static imports in c#

Question

Does C# has feature like Java\'s static imports?

so instead of writing code like

FileHelper.ExtractSimpleFileName(file)

I could wr

Answer 1

Time marches on... it looks like C# might get static imports in the next version, see http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/dn683793.aspx for a preview.

using System;
using System.Console; // using the Console class here

public class Program
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        // Console.WriteLine is called here
        WriteLine("Hello world!");
    }
}

The official documentation for the 'Roslyn' C# compiler lists the feature as 'done'