Using namespace in LINQPad code (C# Program mode)

svdoever · May 2012

I try to use a namespace in code I have in LINQPad. I want to define a namespaced class I have to use in a call.
Something like:

void Main()
{
Query();
}

namespace MyNamespace
{
public class SyncList
{
public string Id { get; set; }
}
}

So I don't want to reference an assembly. Is this possible?

Regards,
Serge

A_Tolmeijer · June 2012

Hi Serge,

Why would you want to do that? Could you use an inner class instead?


void Main()
{
 Query();
}

public static class MyNamespace
{
 public class SyncList
 {
 public string Id { get; set; }
 }
}

Regards,
Arno

claudekennilol · May 2014

I was trying to do the same thing so I could quickly see what all i could get out of GetType a quick and easy namespace.

Sorax · May 2014

It's important to remember queries are wrapped in an instance of UserQuery. So you're actually writing:

public class UserQuery
{
	void Main()
	{
	 	Query();
	}
	
	namespace MyNamespace
	{
		 public class SyncList
		 {
		 	public string Id { get; set; }
		 }
	}
}

Which clearly won't work.

jwstevensii · September 2014

In case anyone is still interested... You just have to close out the scope (see the } before the "Define other methods..." comment and then reopen the scope (class EOF {).

void Main()
{
	MyNamespace.Test.MyClass.SayHello();
}

} // Define other methods and classes here

namespace MyNamespace.Test {

class MyClass
{
	public static void SayHello()
	{
		typeof(MyClass).Dump("My Type");
		"Hello".Dump();
	}
}

}

class EOF {

greggL · January 2017

@jwstevensii Yup, "anyone" is still interested (2+ years later). Thanks for the solution, worked like a charm.

amateur · July 2018

Still useful in 2018!

yat · July 2018

Thanks for the solution. That helped me.
And, FYI, we don't need the
}
class EOF {
Just keep the namespace open (i.e. without the closing brace } and it works great.

sixpounder · August 2023

Still helpful in 2023, my man jwstevensii is a legend!

JoeAlbahari · August 2023

I presume you're using LINQPad 5? This hack is not necessary in LINQPad 7.

Using namespace in LINQPad code (C# Program mode)

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