Make a shortcut for Console.WriteLine()

Question

I have to type Console.WriteLine() many times in my code. Is it possible to create a shortcut for Console.WriteLine so that I can use it like...

CW=Console.Wr         


        

Answer 1

If you are on .NET 3.5 or newer:

Action<string> cw = Console.WriteLine;

cw("Print Something");

Answer 2

C# 6 adds the using static feature:

using static System.Console;

class Program {
  void Main(string[] args) {
     WriteLine("Hello, {0}!", "world");
  }
}

IntelliSense in Visual Studio 2015 understands this new syntax.