Type.Namespace Property
Gets the namespace of the Type.
[Visual Basic] Public MustOverride ReadOnly Property Namespace As String [C#] public abstract string Namespace {get;} [C++] public: __property virtual String* get_Namespace() = 0; [JScript] public abstract function get Namespace() : String;
Property Value
The namespace of the Type.
Remarks
A namespace is a logical design-time naming convenience, used mainly to define scope in an application and organize classes and other types in a single hierarchical structure. From the viewpoint of the runtime, there are no namespaces.
Example
[Visual Basic, C#, C++] This following example demonstrates a use of the Namespace and Module properties and the ToString method of Type.
[Visual Basic] Imports System Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic Namespace MyNamespace Class [MyClass] End Class '[MyClass] End Namespace 'MyNamespace Public Class Type_ToString_3 Public Shared Sub Main() Try Dim myType As Type = GetType(MyNamespace.MyClass) Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.NewLine + "Printing the details of {0}." + ControlChars.NewLine, myType) ' Get the namespace of the class Type_ToString_3. Console.WriteLine("Namespace: {0}.", myType.Namespace) ' Get the name of the module. Console.WriteLine("Module: {0}.", myType.Module) ' Get the fully qualified common language runtime namespace. Console.WriteLine("Fully qualified type: {0}.", myType.ToString()) Catch e As Exception Console.WriteLine("Exception: " + e.Message.ToString()) End Try End Sub 'Main End Class 'Type_ToString_3 [C#] using System; namespace MyNamespace { class MyClass { } } public class Type_ToString_3 { public static void Main() { try { Type myType = typeof(MyNamespace.MyClass); Console.WriteLine("\nPrinting the details of {0}.\n", myType); // Get the namespace of the class Type_ToString_3. Console.WriteLine("Namespace: {0}.", myType.Namespace); // Get the name of the module. Console.WriteLine("Module: {0}.", myType.Module); // Get the fully qualified common language runtime namespace. Console.WriteLine("Fully qualified type: {0}.", myType.ToString()); } catch(Exception e) { Console.WriteLine("Exception: " + e.Message ); } } } [C++] #using <mscorlib.dll> using namespace System; namespace MyNamespace { __gc class MyClass { }; } int main() { try { Type* myType = __typeof(MyNamespace::MyClass); Console::WriteLine(S"\nPrinting the details of {0}.\n", myType); // Get the namespace of the class MyClass. Console::WriteLine(S"Namespace: {0}.", myType->Namespace); // Get the name of the module. Console::WriteLine(S"Module: {0}.", myType->Module); // Get the fully qualified common language runtime namespace. Console::WriteLine(S"Fully qualified type: {0}.", myType); } catch (Exception* e) { Console::WriteLine(S"Exception: {0}", e->Message); } }
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Requirements
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 family, .NET Compact Framework, Common Language Infrastructure (CLI) Standard
See Also
Type Class | Type Members | System Namespace | String | FullName | AssemblyQualifiedName | Specifying Fully Qualified Type Names