Using same class name from different assembly

[PozzaVecia]

Suppose I have a solution containing a console project ("TestConsole") and two library projects ("New" and "Old"). New and Old contains the same class called "MyClass", each one with the same name. I add both as reference to "TestConsole" In "TestConsole" can I switch the use of MyClass choosing from which assembly the class come (New or Old), in the code?

[Lost User]

TheGermoz wrote:

In "TestConsole" can I switch the use of MyClass choosing from which assembly the class come (New or Old), in the code?

Not so easily. You could load a type, based on it's name - but the name of the type has to be unique within the namespaces loaded. If you'd program against an Interface, you could use "any" object that implements that interface. Another sweet alternative would be to use a base-class, and inherit both New and Old from the same base.

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[PozzaVecia]

thanks

[minnie mouse]

Do you mean like this, same class name different namespace ?

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;

namespace ConsoleApplication1
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{

        ClassLibrary1.Class1 myClass = new ClassLibrary1.Class1();
        ClassLibrary2.Class1 myClass2 = new ClassLibrary2.Class1();
    }
}

}

[PozzaVecia]

this is perfect you get the point!