"Add Reference" options is not available in Class Library project dependencies

Question

I am building a webAPI client project called "eCommUtility.Client", and I am trying to add a reference to the "System.Web.dll" to use HttpContext. However, whenever I try to add a new reference, the options I get are only "add a project reference" or "add a service reference". The Project is a .Net Class Library.

Here is what is provided when right-clicking the dependencies:

Ande here are the options provided when right-clicking the project and going to the add option:

Here are the project properties:

I am not sure if I can enable it somehow? What am I doing wrong?

You can't reference arbitrary assemblies from a .NET Standard Class Library. Why do you want to do that? — CodeCaster, Jan 21 '21 at 19:02
Why do you want to do that? Rather, why do you want to reference legacy ASP.NET in a .NET Standard Class library? — CodeCaster, Jan 21 '21 at 20:36

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 21 '21 at 20:43

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When you created your project, you selected .Net Standard 2.0, not .Net Framework... They are not the same. "Add reference" is a menu you get on a .net framework project, not .net standard.

answered Jan 21 '21 at 20:43

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