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andrewgabriel
andrewgabriel
18,106 Points
Posted by andrewgabriel
andrewgabriel
18,106 Points

Why can't we add Console under using at the top?

I was wondering why we can't have "using Console;" at the top of our file to reduce typing console every time since I believe that's considered also part of the library. I have tried it before asking and saw a bunch of errors but I am just curious as to the reason behind it.

Thanks!

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,236 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,236 Points

:point_right: The using statement is for namespaces.

But Console is a class, not a namespace.

You could, of course, define your own property or method:

using System;

public myclass()
{
    static string ReadLine() => Console.ReadLine();            // private abbreviations
    static void WriteLine(string s) => Console.WriteLine(s);

    public mymethod()
    {
        WriteLine("Enter your name:");
        string name = ReadLine();
        WriteLine($"Hello, {name}");
    }
}
andrewgabriel
andrewgabriel
18,106 Points
andrewgabriel
andrewgabriel
18,106 Points

Makes sense. Thanks for the explanation :)