C#: Use a namespace for a specific block of code?

Question

I just have a point of curiosity. I\'m working with SSRS and calling its SOAP methods. I\'ve got stubs generated / Web references created and that\'s all working fine and I

Answer 1

While not relevant for working with Namespaces, or C#, VB.NET supports the With keyword which can be used as a shortcut for accessing members of an object:

SomeReallyLongName.Property1 = 1
SomeReallyLongName.Property2 = 2
SomeReallyLongName.Property3 = 3
SomeReallyLongName.Property4 = 4
SomeReallyLongName.Property5 = 5

Can be rewritten as:

With SomeReallyLongName
    .Property1 = 1
    .Property2 = 2
    .Property3 = 3
    .Property4 = 4
    .Property5 = 5
End With

It's not in C#, as you can get very close to the same behavior using other approached:

• Using shorter variable names
• Using imports-aliasing (Such as Martin suggested)