Can I do "using namespace.class"?
You cannot do that in any way in current C#. using
just puts the namespace into your code so you don't have to explicitly write it each time you need it.
If your class is static
and you are using C# 6.0, you can do this:
using static System.Console;
private static void Main(string[] args)
{
WriteLine("test");
}
You can't for now. But in C# 6.0
you will be able able to use using directives for static
classes.
For example:
using System.Console;
// ...
Write(4);
You can see the detailed list for all features here
As the other answers has already explained this won't be possible until C# 6. You can however make your life easier with aliases that allow you to create an custom name for a type. It's very handy for example when some class has a longer name or for whatever other reason:
You define an alias by assigning a type to a name in the using Directive. There are also few other things that you should know about it:
The scope of a using directive is limited to the file in which it appears.
Create a using alias to make it easier to qualify an identifier to a namespace or type. The right side of a using alias directive must always be a fully-qualified type regardless of the using directives that come before it.
Create a using directive to use the types in a namespace without having to specify the namespace. A using directive does not give you access to any namespaces that are nested in the namespace you specify.
using util = MyNameSpace.MyVeryLongNameStaticUtilityClass;
using other = MyNameSpace.MyVeryLongNameOtherClass;
Then you can use it like it was this type:
private static void Main(string[] args)
{
var result = util.ParseArgs(args);
var other = new other();
}