Question

I’ve come up against the unlikely scenario when I reference two external assemblies that both have the same namespace and type names. When I try to use the type, the compiler throws an error that it cannot resolve which one I want to use.

I see that C# offers a mechanism to use aliases for references. You can even specify these aliases via the Property window of a reference in Visual Studio 2008. How do I use this alias in my code? As I understand, I should be using the :: operator, but it fails with the following error:

CS0432 - Alias not found

The usual . operator fails as well.

In the output window I see that the compiler gets the alias passed correctly in its command line.

Any pointers on what I may be able to try next are greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

extern alias alias1; using alias1::Namespace;