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Namespaces

Learn how namespaces organize code and prevent naming collisions in larger C# projects.

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What is a Namespace?

A namespace groups related classes together, and helps avoid naming collisions when two different libraries happen to define a class with the same name.

Declaring Namespaces

namespace PrograMinds.Models
{
    public class Student
    {
        public string Name;
    }
}


namespace PrograMinds.Billing
{
    public class Student // a totally different class, no conflict
    {
        public decimal Balance;
    }
}
File-Scoped Namespaces

Since C# 10, you can write namespace PrograMinds.Models; at the top of a file (no braces) to apply it to the whole file — slightly less indentation for the common case of one namespace per file.

The using Directive

using brings a namespace's types into scope so you don't have to write the full path every time.

using PrograMinds.Models;


var student = new Student(); // no need for PrograMinds.Models.Student

FAQs

You can use the fully qualified name (like PrograMinds.Models.Student) or an alias with using Student = PrograMinds.Models.Student;.

Summary

  • Namespaces organize code and prevent naming collisions.
  • File-scoped namespaces (C# 10+) reduce indentation.
  • using brings a namespace's types into scope without fully qualifying them.
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