Namespace. This is an organizational construct. It cannot be instantiated (as with New) like a Class. Instead, we use a namespace to separate code into logical parts.
Namespace benefits. Namespaces help developers understand code but do not impact execution. They can make a program easier to develop and learn.
This example program is divided into 3 classes. The first 2 classes use custom namespaces—Perls and Ruby. They both contain classes—two independent classes both named Website.
Info In the Properties window, we can set a "Root namespace." I set it to ProgramExample. This contains the other namespaces.
Next In the third part, we see the Imports directive. We include the Perls namespace, which is nested under the Root namespace.
Finally We access the Ruby namespace directly with a composite name. No Imports statement is needed.
Namespace Perls
Class Website
Public Shared Sub Execute()
Console.WriteLine("Perls Website")
End Sub
End Class
End NamespaceNamespace Ruby
Class Website
Public Shared Sub Open()
Console.WriteLine("Ruby Website")
End Sub
End Class
End NamespaceImports ProgramExample.Perls
Module Module1
Sub Main()
' This requires the Imports ProgramExample.Perls directive.
Website.Execute()
' Access namespace directly in a statement.
Ruby.Website.Open()
End Sub
End ModulePerls Website
Ruby Website
Discussion. There are many ways to use namespaces in programs. Every program by default uses a Root namespace. This is automatically generated when we create a new project.
Tip It can be changed by going to the Project menu and selecting Properties. And we can specify new namespaces with the Namespace keyword.
Tip 2 To access types within a Namespace, we use Imports or a direct access with a composite name (like Ruby.Website.Open).
Summary. Projects often have special rules for Namespaces. Many projects use company-based identifiers in Namespaces. Naming rules are specified by the project, not the VB.NET language itself.
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