Identical class names in different namespaces

Question

I have two different namespaces, with lots of classes with the same name. I believe some code will make it easier to understand:

namespace Print.Pdl.PostScri         


        

Answer 1

Nolde,

I don't think you should sacrifice the architecture in favor of readability. I believe its more intuitive if you keep the same class names as this makes it simpler if you are switching from PCL to PostScript and vice-versa.

If you have to use both classes in the same code file, create an alias for the namespace. It will be very clear to read:

using Pcl = Print.Pdl.Pcl6.Operators;
using PostScript = Print.Pdl.PostScript.Operators;
...
// use PCL
Pcl.BaseOperator.DoSomething();
// Use PostScript
PostScript.BaseOperator.DoSomething();

Thanks, Luciano Bargmann