConnString); // Connect to Carsales database
conn.Open();
// .....
}
The other files can not see this namespace although they are in the same project.
How do I make them see it?
First of all, I'd suggest to put the method BindManu into the class, because I can't imagine this would work like that.
But to your problem: You have to specify the whole namespace. That means, if the file with the DBConnStrings namespace is in the folder test, you have to use using test.DBConnStrings to import the namespace. You should name the namespace like that as well to avoid confusion (namespace test.DBConnStrings).
But you actually don't have to specify the whole path, just the path within the project. That means, if your class is in C:\Users\Foo\Documents\Visual Studio 2017\Projects\BlaProject\DirectoryA\DirectoryB\MyClass with the project located in C:\Users\Foo\Documents\Visual Studio 2017\Projects\BlaProject, your namespace would be BlaProject.DirectoryA.DirectoryB. If the file your using isn't in your project folder, then you have to add a reference and use the path within the other project as above (but with another project name, obviously). If you want to add references, open the Solution Explorer, right click onto References, select add Reference, and select the reference to the project.
If you don't want to struggle with all that you can let vs do it for you. Simply type in the class you want from the other namespace, it will be marked as an error, click onto the lightbulb and select something like add using reference.
Furthermore, if you want to add a class to your project, don't do it with the explorer - simply right click onto the folder from your project you want to add the class to in your Solution Explorer, select Add, then New Item. In the popup select class and type in your name for the class. That's it!
I am using an online IDE (http://www.frosthawk.net/) to run my C# code and upon compilation I get the error
Error Id: CS0234, Error: The type or namespace name 'Xml' does not exist in the namespace 'System.Security.Cryptography' (are you missing an assembly reference?), Line: 26, Column: 36
Can anybody tell me how to add this reference to my code whicle using the the online IDE as I cannot right click and Add Reference that we used to do normally
using System;
using System.Security.Cryptography;
using System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates;
using System.Security.Cryptography.Xml;
using System.Text;
using System.Xml;
public class SignVerifyEnvelope
{
public static void Main(String[] args)
{
try
{
......
Perhaps you missed this:
// IMPORTANT How-To-Use:
// # Add/Manage References by clicking the 'References' link
// # Manage Your Build Settings by clicking the 'Settings' link
Click references and fix your reference.
If you are unsure which reference you require, you may need to browse MSDN for help. For reference here is the System.Security namespace.
I made the same ASP.NET C# project in both VS2010 and MonoDevelop using these two classes among the standard files (Site.Master, Web.Config, Default.aspx, etc.) and recieve this same error (CS0234) seen at the bottom.
Login.cs:
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Web.UI.HtmlControls;
using mynamespace;
namespace mynamespace
{
public partial class Logon
{
public void btnClicked(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
//ERROR IS HERE:
mynamespace.Test session = new mynamespace.Test();
//Obviously, this doesn't work either:
Response.Write(session.echoUser());
}
}
}
Test.cs:
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Web;
using mynamespace;
namespace mynamespace
{
public class Test
{
public string echoUser()
{
return "foobar";
}
}
}
I recieve the same error in both IDEs, here is the MonoDevelop error:
The type or namespace 'Test' does not exist in the namespace 'mynamespace' (are you missing an assembly reference?) (CS0234) Logon.cs
Basically, the class Test refuses to instantiate. Any input is appreciated!
If you have that Test class in an ASP.Net web project, then you need to place it in the App_Code folder, not just anywhere in the site.
You need to refer the projects to each other, if you haven't done so yet. I'm guessing that you don't get the intellisense to show the class in the other namespace, right?
You can see the References on the right side (most cases) under your project view. You can right click there and choose to Add reference. Then you browse to the binaries from the pther projects. (You might be able to point to the project itself too - I don't have VS in front of me at the moment.)
Also, It's a convention to use camel case for namespaces, so it should be MyNameSpace.
If the classes are in the same project, you might want to skip using mynamespace and refer to the class by Test intead of mynamespace.Test.
If these are both in the same project, please check that both files are included in the project and have the "Build Action" property set to "Compile". Please also check that all of these namespaces have exactly matching spelling and casing.
I have written a simple Form1 (inherit from Form) class in Visual Studio C#. All was good.
Then I wanted to change the name of the class and the namespace to something meaningful instead of the default 'WindowApplicationForm1' . I also changed the file name of the Form1.cs class to match the new class name (IRISReaderGUI and Com.Harmonysoft). First I manually rename the code, then compiled, the compiler gave me lot of error that I could not figure out. So I tried to rename my class and namespace using 'refactoring' menu. My code still didn't compile.
I did some research and change the 'IRISReaderGUI.Designer.cs' class name and namespace to match the new names. C# still didn't give me no joy.
The compiler erros message was :
'Com.Harmonysoft.IRISReaderGUI.Dispose(bool)': no suitable method
found to override'
On the designer view it said : The base class'System.object' can not be designed.
So I guess my IRISReaderGUI did not correctly inherit the System.Windows.Forms.Form class, this was confirmed by putting the mouse over the Form word in the code, Visual Net does not popup the text describing the class, and pressing F12 does not get me to the Form definition.
Here is the code :
"IRISReaderGUI.Designer.cs"
namespace Com.Harmonysoft
{
partial class IRISReaderGUI
{
.......
}
"IRISReaderGUI.cs"
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Data.Odbc;
using System.Data.OleDb;
using System.Data.OracleClient;
using Com.StellmanGreene.CSVReader;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.IO;
namespace Com.Harmonysoft
{
public partial class IRISReaderGUI : Form
{
......
}
I am new to C# and Visual Studio, I have previously worked with Java compiler and Vim editor mostly. Could anyone please help me to compile my code ?
Forms in VS2005 and up are partial classes. You edited the one part but not the other. In the Solution Explorer window, expand the node next to the form and double-click the Designer.cs file to open it.
Using the Refactor + Rename context menu command is the better approach, it doesn't forget to edit the other source files as well. It didn't work when you tried it because the damage was already done, the parts no longer had the same name.