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USING namespace

USING alias

USING	Reference a namespace in your program
namespace	A string name that identifies a valid .NET namespace. Quotes are not required for the string. Parenthesis are optional. The use of aliases is also supported

The USING directive is used to reference other namespaces (e.g., an object collection) required by your program. This directive allows you to use the types in a namespace without having to specify the namespace. A using directive does not give you access to any namespaces that are nested in the namespace you specify.

The use of aliases is also supported. For example:

USING Str = System.String

After this statement you can use Str instead of System.String, as in;

MyString Str

Example:

PROGRAM

NAMESPACE(Threads)

USING(System)

USING(System.Drawing)

USING(System.Windows.Forms)

See Also: NAMESPACE