I'm moving files in my project and I cannot find clear answer - is namespace connected with location of the file? Do I need to change namespace when moving files?
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You can try and see, this is the easiest way. – mybirthname Dec 06 '15 at 19:55
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1Namespace is not connected with file location, therefore you do not need to change it when moving files. – Jure Dec 06 '15 at 20:16
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1Although it isn't connected in anyway, some would suggest that you do change the namespace to match but that is personal preference. – James Croft Dec 06 '15 at 20:22
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is namespace connected with location of the file?
Only by convention. It is not required, nor enforced by the compiler or runtime.
Note that in C#, you can nest namespaces, and can declare more than one namespace at any given level of nesting. Obviously only one declared namespace in a file can actually match the file's location. So it would not even be possible to require namespaces to match the file name, without abandoning those features in C#.
Do I need to change namespace when moving files?
No. See above.
You may be interested in related Stack Overflow Q&A's on the topic:
- How to make the C# namespace work like Java Packages so they rename automatically when moving them?
- How do I fix Visual Studio (2013) namespace collision when moving files
- Should the folders in a solution match the namespace?
The first two relate to management of files and namespaces when changing the location of source files, while the third is more about generally accepted conventions.
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