C# Default scope resolution

Question

I have inherited a c# class 'Button' (which I can't change) which clashes with the BCL class 'Windows.Forms.Button'. Normally, Id be very happy to go:

MyPackage.MyClass.Button;

But there are a large number or references to this class which is a pain to have to re-type.

Is there any way to get the compiler (linker?) to default to using the customised version of Button over the BCL version?

Answer 1

Add this to the top of the file:

using MyButton = MyPackage.MyClass.Button;

Now you can reference your custom button using a distinct name. You may need to do something similar for the stock button if you use that anywhere in the same file.

Answer 2

if you want to use it by default, replace

using Windows.Forms;

with

using MyPackage.MyClass;

If you do that, you'll need to fully qualify all the buttons from Windows.Forms.

Or, if you want to, you can alias the namespace

using My = MyPackage.MyClass;
//... then
My.Button b = ...

Or alias the button

using MyButton = MyPackage.MyClass.Button;

Answer 3

You could remove using Windows.Forms; from the top of the code. That would of course mean that you would have to reference all Windows.Forms items specifically.

Answer 4

It appears that I can do the following:

using Button = MyPackage.MyClass.Button;

works and it preserves all references within the code to Button. Although Im tempted not to go down this route as it is still ambiguious (at least to the reader) which Button is being used.

Answer 5

You can at least make it a small bit less painful/wordy with "using":

using MPMC = MyPackage.MyClass;

then you can say:

MPMC.Button