System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.compare vs System.Web.Mvc.Compare

Question

MVC 4 Beta project fails to compile after upgrading to .Net 4.5.

This happens due to conflict between System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.CompareAttribute

Answer 1

On this post, they also suggest another solution, which is to move the reference of the preferred namespace for Compare() inside the model's namespace. Eg. if you prefer to use Compare from System.Web.Mvc, use:

using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;

namespace MyProject.MyViewModel
{
    using System.Web.Mvc;

The compiler will search inside the model's namespace first.