Why might “using System.Linq” cause the following error?
The type or namespace name ‘Linq’ does
not exist in the namespace ‘System’
Why might using System.Linq cause the following error? The type or namespace name ‘Linq’
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Why might “using System.Linq” cause the following error?
The type or namespace name ‘Linq’ does
not exist in the namespace ‘System’
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System.CoreAnd then there are others that merge this namespace too – but that’s the primary one on .Net 3.5 and above.
If you’re project is currently .Net 2.0, say, and you’re using the right version of VS (2005 and above) – you can simply right-click on the proejct properties; and change the ‘Target Framework Version’ to 3.5.
System.Corewill then become available.If you don’t see that in the options – then I guess you’re using an older VS