'namespace' but is used like a 'type'

Question

My program uses a class called Time2. I have the reference added to TimeTest but I keep getting the error, 'Time2' is a 'namespace' but is used like a 'type'.

Could someone please tell me what this error is and how to fix it?

    namespace TimeTest
    {
      class TimeTest
      {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            Time2 t1 = new Time2();
        }
      }
    }

Answer 1

I suspect you've got the same problem at least twice.

Here:

    namespace TimeTest
    {
        class TimeTest
        {
    }

... you're declaring a type with the same name as the namespace it's in. Don't do that.

Now you apparently have the same problem with Time2. I suspect if you add:

    using Time2;

to your list of using directives, your code will compile. But please, please, please fix the bigger problem: the problematic choice of names. (Follow the link above to find out more details of why it's a bad idea.)

(Additionally, unless you're really interested in writing time-based types, I'd advise you not to do so... and I say that as someone who does do exactly that. Use the built-in capabilities, or a third party library such as, um, mine. Working with dates and times correctly is surprisingly hairy. :)