Ambiguous reference between 'Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Color' & 'System.Drawing'

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I think this is a simple question to answer, but I still can't figure out a way to get past it.

Basically, what I wanted, was to use a Bitmap object in my Xna game. So I went ahead and added System.Drawing as an assembly reference. This worked out perfectly, except that I now get a different error; "'Color' is an ambiguous reference between 'Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Color' and 'System.Drawing'. How do I get past this?

What about using fully qualified names? `Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Color` instead of just `Color` — Thorkil Holm-Jacobsen, Jun 08 '13 at 09:42
Now I really don't know what you mean, and I can only assume you meant the tag, and I can also assume that you are just here to spam and troll. What about answering the question instead of being rude? — Neophyte, Jun 08 '13 at 15:07
You misunderstand. [Check out this link](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dfb3cx8s(v=vs.71).aspx) — Thorkil Holm-Jacobsen, Jun 09 '13 at 09:48

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 08 '13 at 09:56

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The assembly reference alone doesn't lead to the error. It's the using that you've probably inserted, because it imports the whole namespace. You could try

using Bitmap = System.Drawing.Bitmap

instead to import the bitmap only.

answered Jun 08 '13 at 09:56

JeffRSon

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