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dbDude
dbDude

Reputation:

Possible to override VB.NET root namespace?

VB.NET automatically prefixes the root namespace set in the project properties to the namespace of each class. This is different from C#, where the full namespace must be declared each time.

Is it possible to override this behaviour, creating a namespace outside of the root namespace?

Upvotes: 16

Views: 8848

Answers (4)

RobS
RobS

Reputation: 3857

If I understand you correctly you just need to set a blank namespace in the project properties dialog and then set namespaces within each source file using Begin/End Namespace commands.

From VS2012 onwards it's possible to get around this, see stackoverflow.com/a/17360357/233095

Upvotes: 12

Shimmy Weitzhandler
Shimmy Weitzhandler

Reputation: 104712

They now implemented it:

Namespace Global.MyNamespace

End Namespace

Upvotes: 5

ShuggyCoUk
ShuggyCoUk

Reputation: 36438

Defining the default for the project as blank and then taking total control in each class allows you to do what c# does. However certain project types (Library I believe) do not allow you to change the default namespace to blank.

Use of the Global keyword does not allow you to jump out of the root namespace either: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/16czfx55.aspx

Upvotes: 5

Peter
Peter

Reputation: 38455

You can change the namespace of the entire project by going to properties on the project. else you will have to have a empty root namespace and set the name space in each file with the 

Namespace test
    class.....
End Namespace

Upvotes: 4

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