Naming the Namespace

.net, c#, namespaces

Solution

Typically, in cases like this, I leave the Configuration namespace, and use an alias for accessing my namespace (instead of fully qualifying). For example:

using System.Configuration;
using PC = MyCompany.MyProduct.Configuration;

// ...

string configValue = PC.ConfigurationManager.GetValue("Foo");

Problem

I am having an issue trying to figure out how to appropriately name my namespace. My namespace is currently: ``` <CompanyName>.<ProductName>.Configuration ``` However, using "Configuration" conflicts with: ``` System.Configuration ``` To make matters worse, I also have a class called ConfigurationManager. I know I could change it to something like: ``` <CompanyName>.<ProductName>.<ProductName>Configuration ``` but that seems redundant. Any ideas? EDIT: Also, I'm aware when calling either class I can fully qualify the calling code but the frequency that the classes in the `System.Configuration` namespace and `<CompanyName>.<ProductName>.Configuration` namespace will be used would make for ugly code. EDIT2: Providing specifics: Using statements: ``` using System.Configuration; using SummitConfiguration = SST.Summit.Configuration; ``` Problem Line Configuration config = ConfigurationManager.OpenExeConfiguration(ConfigurationUserLevel.PerUserRoamingAndLocal); Error Message 'SST.Summit.Configuration' is a 'namespace' but it is used like a 'type' (for problem line above)

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